Customer Reviews

Warship Gunner 2

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I've had this game for a few weeks and so far its pretty good. I can do without the animation before and after each mission.
However,the game play is pretty good. I have the first warship gunner and the addition to the submarine is a big plus. It was alot better then i thought it would be. I am going through the game for the second time and the levels and weapons are getting more intense. Bottom line,if you like the first,get this one.

im huge fan of the navy as such ive always imagined what some of my warship designs would be, im happy to say this game lives up to its reputation. i found the controlls to be easy to memorize and easier to do other things tho i think some of the weapons are way out there even for a game. i do enjoy blasting entire fleets of enemy ships into the next milennium. so if you one of the people who like to buld (and destroy) things this game is a must have.
the blueprint design scheme (how you biuld your ship) is easy to use.

If you love naval warfare. This is the ultimate game. Massive Massive replay value. Battlestations Midway and Pacific cannot begin to compare to what this game offers. Let your imagination run free in this game you can do anything you desire.

I played WG 1 and loved the game. I purchased WG 2 and found it to be better than the firgt. I highly recommend this game to all who like naval/military simulation games. It's a keeper.

there is not many naval simulators on ps2.that being said this one is so-so.you are the commanding officer of a warship.there is very little realism as far as ship combat.but if you want pure run and gun this is for you.bottom line:very little in mission diversity,or enemy strengh(one vs many)graphics are decent.overall C+.replay very low.

As a big fan of the original Warship Gunner, I was very happy to pick this version up. The menu screens are a little more streamlined than the original version, but still a bit quirky.

The premise of this game is of a world war in an alternate universe with the same level of technology as real-life Earth had in 1939. There is a fictional nation known as "Wilkia" which apparently comprises the lands around the periphery of the Sea of Okhotsk.

It is very similar to the original Warship Gunner in terms of style of play (you're a lone ship against the world) and has what is the most beloved feature of the Warship gunner series - the ability to customize your own warship. The battleships that you're able to build in the game fairly bristle with armaments that real-life battleships would never carry. The main differences from the original is the inclusion of submarines as a warship class as well as the addition of frigates, which in this game are basically larger destroyers which have more capabilities for electronic warfare. Aircraft carriers are still limited to very small numbers of planes, just as in the original, with the detriment that in this newer version, the planes are even more impotent in terms of being able to sink enemy ships. The original WG planes were more powerful, which partially made up for their small numbers. That is not the case with this game and it's a huge step backward.

The number of missions is increased as well, which adds to the fun.

There's a lot of (optional) reading you'll have to do if you want to keep up with the story in this entry of Japan's Steel Roar series, but I think it's worth it because a lot of work was put into the branching campaign - most of the missions may be the same, but with a total (including bonus) of well over a hundred missions it's understandable. The human issues of loyalty and duty are core to the story, though if you just want the action you can skip everything from the start and jump right in.
Story: 7/10

Despite its age, this third-person-perspective game does an excellent job and despite the number of objects (from planes to lasers) I've never seen slowdowns or glitches. Everything looks fairly appropriate and, unlike the tendency of PS3 games, the text is all easily legible. Ship creation and depiction give a good balance between realism that WWII buffs will like (for that stage of the game) and the over-the-top that action fans will enjoy.
Graphics: 7/10

There's little voicing, but sound and music volume can be altered independently and the music is surprisingly strong for something that could have been neglected given the focus on gameplay. Effects are passable, but occasionally you may hear repeated effects (the Ragnarok's self-destruct sounds like a Wave Gun).
Sound: 7/10

Most of this will fade into the background, but that's really its purpose. It fills in the gaps in the action, and does a fair job. If you'd rather listen to something else, the ability to mute music and still hear the gunfire is nice.
Music: 5.5/10

As usual for something developed by Omega Force, the gameplay is where this shines. The beginning missions serve their tutorial purpose without being aggravating (and can be skipped by veterans who know the control scheme), and the intensity does a good job of ramping up as the levels progress. Difficulty can be set from the main menu (not requiring a switch to title screens), and the Hard mode is definitely what it says it is. Veterans may be disappointed in the poor performance of aircraft, which is untrue to the post-WWII developments this game is supposed to reflect, but the ability to load up your ship with lasers, gatlings, and use hulls from mini-destroyers to double-hulled battlecarriers and even drill-tipped ships. Completionists may be annoyed that the Drillship blueprints require 999 battlecarrier kills, and they only spawn in two missions.
Gameplay: 8.6/10

Every dollar, point, item, and scrap of research is brought from one play to another, and depending on your choices in early scenarios you even get a semi-branching storyline, and a secret boss that will test your firepower and resolve. Then you get specials like a "survival"-type Inferno mode and some zany extra missions that pit you against things like a giant squid armed with a Sepia Pulse Gun capable of killing you in one hit if you don't keep moving. The variety added with Enemy Layout 2 (your second play through missions adds more and stronger enemies, often coming at you in different patterns) adds to the replay value.
Replayability: 9/10

With something to offer everyone from WWII buffs to action and sci-fi junkies, if you start with an open mind this game will give you a lot of fun. Things do slow down after you've finished the campaign one or ten times and you're just filling out the research tree, but the variety of goodies - from medals to authentic battleship blueprints to over-the-top things like the Double Drillship will keep things interesting for a long time.
Overall: 8/10