Aces of the Pacific (DOS)

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Description

Dynamix/Sierra's answer to the Lawrence Holland Air Combat Trilogy. This game includes an incredible amount of aircraft and ships. In contrast to BattleHawks 1942, this game features ground attack missions and land-based aircraft in addition to anti-shipping strikes and carrier-based aircraft. You can fly for the US Navy, Army Air Force, Marines or Japanese Navy and Air Force.

You can fly in single missions (dogfighting, fighting famous aces, escorting bombers, etc.), or fly a career spanning major battles or the entire war. The game also offers several realism options including blackouts, weather effects, sun blind spot, no collisions, etc.

US aircraft featured: F4F-3, F4F-4, F6F, F4U, SBD, SB2C, TBD, TBF, P38F, P38J, P39D, P40E, P47D, P51D, B17D, B17E, B24J, B25D, B25J, B29A.

Japanese aircraft featured: A6M2, A6M3, A6M5 Zero, D3A Val, D4Y Suisei, B5N Kate, B6N Tenzan, Ki27 Nate, Ki43 Oscar, Ki61 Hien, Ki45 Toryu, Ki84 Hayate, Ki100, Ki21 Sally.

Screenshots

Promo Images

Trailer

Part of the Following Groups

• Aces of the Pacific series
• Aircraft: A6M Zero
• Aircraft: Aichi D3A
• Aircraft: F4F Wildcat
• Aircraft: F4U Corsair
• Aircraft: F6F Hellcat
• Aircraft: Nakajima B5N
• Aircraft: P-38 Lightning
• Aircraft: P-40 Warhawk
• Aircraft: P-51 Mustang
• Aircraft: SBD Dauntless
• Aircraft: TBF Avenger
• Gameplay feature: Recordable replays
• Great War Planes series
• Setting: Australian / Oceanian

User Reviews

It is the best	ewan anderson (4)	unrated
AOTP leaves a lot to be desired.	Raphael (1261)
If you're looking for an "arcade-like" sim, this one will do	Spectre (129)

Critic Reviews

WIZ	Dec, 1992		100
Power Play	Jun, 1992	86 out of 100	86
Play Time	Jul, 1992	85 out of 100	85
PC Joker	Apr, 1992	85 out of 100	85
PC Player (Germany)	Mar, 1995	83 out of 100	83
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Jul, 1992	10 out of 12	83
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Sep, 1993		80
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Sep, 1992	Unscored	Unscored
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Dec, 1992	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

CD-ROM

The CD-ROM version contains the Aces of the Pacific: Expansion Disk - WWII: 1946.

Sales

According to the magazine Retro Gamer, the game sold about 350.000 copies.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • November 1996 (15th Anniversary Issue) - #47 on the 150 Best Games of All Time list
• GameStar (Germany)
  • Issue 12/1999 - #58 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking
• PC Games (Germany)
  • Issue 01/1993– #3 Best Simulation in 1992
• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1993 – Best Simulation in 1992

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: Aces of the Pacific (Article about the game in the open encyclopedia)