Heroes of the Pacific
Heroes of the Pacific dramatically recreates the largest aerial battles of the Second World War. Relivethe greatest moments of the Pacific Theater, including Wake Island, Midway and the Coral Sea. Experience epic scope of the battles, placing hundreds of planes on the screen in a single confrontation. Fly the latest designs that American ingenuity has to offer, the Hellcat and Wildcat, the Dauntless and the Corsair -- while facing the fast and deadly Japanese Zeroes. Player-controllable wingmen through a fast and intuitive menu system Highly detailed plane and ship models with complex lighting and environment effects Varied mission types - Ground attack, ground support, escort defense, patrol, torpedo and dive-bombing Unlock bonus planes from the U.K., Germany, and the U.S.S.R.
Heroes of the Pacific Accessories
 Crimson Skies
Secret Weapons Over Normandy
Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII
Wings of War
Air Force Delta Storm
Battlefield 2 Modern Combat
Call of Duty 3
Xbox DVD Movie Playback Kit
Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood
Halo 2
Heroes of the Pacific Reviews
Never again in history will we see airial combat in the like, and now we can be a part of it with real flight controls of roll, pitch, and yaw, the only flight game I have found on xbox with these true controls. And what better setting than the Pacific theatre where the Greatest American pilots duked it out with the best aviators of the east.
The Zero really falls apart like the wood it is made of, and the Wildcat really can't turn for its life. This is a wonderful game with a very simple control scheme, as well as considerably nice graphics. Finally, the sheer number of planes available is quite impressive, and once you unlock and upgrade all of the planes, you can jump from the early-war P-40 Warhawk to the post-war P-80 Shooting Star, with all of the planes between. The dialogue could be better, but it does capture the general mood of the game. The historical missions are also a great extra, giving you the chance to play realistic situations from the accounts of real pilots, like the P-38 Lightnings intercepting the Japanese Admiral Yamamoto in his Betty Bomber. The battles are fairly accurately set up, and you can actually learn history from playing this game. The planes were very precisely detailed, with realistic flight mechanics and abilities unique to each fighter.
impossible to customize or adjust sensitivity and thus not playable
It finally dawned on me that what they meant was that my plane was leaving the teeny tiny flight area of the teeny tiny map - not hard to do at all - as opposed a flight path, which is a specific vector - a straight line from point A to point B. Problems start right from the training missions. This has to be one of the worst games I've ever wasted $30.00 on. Yeah, great fun.
Don't even waste your money renting it. Did the designers even consult a pilot. They kept telling me I "left the flight path," yet never once was any flight path laid out or shown. So here I am, trying to learn how to fly this crummy plane, which has the worst flight physics I've ever encountered, and all the game designers give me is microscopic area to fly in - all the while I've got some corny "voice actor" screaming insults at me.
Unbelievably, the game actually goes down hill from here.
The controls are hard at first. But as you get used to it, it becomes easier. The real footage from World War II is really neat too. The graphics are very real. This game is great. Best flying game yet.
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