Pacific Strike
Encyclopedia
Pacific Strike is a 1994
DOS
computer game. Created by Origin Systems
, the game follows the pattern of the Wing Commander
series, although it resembles more its cousin Strike Commander
, in the sense that it is set in a more or less contemporary setting and allows the player to fly actual planes.
The game, just like the above-mentioned titles, mixes aerial simulation with a cinematic plot structured through a series of cutscenes that play between missions or as prologues / epilogues.
Unlike the Wing Commander series or the game Strike Commander
, Pacific Strike immerses the player into a real historical context. The player impersonates an American pilot during the months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
, during World War II
. This includes operating vintage airplanes from an air carrier and performing missions like reconnaissance, intercepting enemy planes or attacking enemy vessels.
If the player did well it was possible to defeat Japan without recourse to the atomic bomb. Extremely poor performance could result in the defeat of the US Navy and the ceding of Hawaii
to the Japanese Empire.
Unlike the above mentioned titles, Pacific Strike was only released in a floppy disk
version, while the others were released had CD-ROM
versions featuring improved cut-scenes and more digitized speech.
1994 in video gaming
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DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
computer game. Created by Origin Systems
Origin Systems
Origin Systems, Inc. was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004...
, the game follows the pattern of the Wing Commander
Wing Commander (franchise)
Wing Commander is a video game media franchise consisting of space combat simulation computer games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels, and action figures...
series, although it resembles more its cousin Strike Commander
Strike Commander
Strike Commander is a flight sim computer game for MS-DOS released in 1993 by the now defunct Origin Systems and designed by Chris Roberts. Its 3D graphics-engine used both gouraud shading and texture-mapping on both aircraft-models and terrain, an impressive feat at the time...
, in the sense that it is set in a more or less contemporary setting and allows the player to fly actual planes.
The game, just like the above-mentioned titles, mixes aerial simulation with a cinematic plot structured through a series of cutscenes that play between missions or as prologues / epilogues.
Unlike the Wing Commander series or the game Strike Commander
Strike Commander
Strike Commander is a flight sim computer game for MS-DOS released in 1993 by the now defunct Origin Systems and designed by Chris Roberts. Its 3D graphics-engine used both gouraud shading and texture-mapping on both aircraft-models and terrain, an impressive feat at the time...
, Pacific Strike immerses the player into a real historical context. The player impersonates an American pilot during the months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, known to Hawaiians as Puuloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet...
, during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. This includes operating vintage airplanes from an air carrier and performing missions like reconnaissance, intercepting enemy planes or attacking enemy vessels.
If the player did well it was possible to defeat Japan without recourse to the atomic bomb. Extremely poor performance could result in the defeat of the US Navy and the ceding of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
to the Japanese Empire.
Unlike the above mentioned titles, Pacific Strike was only released in a floppy disk
Floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
version, while the others were released had CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
versions featuring improved cut-scenes and more digitized speech.