Battlestations Pacific

I have no problems playing this on Windows 11. Grab the files that remove Windows Live and you're all good to go.

In 2025, with great regret it is a NO, not because they are bad games by any metric, BUT.......

Some games are firmly locked within their time and the limitations / style of games dependent on their systems. Battlestations Midway and it's latter sequel, essentially the story of the same Pacific War but told from a Japanese Pilots perspective rather than the first games American Pilot, were big news for Xbox 360 Owners such as I, due to there no really being very few flying games that weren't totally arcade and based upon Historical events. So, upon time of release both these games offered something unique for the 360 with the player being able to command a Torpedo Boat, a Destroyer and rain down shellfire on enemy vessels, a Submarine for those torpedo attacks looking through the scope - complete with diving to evade the possible depth charge attacks to eventually controlling and commanding a fleet of ships in your mission to push back and regain the islands. The best part for me personally was the Carrier gameplay where you could allocate wings of Torpedo Bombers, Dive Bombers and the Fighter Cover. Sending out Spotter Planes trying to catch a glimpse of the enemy fleet and organise an attack catching them unprepared and off guard, whilst always facing the risk you may get caught yourself with your pants down your fighters mid transit whilst the Imperial Japanese Airforce arrived to give your ships an Imperial Rogering !
The campaign managed to hold your interest without becoming repetative. You could fly from 3rd person but what was great for a 360 game was the in-cockpit view and ability to switch to other Aircraft on the mission. So, a very good Campaign and the games also featured a Multiplayer Skirmish option to extend the games life. Also the ships, subs and planes all featured easy individual control schemes relevant to their class using the Xbox Gamepad.
Sadly though, these games released in that 'Games for Windows Live' period requiring an account registering and linked up to a now totally defunct website. The Graphics are bleeding edge Xbox 360, replaying these games today requires being able to find a work around to by pass the dreaded GFWL - which was do-able but havent attempted for quite some time now. In complete honesty though, unless you have a particular affinity or desire to relive what these games offered and no longer own your old Xbox 360 copy....... Well, you're better leaving these games as the pleasant memorie you may have of playing them at the time, the Multiplayer won't be available ( unless someone has modded some way to do so ? ) you'll have to battle just to get the game to run on your system AND the BIG BIG final point, times have moved on and there's definitely better more modern games out there to scratch that itch. A modern ground up version offering all the aspects this pair of game did, would be EPIC though, as the Pacific War doesn't seem to get as much exposure as the European side of the conflict, yet featured the Carrier upon Carrier warfare so many Science Fiction Space Sagas have used as their inspiration and although these games do not really touch upon the sheer brutality of what the Marines had to face out there on those islands, over all these games give a viewpoint from both sides and tell very well a story quickly fading into the dusty pages of history and the bravery of those men who fought there, many not to return.

relaxing

I am sick & tired of steam charging for games that don't work, or continue to work after windows updates

yes

A fine, aged game. This satisfied me as a kid on the xbox360. It holds up now. Fun campaign, interesting skirmish mode. There was love put into this game.

i love this game its very nostalgic to play my child hood all time favorite naval game besides having to download the dll needed to even run it it is still a fantastic game for its time

for anyone trying to play this in 2025 and beyond, try going into your game files for the install location and deleting the file labelled as:
xlive.dll

i did this and it allowed me to play the game

if doing only that doesn't work, you might need a Games For Windows Live Client downloaded, which you can google search for a Zip for that.

yup

Since this has been taken off the store im guessing they aren't going to fix a major issue which does not let you play the game on windows 10/11

does not work and almost got a virus trying to fix.. i shouldnt have to fix a game after buying

As for the air-navy battle games I ever played, this one probably is the first one that have I-400 submarine carrier.
I love it
Definitely recommend it. 10/10

Just get it however you can

8/10

Incredible

please bring back this game , and make this game can multiplayer without GFWL

Kind people in the steam forums provided help to fix the GFWL requirement. I can relive childhood nostalgia now!

nostalgic

It cannot run on windows 10/11

Please add it back I want to play with my homis and the sweet DLCS.

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