This simulation features aerial combat, ground attack, and naval engagements in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The game can be played as a flight simulator or a wargame. A player can fight a single battle in mission mode or follow the war in tour of duty mode.
In tour of duty mode, a player manages his fleets and air bases on a strategic campaign map. When aircraft engages in battle, the player can jump into the cockpit of any aircraft in combat.
The game also features a fairly advanced recording and editing tool allowing the player to film a mission after its completion. The player can use any number of cameras and place them anywhere in the scene. Also the timeline can be scrubbed back and forth and edits can be customised.Source: Wikipedia
| Title | System | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Game Empire | 1942: The Pacific Air War | PC | |
| Games Nostalgia | 1942: The Pacific Air War | PC | 1994 |
| Abandonware Dos | 1942: The Pacific Air War | PC | 1994 |
| Title | Genre | Company | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942: The Pacific Air War | unknown | Microprose | 1994 |
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| Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43 | Simulation | 1994 | |
| Pacific General | unknown | Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) | unknown |
| Pacific Islands | Strategy | Oxford Digital Enterprises Ltd. | 1992 |
| Aces of the Pacific | Simulation | 1992 | |
| Pacific Strike | Simulation | Origin Systems | 1994 |
| Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942 | Simulation | 1995 | |
| Great Naval Battles vol. 3: Fury in the Pacific 1941-1944 | Simulation | 1995 |