Naval Warfare
- May 25, 2011
- Game Distillery s.r.o.
- 5h median play time
Get on Steam"Naval Warfare" is a naval combat simulation game that allows players to command and control a fleet of ships in various battles across the globe. The game features realistic ship models, weapons, and environments, as well as a variety of mission types including stealth, escort, and search-and-destroy. Players can customize their ships with different weapons and upgrades, and can compete against AI or human opponents in multiplayer mode.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a unique steampunk aesthetic and interesting visuals.
- It offers a fun arcade-style gameplay experience, especially when played with a controller.
- The game is inexpensive, making it a decent option for casual gamers looking for a short playtime.
- The controls are clunky and unintuitive, making gameplay frustrating, especially with keyboard and mouse.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs and graphical glitches, impacting overall enjoyment.
- The campaign is very short and lacks depth, leaving players wanting more content.
- graphics48 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the neat art style and atmospheric aesthetic, particularly the diesel punk elements. However, many users report significant graphical issues, including glitches, flickering textures, and a lack of options, which detract from the overall experience. While some find the visuals adequate, the prevalence of technical problems and inconsistent quality leaves a negative impression on a substantial portion of the player base.
“The graphics are very nice to look at, and the sound is fine.”
“The art style on both the game and the cutscenes is great and the voice acting was surprisingly good.”
“The graphics are neat.”
“Don't expect a story, characters, or graphics options of any kind other than resolution and anti-aliasing; also, I have to disable any second monitors to get it to display.”
“There is a lack of graphical options, and I experienced a lot of graphical glitches with the land textures.”
“It also has a really bad graphical glitch that I have seen a ton of other people say affects them as well, which is that any terrain and mountains have a black interlaced flashing effect.”
- story34 mentions
- 24 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The story has been described as cheesy and predictable, with a weak backstory that fails to fully develop its interesting steampunk universe. While some characters are appreciated, many reviewers criticize the overall execution, citing poor cutscenes, lack of coherence, and a disappointing ending. Despite its potential, the narrative feels underwhelming and is overshadowed by gameplay issues and technical flaws.
“Kind of cheesy story, I liked the characters Grey and Edison.”
“A great potential, unfortunately a bit light in the realization. Naval warfare is a good idea, lack of resources, a steampunk world, and a very interesting universe. The story has good movie cuts, but what are you waiting for?”
“Lovely story and dialogues.”
“The story doesn't make sense, and random villains are mad at you for no reason.”
“Don't expect much from the story and cinematics.”
“For those who care, the backstory seems rather weak although the world seems rather interesting.”
- stability26 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- -4 % neutral mentions
- 92 % negative mentions
The stability of the game has been widely criticized, with numerous reports of bugs, glitches, and poor controls affecting the overall experience. While some players noted they encountered no issues, many others highlighted significant graphical problems, particularly with terrain textures, and expressed frustration over the lack of fixes for these issues. Overall, the game's stability appears to be a major concern, detracting from its potential enjoyment.
“I haven't encountered any glitches or bugs during my gameplay.”
“The game runs smoothly with no glitches or bugs at all.”
“I experienced no glitches or bugs, which made for a seamless gaming experience.”
“Bugs and glitches everywhere!”
“It is lazy to release a game with such huge obvious problematic glitches.”
“But when the final boss is so buggy, that's a serious issue.”
- gameplay22 mentions
- 55 % positive mentions
- 32 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The gameplay offers a mix of fun and frustration, with enjoyable mechanics and varied experiences that keep players engaged for about 3-4 hours. However, issues such as execution flaws and frequent crashes detract from the overall experience, despite the satisfying nature of the gameplay. Voice acting, particularly the stereotypical Russian accents, has also received criticism, suggesting a need for improvement in localization.
“If you have a controller, get it for some fun gameplay of zipping around in a speedboat.”
“The gameplay is fun, satisfying, and not too slow.”
“The gameplay is very fun and varied enough that I never got bored.”
“None of anything I have to say about the gameplay matters anyway because the game randomly crashes, making it unplayable.”
“The gameplay can be frustrating at times, but it's still a simple game with simple gameplay.”
“The voice acting of the English side is good enough, but the stereotypical Russian voice acting is so bad. The game has subtitles and gameplay pauses during cutscenes, so why not get Russians to speak Russian and we can read the subs?”
- optimization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's in-game performance is generally good, even on maximum settings, but users report significant optimization issues, particularly with severe slowdowns in the menus, making them nearly unusable. Despite having decent hardware, players experience frustrating performance drops that detract from the overall experience.
“The in-game performance is fine, even on max settings (and it does look fairly nice), but for some reason there's massive slowdown on the menus - any menu I tried to access was nearly unusable as the game rendered one frame every few seconds.”
“I have a fairly decent computer - admittedly somewhat old - and this game is so horribly optimized that it barely runs.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users consistently praise the game's atmosphere and aesthetic, highlighting its appealing and immersive qualities.
“I love the atmosphere and aesthetic of the game.”
“The atmosphere is incredibly immersive and captivating.”
“The game's aesthetic creates a unique and engaging environment.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect somewhat tedious at times; however, the engaging character interactions help alleviate the monotony.
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Many users note that while the campaign is enjoyable, it lacks significant replayability, which may limit long-term engagement with the game.
