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1942: Pacific Air War

1942: The Pacific Air War is a flight simulation set in World War II, more specific the Pacific War between Japan and the United States. The focus is on the realistic simulation of the ten aircraft, this means…

6 July 1994

1942: Pacific Air War is a simulator, released 6 July 1994 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What 1942: Pacific Air War is

1942: Pacific Air War was released in 1994. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

1942: The Pacific Air War is a flight simulation set in World War II, more specific the Pacific War between Japan and the United States. The focus is on the realistic simulation of the ten aircraft, this means for instance that there is no indicator for ammo. The game features several missions which can be either played independently from each other or in two campaigns for the United States or Japan. The goals are mostly to liberate an area, to defend an area or to destroy a specific target.
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How it plays

Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

1942: Pacific Air War launched on 6 July 1994, within three weeks of Jazz Jackrabbit, Disney's The Jungle Book, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors and Road Rash.

Released around the same time: Jazz Jackrabbit, Disney's The Jungle Book, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, Road Rash.

Official trailer

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When did 1942: Pacific Air War come out?
1942: Pacific Air War was released on 6 July 1994 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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