Heroes of the Pacific (PC) (PC Games)

Back in 2001, publisher EA bigged up a forthcoming title in the popular Medal of Honor series, to be called Fighter Command. Set in the Pacific during World War II, Fighter Command was a knee-jerk idea from EA to work as a tie-in with Hollywood's take...

Flight-sim aficionados may snootily tut at the lack of realism in Heroes of the Pacific, but the rest of us can enjoy an action-packed extravaganza that fills the screen with excellent flight mayhem. With such a dearth of decent flight combat games...

We guarantee no gags about your Pacific rim inside...

A blast to play ; Tidy visuals ; Loads of planes on-screen

Lacks realism ; Feels unfair at times

Heavy on the flight, low on the sim

Couch bombardiers unite!

Over thirty planes to master ; Skies frantic enough to make Michael Bay puke ; Missions book ended with historical facts

You cant always fly your favored plane ; Enemies that inexplicably cheat death ; Game is as merciful as a POW camp

It’s odd that so many choose to concentrate on the European Theatre of Operations. Storming Normandy and the grim struggle for Stalingrad provide meaty scenarios, but they're only part of the story. On the other side of the world a different type of...