 
Electronic Battleship Advanced Mission
Rating:  -
I first borrowed this game from a friend and after one game knew it was a must have. The fact that you can play one or two player game is neat in itself, but the advance missions really blow the game wide open. One of the things I like are the planes that take off from you aircraft carrier and will scout out ships for you. I found a many a ship this way, thus lead to victory. Don't think you plane is free and clear just because you get it off the carrier, each side is equipped with anti-aircraft guns! It takes a reasonable amount of time to program, but nothing to complain about and it's so easy. There is a lag when playing one player games as the Puter has to think but if you played against an AI before you're use to this. I like the look, feel, and playing of this updated battleship. The special weapons heat things up as well as the sub's sonar ability. With friends or alone there enough options to keep the game fresh and new for awhile.
Rating:  -
Being a big-time Battleship™ player ever since I was able to plug pegs into a board, I was itchin' to check out the electronic Advanced Missions rendition after stumbling upon it in Amazon™'s Toys and Games section. When I finally got the chance to try 'er out, I was both elated and skeptical: can the addition of new weapons and the ability to scan your enemy's grid really take Battleship™ to a whole new level? Well, there's only one way to find out of course...
But before I get into the gameplay, I must say I'm not disappointed by the game unit's storage capacity! This wasn't the case at the outset, however; I made the unfortunate discovery that there's no room to store the ships and planes in the flip-lid compartments after I threw all the hit/miss/scan pegs in there. But then I discovered that the game grid fields also flip open, offering a very roomy place for the little plastic vessels to stay between the deadly skirmishes I fight against the computer or a friend. This feature even adds to the atmosphere of the game; you can stash your destroyed men-o-war under the grid for that authentic "sunk" look! And there's plenty of room left over to store extra AA batteries and a small Phillips screwdriver (to loosen the screw on the battery cover)! The only real limitation to this bad-boy's storage capacity: I can't find a space to fit the instruction manual into...
On a slight downside, the flip-lid peg compartments aren't as secure as they're supposed to be. Although the lids are designed to stay in place when you are closing the game up or setting it up to play, they simply don't want to behave. So when you're bringing your battle-board down to the horizontal axis, do it slowly and with a reasonable degree of care. The last thing you wanna do is waste a half-hour's worth of Naval carnage pickin' up two hundred red, white and blue plastic pegs off the floor! And those things sting somethin' fierce when you step on them barefoot, lemme tells ya. Oh, and unlike some folks' comments about the small size of the coordinate keys, I found them to be just the right size for me. But then again, I've got fairly small hands...
Now it's time for me to rap about the game-play. You can go up against either a human opponent, or the computer. You can choose an automatic ship formation from the hundred selections available (all illustrated in the back of the instruction manual), or punch in your own configuration. Setting up a game is the most tedious and time-consuming part of the process; it takes a few minutes for a player or players to select the number of players, what your skill level is (1-player mode), what type of battle to fight (4 to choose from), and the coordinates where your ships are located. Fortunately, the pace is picked up a bit when setup is complete and you're ready to do battle. The one thing that slows things up a bit during a one-player game is the computer; it can take up to half a minute to process a move in Advanced mode. Because of the machine's tendency to dilly-dally, I've yet to finish a one-man match in less than twenty-five minutes. But other than the slight delays, and those rare occasions where I don't remember the coordinates I'd just punched in two seconds before (always keep a pencil & paper handy just in case, kids!), I've been having quite a time playing this game.
My Ratings Breakdowns:
Fun Factor: Four Stars. Although not quite as fast-paced as I'd like it to be, I've been having a ball playing both against the computer and a few buds. Definitely a kick for any avid Battleship™ aficionado.
Educational Factor: Two Stars. You'll learn a few rudimentary lessons on strategy and tactics, and that's about it. For some reason I seriously doubt Battleship™ Advanced Missions will be hailed as an essential learning aid at the Naval Academy any time soon...
Durability: Four Stars. So far my game unit has held together quite well in the two months I've owned it. So long as you don't get it wet, drop it, or let the batteries leak and corrode the innards, the Battleship™ Advanced Missions electronic game board should last you for many a moon and beyond. Unfortunately, there appears to be almost no durability whatsoever with the metallic red coating on the raised-relief Battleship™ logos emblazoned on the underside of both boards-- it started flaking off a mere two days after I got it, and it ain't stopped since...
...`Late
Rating: -
The classic game with some new twists...advanced mission Battleship is great fun. Several skill levels and four types of missions challenge even the best players. Additional missles, airplanes, and better sound effects create a more realistic mission. The only downside is that the buttons are a too small for comfortable play and sometimes lead to error. Otherwise, it's a great game.
Rating: -
This is a cool game, what is really nice is it can be played by one player as well as two. My 5 year old son really enjoys playing the classic mode. This was a Christmas present from my wife and although it says for 8 and over it is pretty easy for a younger child to pick up on. We have yet to play any advanced missions but I am looking forward to it. Overall very entertaining.
Rating:  -
I bought this for my little brother for Christmas, it looked great, and I thought he'd love it. It didn't quite beat a Nintendo 64 from my parents, but I helped him set it up. It was soooo hard to program and start, we still haven't figured it out ---- even with the instructions. It takes too long and too difficult to set up, otherwise it seems to work fairly well.
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