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Posted on 19 February 12 at 15:22 |
WWII airborne action abound
bitComposer Games have revealed that they are launching Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers on the Xbox 360 in the "second half of 2012". As the name suggests, the title will center around aerial combat with a base of operations anchored in the Pacific Ocean. The game will have players battling through a fictious plot featuring the US Navy and Japanese Imperial Fleet. Here's the full run down from the press release:
Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers combines authentic Second World War settings and a fictitious story that will lead the player through the Arcade-Flight-Action. The starting point for all the flight missions in the campaign is an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, which the player commands as the captain of the ship. The player decides at the beginning of the game whether to engage in battle under the flag of the US Navy or the Japanese Imperial Fleet. In Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers the battles are also fought in the air, e.g. Pearl Harbor, Midway and Wake Island. Instead of individual aircraft, here the player can control entire squadrons and switch between them during the mission. Various single and multiplayer modes will guarantee long-lasting game fun.It sounds like the ability to command your carrier could provide enough of an edge for some gamers to take note of the title. My niggling doubt at the moment is how a game can revolve around a made up series of events with key locations such as Pearl Harbor in the mix. We'll hold off judgement though and keep an eye on this one as we hear more information. |
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Posted on 19 February 12 at 15:51 |
"It sounds like the ability to command your carrier could provide enough of an edge for some gamers to take note of the title."
You mean the same exact way that battlestations midway and pacific did?
Nothing new here. |
2 jobs, 10 hour days, 6 days a week and I still destroy games. |
Last post: 23 May at 15:05
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Posted on 19 February 12 at 16:33 |
| I'll be curious if the system works unlike Battlestations Midway and the Pacfici which I felt were too hectic and required too much micro-management to be enjoyable. |
Last post: 14 May at 13:39
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Posted on 19 February 12 at 16:36 |
| sounds interesting |
Last post: 12 Oct 12 at 22:29
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Posted on 19 February 12 at 17:51 |
| might not be a good game |
Last post: 23 May at 06:56
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Posted on 19 February 12 at 21:39 |
| I think it sounds like battlestations.Probably give it a miss. |
I used to be a parkeeper,then i took an arrow to the knee. |
Last post: 26 Apr at 03:11
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Posted on 20 February 12 at 04:19 |
| Definitely strange that they went with a fictitious story given the amount of history they could have drawn from. |
Last post: 23 May at 20:37
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Posted on 20 February 12 at 16:55 |
| Price de Nice said:Definitely strange that they went with a fictitious story given the amount of history they could have drawn from.Agreed, there are so many "untold" battles when it comes to video games that I am sure they could have found a suitable storyline. |
Last post: 13 May at 04:35
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Posted on 20 February 12 at 20:37 |
| Wish they would make more or at least 1 really good WW1 ACE game!!!! Even on the history channel waaaaayyyyyy too much emphasis is placed on WW2. |
Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops boy!! |
Last post: 24 May at 19:46
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Posted on 21 February 12 at 06:33 |
| tylcr2pt0 said:Wish they would make more or at least 1 really good WW1 ACE game!!!! Even on the history channel waaaaayyyyyy too much emphasis is placed on WW2.In general, WWII is simply a more interesting story. You're talking about a country that rose from nothing to very nearly conquering the entirety of Europe, mostly due to the actions of a single man. And that's before you even consider the Holocaust angle. In comparison to what was basically a glorified pissing contest between France and Germany that escalated when everyone's friends jumped in. And then they fought deadlocked in trenches. WWII is just such a fertile grounds for stories across all mediums, while the most interesting thing about WWI is that the state it left Germany in was the platform from which WWII began. |
Last post: 11 Jun 12 at 12:11
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Posted on 22 February 12 at 20:29 |
| I'll keep an eye on this |