Battle of Midway ($1.99)
Version – 1.0
REVIEW – “A new take on an old classic!”
This app was great from the start but the developer has added even more great features to the “Pro” verison of Battle of Midway. This game is basically like the original classic “Battleship” but offers some other small twists. If you were a fan of the original board game then I think you’ll find this game interesting. The best part is that there are three different versions of it with slightly different features that range from free up to $1.99!
The main menu is simple and easy to navigate. There are several customizable options, a high scores list and a help screen to describe how the game is played. The options menu makes it easy to set the sound effect volume and background music volume independently. You’ll also find three different difficulty
settings here in both paid versions of the app, while the free version will only allow you to play on the Easy difficulty.
In the options menu you’ll also find the option to choose from “Volley shot” and “Salvo shot” mode. The difference between these two is that in “Volley shot” you take turns taking one shot at your opponent. If you hit one of your opponent’s ships you get another shot until you miss. In “Salvo” mode you don’t get another shot for hitting your opponent, but instead you simply get as many shots as you have ships left each turn.
Gameplay is extremely simple. In the “Pro” version of the app there is an “Auto Deploy” button on the lower right side when you get started. This button will randomly distribute your ships around the board. Whether or not you choose to use it you can then grab each ship and place it where you want it on the board. Once you are ready you just touch the little red button in the bottom center of the screen and play will begin.
All you have to do to select a square that you want to fire it is just touch it. If you have trouble touching the squares you can use the familiar “pinch” gesture to zoom in and make the squares larger. To unselect a square all you have to do is touch it again. Once you have the square(s) that you want to attack all you have to do is confirm your attack by touching the red button at the bottom of the screen.
My favorite feature of this game is unfortunately only available in the “Pro” version of the game. The good news is that even that version is only $1.99, and in my opinion it really makes it worth it! The 
feature I speak of is the ability to play a multiplayer game over WiFi. It’s all good and fun playing Battle for Midway against the computer, but it will just never be the same as playing it with a friend. With this added feature this has become a great way to kill a few minutes with my wife playing a fun game. It doesn’t require a lot of thinking and the games go pretty quick as well.
The one thing I would really like to see the developer add is Bluetooth multiplayer support as well. You don’t always have WiFi available to play multiplayer. With that said this 
game is both fun and very stable. I played several games with my wife on her iPhone 3G while I was using my iPhone 3GS and we did not lose our connection or crash even one time!
If you’re looking for a great game to kill some time you should at the very least check out the free version of this app and see if you enjoy it as much as I did. Having said that I’m convinced that if you enjoy the board game Battleship that you’ll enjoy this game as well. So what are you waiting for? You’ll find all three versions of this game via the links at the bottom of the screen so head to the App Store and check it out!
- David H.
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Developer – OrientMaple
URL: http://www.orientmaple.com/
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