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WW2 The Pacific Theatre....Where are the games?

PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion.Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
edited June 2007 in Games and Technology
This has always confused me greatly. We have so many games and mods dealing with the western front of World War 2. But I harldy see any games that chronicle the Pacific front. Has no one thought it would be cool to defend Bataan or recapture Manilla? Island hopping? There's so much information and background just waiting to be taken advantage of. Is it because of a fear of Japan's reaction to such a game? If so that's pretty hypocritical that it's ok to kill Nazis but not Facists.

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    The Battlefield 1942 Forgotten Hope mod had some pretty good Pacific Theater stuff, I think.

    And from what I remember, Japan doesn't have much of a problem with the games:

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    Regardless, yeah, there's a lack of good WW2 games set in the Pacific.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I've been looking at the Crysis mod tools and since it has lots of jungles stuff available it would be great to make a Pacific Theatre mod with!

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  • kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Carriers at War Just released! (www.matrixgames.com) Really cool! Command land, air and sea forces in the pacific theater as either side for the entirety of the conflict with individual pilots, ships and experience tracked.
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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    looks cool, still there needs to be more Pacific theatre games :(

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  • areaarea Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I used to love Hellcats Over the Pacific for my Mac LC II many moons ago. There hasn't been much since though, I'd agree.

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  • Bouncing_SoulBouncing_Soul Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    How about Pacific Fighters?

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  • DoronronDoronron Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Pacific Storm is a theater-wide strategy game, kind of like the Total War series in that you control the movement of units in a world map, then combat in a real time environment, it also lets you fly any of the aircraft. It deals primarily with the naval and air aspects of the war -- I don't know how well it simulates the ground war. It starts in 1941, allows the player to conduct the war as they see fit, and develop whatever techs could've been available at the time -- A-Bombs included.

    Uh...some screenshots:

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    It got some poor reviews, though.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    So how about the FPS department?

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Battlestations: Midway is a cool mix of strategy and action.

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  • Mister LongbaughMister Longbaugh Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Pharezon wrote: »
    If so that's pretty hypocritical that it's ok to kill Nazis but not Facists.

    nazis were fascists.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Mister Longbaugh wrote: »
    Pharezon wrote: »
    If so that's pretty hypocritical that it's ok to kill Nazis but not Facists.

    nazis were fascists.

    :...:

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  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Combat Flight Sim 2? Good game, amazing manual. That game made me love A6M's.

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Pharezon wrote: »
    Mister Longbaugh wrote: »
    Pharezon wrote: »
    If so that's pretty hypocritical that it's ok to kill Nazis but not Facists.

    nazis were fascists.

    :...:

    What? He's right. Hitler was inspired to a large degree by Mussolini.

    Actually, I question the use of the word in reference to WWII-era Japan. Certainly the attitudes were similar, but I don't think you could actually call the government under Hirohito a Fascist regime.

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  • Senor_QuesoSenor_Queso Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Technically the Nazi's were Socialists, since that's where their name came from National Socialism
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi

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  • Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    You do realize that Socialists were pretty much at the top of the Nazi's "to kill" list, right?

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  • Ant000Ant000 Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Silent Hunter IV came out recently, and it's set in the pacific -- it's a submarine sim. I haven't actually tried it yet, but I did play number III which was set in the Atlantic, and it was sweet.


    Graphics are really nice too:

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    Also, Battlestations Midway had a cool demo in my opinion, but it didn't get rave reviews and I haven't played the full version.

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  • SyngyneSyngyne Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    The water in Silent Hunter screenshots never ceases to amaze me.

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  • Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Battlestations Midway is pretty darned fun.

    It's too short, though, and not quite enough variety in the multiplayer department.



    Silent Hunter IV is a goddamned masterpiece, though.

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  • ShensShens Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Ant000 wrote: »
    Silent Hunter IV came out recently, and it's set in the pacific -- it's a submarine sim. I haven't actually tried it yet, but I did play number III which was set in the Atlantic, and it was sweet.


    Graphics are really nice too:
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    Also, Battlestations Midway had a cool demo in my opinion, but it didn't get rave reviews and I haven't played the full version.

    Are you sure that isn't a PHOTO? That looks really good. O_o

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  • Bouncing_SoulBouncing_Soul Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Shens wrote: »
    Ant000 wrote: »
    Silent Hunter IV came out recently, and it's set in the pacific -- it's a submarine sim. I haven't actually tried it yet, but I did play number III which was set in the Atlantic, and it was sweet.


    Graphics are really nice too:
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    Also, Battlestations Midway had a cool demo in my opinion, but it didn't get rave reviews and I haven't played the full version.

    Are you sure that isn't a PHOTO? That looks really good. O_o

    Seriously, that does look amazing.

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  • MalaysianShrewMalaysianShrew Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    It looks like an amazing game but the lack of a demo and the fact that Silent Hunter 3 had Starforce attached to it and this one still has some not as spywarey DRM keeps me from considering buying it too much.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Woah that game looks awesome.

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