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Heroes of the Pacific
Heroes of the Pacific box art
Developer(s) Transmission Games
Publisher(s) Codemasters, Ubisoft
Designer(s) Shane Collier (game designer) and Justin Halliday (game producer and game designer)
Engine Renderware
Platform(s) Xbox, Windows PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Release date September 28, 2005 (October 2005 for PC) (Q3 2008 for PSP)
Genre(s) Aerial Combat Action
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer, online
Rating(s) ESRB: Teen (T)

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Contents

Overview

The game allows the player to assume the role of a combat pilot named William Crowe as he experiences the various phases of the Pacific War with Japan, beginning with the Pearl Harbor attack. The Pacific War was the part of World War II —and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands and in East Asia, between For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by There are six game modes: Campaign, Instant Action, Single Mission, Historical, Training, and Multiplayer. One or two players can play simultaneously on the console or up to eight players can play on the network via Xbox Live or using a Playstation 2 with network adaptor. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation The PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay is a 35" drive bay introduced with the model 30000 and 50000 PlayStation 2 (replacing the PCMCIA slot used in the models 10000 15000 and There are two different control schemes for flying the planes, Arcade and Professional. The Arcade control scheme allows for easier control of the plane via a single joystick with automatic * rudders. There are also multiple difficulty levels: Rookie, Pilot, Veteran, and Ace. The higher difficulty levels allow more upgrade points, which can be used to upgrade your aircraft after missions are accomplished, and it also lets you get more planes in your Main Arsenal. This simulation also allows you to piolet famous planes such as the P-40 Warhawk, the P-51 Mustang, F4U Corsair, P-47 Thunderbolt and many more planes.

Missions

Pearl Harbor (1 mission); Wake Island (3 missions); Marshall Islands (2 missions); Coral Sea (2 missions); Midway (4 missions); Guadalcanal (3 missions); Gilbert Islands (2 missions); Marianas (2 missions); Philippines (4 missions); Iwo Jima (3 missions). The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by The Battle of Wake Island began simultaneously with the Attack on Pearl Harbor and ended on December 23, 1941, with the surrender of the American Little is clearly understood about the early history of the Marshall Islands The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from May 4 – May 8, 1942, with most of the action occurring on May 7 and May 8, was The Battle of Midway was a major Naval battle, widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the The Mariana Islands (also the Marianas; up to the early 20th century sometimes called Ladrones Islands, from Spanish Islas de los Ladrones meaning The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima

Characters

American characters

Axis characters

  • Shun Ogawa: Commander of the 13th Squadron, flies a J7W Shinden. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Shun Ogawa is William's Crowe's nemesis, having killed his brother and they finally meet and fight in the last mission of the game.
  • Ibuki Ishihiro: Pilot and second-in-command of the 13th Squadron, flies a Ki84 Hayate "Frank". The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (疾風 "Gale" was a single-seat fighter used by the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II He is the only character of the 13th Squadron not killed by Lt. Crowe. Rather, Ishihiro was killed by Tom Stuart, who also died in the process.
  • Taiki Hasegwa: Pilot of the 13th Squadron, flies a K102b "Randy". The Kawasaki Ki-102 was a Japanese warplane of World War II. It was a twin-engined two-seat long-range heavy fighter developed to replace the Ki-45 Toryu
  • Kaito Fujiwara: Pilot of the 13th Squadron, flies a A6M8 Zero "Zeke". WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
  • Kazuya Yamashita: Youngest pilot of the 13th Squadron, flies a J2M7 Raiden "Jack". WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The first to encounter, and be killed by, Lt. Crowe.

Development information

Heroes of the Pacific™ was developed by Melbourne® development company Thatgame, who merged with IR Gurus shortly after the release of the game. Transmission Games is an Australian Game Developer Company specialising in Sports and Action Games In 2008, IR Gurus was renamed Transmission Games. Transmission Games is an Australian Game Developer Company specialising in Sports and Action Games

Many of the members of the development team previously worked together at Melbourne House, on titles such as Test Drive: Le Mans, Grand Prix Challenge, and KKnD2: Krossfire. Krome Studios Melbourne, formerly Melbourne House, is a video game development studio owned by Krome Studios and based in Melbourne Australia Grand Prix Challenge is a Formula One Video game for the Sony PlayStation 2 developed by Australian developer Melbourne

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