Software:Battle Stations (1997 video game)

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Short description: 1997 video game
Battle Stations
Battle Stations 1997 video game cover.jpg
Developer(s)Realtime Associates
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)PlayStation
Sega Saturn
Release
  • NA: May 21, 1997
  • EU: May 1997
Genre(s)Strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Battle Stations is a video game developed by Realtime Associates and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997. It was labeled as "a 32-bit upgrade to the Intellivision classic Sea Battle".[1]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings55%[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(Saturn) 3/5 stars[3]
EGM2.875/10[5]
Game Informer6.75/10[6]
GamePro3.5/5 stars[7][lower-alpha 1]
GameSpot6/10[8]
IGN6/10[9]
Next Generation2/5 stars[1]

The PlayStation version received mixed reviews. Next Generation said, "As much fun as it can be, [the game's] depth just doesn't measure up to even its low-res ancestor over the long haul."[1]

Notes

  1. GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 3.5/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Battlestations [sic (PS)"]. Next Generation (Imagine Media) (31): 157. July 1997. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_31/page/n161/mode/2up. Retrieved 28 July 2021. 
  2. "Battle Stations for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196731-battle-stations/index.html. 
  3. Thompson, Jon. "Battlestations [sic (Saturn) - Review"]. All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7690&tab=review. 
  4. Sitton, Dean (18 July 1997). "Battlestations [sic (PS)"]. CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Battle/. 
  5. EGM staff (May 1997). "Battle Stations (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (94). 
  6. Storm, Jon; Reiner, Andrew; Anderson, Paul (April 1997). "Battlestations [sic - PlayStation"]. Game Informer (FuncoLand) (48). http://www.gameinformer.com/apr97/battle.html. Retrieved 28 July 2021. 
  7. The Rookie (May 1997). "BattleStations (PS)". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (104): 84. https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_104_Volume_09_Number_05_1997-05_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n85/mode/2up. Retrieved 28 July 2021. 
  8. GameSpot staff (13 May 1997). "Battlestations [sic Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/battlestations-review/1900-2546757/. 
  9. IGN staff (16 April 1997). "Battle Stations (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/04/17/battle-stations. 

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