Heroes of the Pacific

Lots of Fun

User Rating: 8.6 | Heroes of the Pacific XBOX

By AngryHorizon | Review Date: June 21, 2006

This is an all around good game. The planes are great, the action is plentiful, and it is very easy to pick up and play. It is a very long campaign that covers most of the major engagements is the Pacific Theater. There are a few problems I have found though.

Some of the missions on the ace difficulty are nearly impossible to beat, and there are some control issues. The throttle and barrel roll are on the same stick, and I sometimes I will barrel roll while throttling up and ultimately plummet into the ground which is extremely frustrating.

The voice acting is terrible in some parts, but others it is kind of nice. Everything in the game has sound, I flew low past a tank and I could hear it rolling across the earth.

I admit I am an avid WWII plane game lover, but I think this is the best air plane game on the system, though I have not played Blazing Angels: Squadrons of War World II yet though.

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