Ironclads 2: War of the Pacific
- November 15, 2016
- Totem Games
Get on Steam"Ironclads 2: War of the Pacific" is a strategy game set in the late 19th century, focusing on the naval warfare between Chile and its allies versus Peru and their allies. Players can build and manage their fleets, engage in naval battles, blockade trade routes, and execute amphibious assaults. The game features historic ships and weapons, aiming to recreate the challenges and strategies of the real-world conflict.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a variety of ships and beautiful ship models, enhancing the visual experience.
- It offers a strong AI and a complex gameplay that can be rewarding for players who invest time in learning the mechanics.
- The historical setting of the War of the Pacific provides a unique and interesting backdrop that is not commonly explored in other games.
- The lack of in-game instructions, tutorials, or a proper manual makes the game difficult to understand and frustrating for new players.
- The user interface and map interface are poorly designed, leading to confusion about movement and strategy.
- The game is limited in scope, lacking features like custom battles and multiplayer options, which diminishes replayability.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
Gameplay in Ironclads 2: War on the Pacific is detailed and offers a unique experience for naval enthusiasts, but it suffers from a lack of custom and historical battles, which limits player engagement. The mechanics can feel random and unintuitive, potentially leading to frustration without guidance. Despite these drawbacks, there is enough enjoyable content to make it a worthwhile experience for fans of the genre.
“Ironclads 2: War on the Pacific gameplay is nicely detailed, and much more so than that of rival games like Distance Guns.”
“Not all the elements of Ironclads 2: War of the Pacific have gelled into a satisfying whole, but enough good gameplay is in place to make this a worthwhile game for any nautical buff.”
“The lack of custom battles would be a great feature to play battles with a variety of ship formations and to get familiar with each ship type, as well as providing interesting gameplay.”
“Gameplay is not that intuitive, and without some guides, it is likely to be frustrating at times.”
“The game suffers heavily from being an ironclad game; mechanics work at random.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics are considered decent but not groundbreaking, with some users feeling that a better engine could have enhanced the visual quality and modeling. While the visuals of ships engaging in combat on a vibrant sea are appealing, they do not reach a level of spectacularity, leaving room for improvement in future updates.
“Little ships steaming about and slugging it out with cannons on a bright blue sea look really nice.”
“We are spoiled by today's graphics.”
“Developers are only capable of what they can do, and maybe in the future they will improve their graphics, scale, and execution.”
