Battleship

Battleship is the game based on the movie based on the Hasbro classic game that first came out in 1943 (that’s quite some time ago). <br />Thankfully, this Battleship game is much different from that Battleship game. <br />Battleship on the Wii is a turn based strategy game where you are given a fleet of ships – and objectives that range from destroy all enemies to escort other ships to run away. There are 26 levels in the game for about 10 hours worth of play. <br />Each turn, you move your ship(s), attack opposing forces, activates ports to make more ships, fix ships, supply ships with ammo or just wait for the other side to attack. <br />There are several different types of ships – ranging from the a very small boat used to control towers, turrets, and ports to the aircraft carrier which can make long ranged attacks and launch fighters. Some ships can go in for a close attack while others sit back and shoot from long range. <br />And along the way, you can activate a special ability that gives you benefits depending on the commanding officer of that level (it changes from level to level). These benefits include fixing up all ships, attacking twice a turn, getting more out of ports, doing more damage in certain attacks and so on. <br />But beware: the aliens also have special abilities they can use to cause major headaches. <br />I had a lot of fun playing the game, but there are omissions that hinder its appeal. <br />First off, you can’t play as the aliens, which would’ve added a new dimension to the gameplay. It also means you can’t have a two player human versus aliens battle. <br />Second, the presentation; its flat and uninspired. The cut scenes are just static headshots with too much text and no voice acting. Boring. <br />And I would’ve liked to have the ability to save a game in the middle of a level instead of having to start all over from the beginning. <br />Still, Battleship the game is a solid turn based strategy game that’s a sure rent – and a buy for fans of turn based strategy games.