Pikimal: Apart from these issues, the game is otherwise well made and invokes the spirit of realistic naval combat well. There’s a fairly robust campaign with short missions and a handful of extra ones that are also playable in the multiplayer mode, which is about as functional as the rest of the game in its only flavor of 1v1. If there’s anything to be said about Naval War, it’s that it might just be a bit too proud of its mechanics, eschewing basic things like identifying an enemy when it does something as obvious as fire at you or explaining what any of the names of weapons or devices signify. The game might just have benefited from less love in balancing realism and fun and more in an instruction manual or at least a tutorial.
lvl30.com: "Naval War: Arctic Circle is a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game which involves the player in an international struggle within the northern Polar Regions. In this game players can take control over a variety of naval and aerial units in their efforts to secure highly desirable natural resources and supply lines. Ambitions towards regional domination are tested along the coast lines of multiple northern nations, immersing the player in a strategic conflict with implications far beyond its individual battles."
Turbo Tape Games has released a new update for North Atlantic strategy game Naval War: Arctic Circle, available for download now on Steam for owners of the game. This update adds a new mission, “Estonian Dawn”, winner of a forum competition.
Carriers, frigates, helicopters, submarines, jets and radar. All are considered tools of the trade for warfare on the open ocean. Media has told us that naval battles are hard fought and often won by those who can strike first. Submarines creeping up on battleships, firing volleys of torpedoes at the hulking surface ships. Cruisers …
