1942: The Pacific Air War
From December of 1941 through the end of the World War, the combined forces of Japan fought the armed forces of the United States of America over a broad stretch of ocean peppered with islands. This was the…
1942: The Pacific Air War is a simulator developed by MPS Labs, released 31 December 1994 on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What 1942: The Pacific Air War is
1942: The Pacific Air War is a simulator game developed by MPS Labs and released in 1994. It was published by MicroProse Software, Inc.. It is available on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
From December of 1941 through the end of the World War, the combined forces of Japan fought the armed forces of the United States of America over a broad stretch of ocean peppered with islands. This was the Pacific campaign, one of the bloodiest, toughest-fought campaigns in all of recorded history. Though all of the forces involved were essential parts of the eventual outcome, naval aviation played a special part. The carrier forces of both sides proved their worth time and again. The idea behind 1942: The Pacific Air War is to re-create some of the adventure of that time and place and give you a chance to take part in it. To succeed, you have to avoid that oil- and blood-soaked…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
1942: The Pacific Air War launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.
Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.
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