Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
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Award Winning Wargames
(1994) -
Twenty Wargame Classics
(1996)
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
(2000 on
DOS)
Description
A grand strategical game covering World War 2 in the Pacific and South East Asia areas. The player has to manage every aspect of the conflict: From building Task Forces, moving troops and planes, to managing production, it's all there (and much more). Different starting points to enter the war can be chosen. Either side can be played by a human player.
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Trivia
Freeware remake
The company Matrix Games released a freeware remake, also called Gary Grigsby's Pacific War, in 2000. A native Windows version (Pacific War: Matrix Edition) was released some time later and can be found here.
Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- October 1993 (Issue #111) – Wargame of the Year
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #109 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #7 Hardest Computer Game
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Dan's Pacific War Home Page
Fan site containing patch, new oob and various other help files
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Game added by Rebound Boy.
Additional contributors: Patrick Bregger.
Game added September 16, 2000. Last modified April 22, 2024.