Pacific Fighters
{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Pacific Fighters
|image = Pacific Fighters Cover.jpg
|developer = 1C:Maddox Games
|publisher = 1C Company, Ubisoft
|designer = Oleg Maddox
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|EU|October 21, 2004{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2004 |title=Pacific Fighters™ ships to retailers |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pacific-fighters-ships-to-retailers |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=GamesIndustry}}|NA|October 26, 2004}}
|genre = Combat flight simulation game
|modes = Single-player, Multiplayer
|platforms = Microsoft Windows
}}
Pacific Fighters, known in Russia as Pearl Harbor (Перл-Харбор), is a World War II Combat flight simulation game for Microsoft Windows, developed in Russia by 1C:Maddox Games and distributed by Ubisoft in 2004. It is in fact a stand-alone expansion pack of IL-2 Sturmovik, released three years earlier in 2001, also developed by 1C:Maddox Games and distributed by Ubisoft. The latest version corresponds to the IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 compilation, distributed by Ubisoft in 2006.
Pacific Fighters is played online by gamers (Online fighter squadron communities) using a standard IP address or a client server such as Hyperlobby regularly but can be flown offline as well. The game gives the player 74 flyable aircraft, including variants. It was created by Maddox Games, as a Pacific War expansion of IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles, although it can also be installed as a stand-alone game. It has two types of missions that can be flown, "dogfights" or "cooperative campaign" modes. In either type, the player can play as either Allied or Axis forces, and the type of aircraft flown usually depends on the mission picked. The game also features a mission editor, allowing the player to make their own missions.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 78.35%{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/920156-pacific-fighters/index.html |title=Pacific Fighters for PC |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130426012529/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/920156-pacific-fighters/index.html |url-status=live }}
| MC = 76/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/oleg-maddox-presents-pacific-fighters/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Pacific Fighters for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109172415/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/pacific-fighters |url-status=live }}
| 1UP = B−{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Garnett |date=December 13, 2004 |url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3137202&did=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100105063656/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3137202&did=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 5, 2010 |title=Pacific Fighters |publisher=1UP.com |accessdate=December 15, 2014}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |author=Funky Zealot |date=November 5, 2004 |url=http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/39332.shtml |title=Pacific Fighters Review for PC on GamePro.com |publisher=GamePro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204120646/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/39332.shtml |archivedate=February 4, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 15, 2014}}
| GSpot = 7.3/10{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Tracy |date=October 29, 2004 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pacific-fighters-review/1900-6111857/ |title=Pacific Fighters Review |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107184615/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pacific-fighters-review/1900-6111857/ |url-status=live }}
| GSpy = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Dy |first=Bernard |date=November 29, 2004 |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/pacific-fighters/569159p1.html |title=GameSpy: Pacific Fighters |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215234204/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/pacific-fighters/569159p1.html |url-status=live }}
| IGN = 7.7/10{{cite web |last=Butts |first=Steve |date=November 4, 2004 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/05/pacific-fighters |title=Pacific Fighters |publisher=IGN |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216064030/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/05/pacific-fighters |url-status=live }}
| PCF = 83%{{cite journal |last=Evans |first=Dean |url=http://www.pcformat.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=33741&subsectionid=680 |title=Pacific Fighters |journal=PC Format |issue=168 |date=December 2004 |page=86 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070802145041/http://www.pcformat.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=33741&subsectionid=680 |archivedate=August 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 15, 2014}}
| PCGUK = 86%{{cite journal |title=Pacific Fighters |journal=PC Gamer UK |date=December 2004}}
| PCGUS = 88%{{cite journal |title=Pacific Fighters |journal=PC Gamer |date=January 2005 |page=76}}
| PCZone = 74%{{cite web |author=PC Zone staff |date=December 1, 2004 |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=112638 |title=PC Review: Pacific Fighters |publisher=PC Zone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518133644/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=112638 |archivedate=May 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 15, 2014}}
| rev1 = The Sydney Morning Herald
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite news |last=Ring |first=Bennett |date=November 13, 2004 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Games/Buggy-flights/2004/11/12/1100227569209.html |title=Buggy Flights |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193838/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Games/Buggy-flights/2004/11/12/1100227569209.html |url-status=live }}
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Pacific Fighters was met with positive reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 78.35%, while Metacritic gave it 76 out of 100.
During the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Pacific Fighters for "Simulation Game of the Year", which was ultimately awarded to The Sims 2.{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2005&idGameAwardType=124 |title=2005 Awards Category Details Simulation Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=27 October 2023}}
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References
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External links
- [https://il2sturmovik.com/ IL-2 Sturmovik official website]
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Pacific War video games
Category:Video games developed in Russia