<s>
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidos	B-Application
Hungary	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
as	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
both	O
command	O
their	O
fleet	O
assets	O
and	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
offers	O
several	O
challenge	O
levels	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
skills	O
are	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
supports	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
December	O
2012	O
GameSpy	O
closed	O
down	O
all	O
their	O
support	O
for	O
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
entered	O
development	O
in	O
around	O
March	O
2002	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
under	O
the	O
Midway	O
:	O
Naval	O
Battles	O
title	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
2003	O
to	O
early	O
2004	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
SCi	O
Games	O
acquired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publishing	O
rights	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
commissioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
later	O
cancelled	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
demo	O
was	O
followed	O
shortly	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
and	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
demo	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
demo	O
functioned	O
correctly	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
online	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
released	O
the	O
"	O
Iowa	O
Mission	O
Pack	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
six	O
and	O
three	O
sevens	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
X360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
must-own	O
for	O
hardcore	O
strategy	O
nuts	O
and	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
hobbyists.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
released	O
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sequel	O
takes	O
place	O
right	O
after	O
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
and	O
has	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
missions	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naval	O
mine	O
and	O
kamikazes	B-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Pearl	O
Harbor	O
,	O
"	O
kill	O
"	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
.	O
</s>
