This game effectively passes on the pain of war. Consider yourself a casualty.
Unfortunately, it is not. To start, all the missions are fairly similar in design and location. Most have you working your way through dense jungle foliage to accomplish your objective. The objectives themselves are pretty mundane, and have all been executed much better in other games. You must capture airfields, find radios, and blow up buildings. As I said, all have been done before, and aren't that interesting. The action gets old fast, thanks to AI that turns your Japanese foes from the effective fighting force they really were, into a bunch of mentally deficient chimpanzees. This poor AI isn't helped by the graphics. To be honest, it looks like Call of Duty threw up after a night of partying with the other successful FPS shooters out there. Everything is covered in browns, greens, and tans, making even the jungles look boring. Your weapons look good, and historically accurate, but they sound pretty weak and useless. When hit and killed, your enemies flail around like a rag doll, before simply disappearing. The frame rate is horrible most of the time, and so choppy that effective aiming, even down the iron sights of your gun, is near impossible. For some reason, the ingame cutscenes actually look worse than the game itself, if that is possible. Watching them is like wearing a pair of drunk goggles, and then trying to watch Tron.
The music doesn't bring much to the table either, but at least it sounds half way decent. Your missions are all connected by a narrative journal read by a voice actor who to be honest, sounds depressed. The Japanese soldiers you fight occasionally utter some Japanese phrase or obscenity, and they are easily one of the most interesting parts of the sound design of this game.
This game tries to be something it isn't; a nicely balanced WWII shooter. The idea was there, and it was good. However, it seems like the entire game was executed the wrong way. This would have been a good game 3 years ago. Maybe. It's more of a historical teaching tool than a game. And teach it does. It shows that war is hell, and so is playing half-rate WWII games. One of the only redeeming features it that it takes place in the Pacific, an area oft avoided by game developers. Unless you find this game for a bargain price, and have played every available WWII game out there, avoid this game.