Heroes of the Pacific

"WWII Taken to the Air"

This is the best 1 on 1 fighter pilot games out there. It has fast paced dogfights with up to 150 on screen planes to fight against, you will fight in some of the most expansive missions in any flight simulator out there.

Story 10 / 10

You start out as a young pilot who is training for battle, when they are ambushed by Japanese suicide planes. You take control and have to stop the raid before the completely wipe out the ships in the bay. You fight your way through thousand of fighter, for Germany and Japan, along with the elite pilots whose names were feared through the war.

After that you are sent on 26 missions across the Pacific Ocean to help win WWII. Some of the missions include bombing ships, escorting cargo planes, and combat fighting missions. The game takes you all the way through WWII, and is a great history game.

Graphics 10 / 10

This game has some of the best graphics on the Playstation 2. With the number of planes on screen, as well as ground detail and building construction, as well as explosions, the creators did great work.

There are multiple fighter planes that you can play as, and these planes have upgrades that can be purchased. There are also Dive Bombers, and Cargo Planes. There are 36 total planes, each with different applications so you can plan you battles.

Gameplay 10 / 10

This game has up to 150 planes on screen at one time. When in the heat of battle, you will need to use some basic combat evasion maneuvers. The best way to get out of a tough situation by Since this game is based in the time of WWII, there are limits to what and where a plane can go. You cannot do aerial flips, and you cannot go above a certain height.

Overall this is the best flight simulator out there. This game the best buy that I have made. However, the game does not have a lot of online players, which is a shame because it has some great games. So grab this game and have an experience that will change your life.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 01/03/07