After Pearl Harbor was attacked the Japanese went from victory to victory and changed the balance of power in the Pacific. British ports had fallen under Japanese control and the battle to retake the Pacific looked almost impossible.
Once balanced the ports were established, the next step was to link the ports with trade, patrol and harass routes, as you can imagine this was quite a task. We wanted to create subtle layers to Victory at Sea giving it a rich history without hitting you in the face with obvious nods. For example, if you venture to Broome , Western Australia expect to see increased aircraft activity. While it was a small pearling port it was also a significant aircraft refuelling base for the Allied forces.
As you can see from the rough Pacific plan below there was a lot to get right! The other major factor for the Pacific is the look, we had to shape, texture and populate lots of island chains.
Each needed trees, buildings, textures as well as lights to illuminate them at night. Taking all the historical and creative elements and blending them together has produced a Pacific to be proud of, there is nothing quite like watching the sun set just off the Hawaiian Islands as you go to war.
There will be 3 campaigns available to download. The Pacific campaign is a huge battle of attrition seeing allied fleets taking the Pacific back island by island. The Atlantic war is more convoy based, supplies must reach the British isles and they must be protected at all cost ready for the final attack on fortress Europe. The audio is pretty much a loss.
The combat sounds are good but the light-hearted, bouncy music is hardly appropriate for a war game. The goal is to control the Pacific! The game schedule is exhausting: Pearl Harbor, Midway and the Philippines for starters. Both teams have great captains, fantastic rosters and the best equipment around.
The Americans can depend on the Yorktown, Hornet and Nevada to run successful battle plays that win amaze their opponents. But don't count out the other team quite yet. The Japanese carrier force can quickly make up lost ground by running secret plays or handing off tough missions to their top-notch kamikazes.
The starting gun is about to fire. It's time to pick your team colors and hit the battlefield. Good luck! Armchair generals, prepare yourself for some of the most explosive sea and air battles.
Koei has exploded onto the Genesis with their new cart ready to challenge the most seasoned war simulation strategists. Choose from a number of WWII scenarios and relive history or simply rewrite it by making diplomatic proposals or plotting out military plans.
The armed forces need a strong leader. It's time to take command! I usually like these strategy games, but sometimes a cart tries to be more than the limitations allow. The action is somewhat slow and sluggish, and not very exciting.
Fans of WWII history will probably like it. In two words: sensory overload. There are lots of scenarios to finish and the game can take any course of action.
The game is good but a bit complex for the average gamer. Not my cup of tea, but I have to admire the detail and complexity of this cart. Although the enemy continued to resist, American air and naval power dominated the Solomons. Eastern Mandates 31 January - 14 June After the operations in the Gilberts, American air and naval forces bombed and shelled Japanese bases in the Marshall Islands.
Other islands, including Jaluit and Wotje in the Marshalls and Truk in the Carolines, were bombed and shelled but were bypassed. Some other enemy forces in the Bismarck Archipelago were bypassed. Western Pacific 15 June - 2 September Attacks on Truk, where the Japanese had a major base, continued as preparations were made for the invasion of the Marianas. The American troops that landed on Saipan on 15 June met bitter opposition; but, after a desperate Japanese counterattack on 7 July, organized resistance soon terminated.
Tinian, invaded on 25 July, was won by I August. Guam, which had been seized by the Japanese on 10 December , was invaded on 20 July and regained after 20 days of fighting. With the conquest of the Marianas, the United States gained valuable bases for an aerial offensive against Japan itself. To provide bases for operations against the Philipgines, the Palaus were invaded in mid-September. Later, aerial attacks were made on Formosa to support the invasion of the Philippines and Okinawa.
On 17 October , after preparatory bombardment, the invasion of the Philippines got under way with the seizure of islands guarding Leyte Gulf. The landing on Leyte itself on 20 October was strongly contested by Japanese forces on land and at sea.
Organized resistance on the island did not end until after Christmas, and mopping up operations continued for a long time. Meanwhile, at the end of October, the neighboring island of Samar was occupied with little difficulty. After Leyte came Mindoro, which was invaded on 15 December , an air strip being obtained to provide a base for operations during the invasion on Luzon. American troops landed on the shores of Lingayen Gulf on g January and pushed to Manila, which the Japanese defended vigorously until 24 February.
Rather than meet the Americans in a decisive battle, the Japanese decided to fight delaying actions in numerous places.
Organized resistance ended in southern Luzon in April and in central and northern Luzon in June. In some places the Japanese offered little resistance; in others they held out for considerable time. The liberation of the Philippines was announced by MacArthur on 5 July Tenth Army, which had been activated on 20 June with Lt.
Simon B. Buckner, Jr. The Ryukyus campaign began on 26 March with the capture of small islands near Okinawa, where forward naval bases were established. An amphibious assault on Okinawa took place on 1 April, and the fighting lasted until June. Here, for the first time, Americans were invading what the Japanese defenders considered their home soil, and the defense was fanatic in the extreme. American troops suffered heavy casualties, and the Navy, too, had heavy personnel losses as Japanese suicide flyers, the Kamikazes, sank some 25 American ships and damaged others in a desperate attempt to save the Ryukyus.
Among the nearly 35, American casualties were General Buckner, who was killed on 18 June. He was succeeded by Maj. Roy S. Geiger, who was in turn succeeded by General Joseph W. Stilwell, who arrived to assume command of the Tenth Army on 22 June
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