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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 19 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 25 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: CDV Software
Developer: Legendo
Genre(s): Flight Combat Simulation
Players: 12
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: August 2, 2007
Summary
In Attack on Pearl Harbor, players can sign up for either side as they are offered the role of daring US gunner turned pilot Douglas Knox or Japanese ace Zenji Yamada. History's yours to shape: Either nation can win the war depending on your actions as players battle for supremacy behind the cockpits of some of the most prolific fighters, bombers and torpedo-bearing aircraft of the WWII Pacific Theater. Playable planes include Japan's Mitsubishi A6M "Zero", the D3A1 Aichi "Val" and the B5N Nakajima "Kate" as well as America's Chance Vought F4U Corsair, the Douglas SBD Dauntless and the Grumman TBM Avenger. Intuitive Controls – Pick up and play the game via a simple, straightforward control scheme that'll have anyone flying in seconds. Jaw-Dropping Graphics – Widescreen gaming support coupled with dazzling special effects provides a beautifully rendered backdrop of the Pacific. Choose Your Side – Play as the dashing Douglas Knox of the USAAF or fighter pilot Zenji Yamada of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Riveting Action – Take off from the deck of an aircraft carrier in the most prolific fighters, bombers and torpedo-bearing aircraft of the WWII Pacific Theatre. Historical Campaigns – Fight the selfsame battles that determined the outcome of the war, from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima.
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GamingTrend
The hardcore simulations experts may not enjoy the usual advantage they have with experience in flying a plane with a realistic model, but they can still enjoy that they are "flying" and doing it with anyone whose company they enjoy.
Read Full Review >PALGN
Attack on Pearl Harbor offers some great 'arcadey' action and some incredibly fun aerial combat that is great in short bursts. However players looking for something in a complicated/involving vein are best to look elsewhere.
Read Full Review >Armchair Empire
In a way, Attack on Pearl Harbor succeeds in doing what the much more lauded Battlestations Midway failed to do last year, provide an arcadish Pacific air war that’s both fun (which Battlestations is) and replayable (which Battlestations is . . . not so much). Attack at Pearl Harbor’s AI is reasonably good, if a tad predictable.
Read Full Review >PC Format
It's great fun while it lasts, but once you've got over the initial thrill of the dogfight, there's not much here to maintain interest. [Sept 2007, p.58]
Worth Playing
With its pick-up-and-play controls, intense combat sequences and surprisingly nice visuals, Attack on Pearl Harbor achieves its goal of providing relatively simplistic and fun gameplay.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Don’t expect the game to have much to do with a true re-enactment of the Pearl Harbor attack and accept the fantasy that this game brings to the foreground. What it does, it does well.
Read Full Review >Gamers Europe
What this game lacks is substance. The missions, the plot and so on are as easily thrown together as they are to complete. The quick bursts of fun to be had here are indeed intense, and are partially flanked by excellent graphics, but there’s no longevity in a paper-thin premise. Arcade gaming yes, just not in the maddeningly addictive sense.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Forget about flight-sim physics and just enjoy this dumbed-down take on air combat over the Pacific in World War II.
Read Full Review >PC Gamer
It's a little shy on realism, challenge, and gameplay depth but Attack on Pearl Harbor still delivers an accessible and diversionary ride in some terrific old WWII warbirds. [Oct 2007, p.60]
Gamers' Temple
Attack on Pearl Harbor has its moments, but it will have trouble holding your interest all the way through the campaigns.
Read Full Review >Strategy Informer
Since this isn’t aimed toward the flight sim brigade, the control system is a critical make-or-break aspect of Attack on Pearl Harbor.
Read Full Review >PC Gameworld
If you're looking for a game that is fun for a quick fix, but lacks any real depth then this is your game. Otherwise, don't waste your time and money.
Read Full Review >Jolt Online Gaming UK
Perhaps the most damning evidence in the case against bothering with this game (as if AI that sees your allies forever flying into your plane and bafflingly unresponsive speed controls aren’t quite enough) is that the whole experience feels reminiscent of a dumbed-down version of Crimson Skies.
Read Full Review >PC Zone UK
Annoyingly, there's no way to change the controls and looks-wise, it won't win any medals. [Sept 2007, p.84]
Eurogamer
If you fancy a spot of no-frills arcade dogfighting this will keep you entertained for a while, and there's also a LAN/Internet multiplayer (offering free-for-all and teamplay modes).
Read Full Review >GameDaily
It's hard to say who the game was meant for. Maybe the game just shouldn't be played at all.
Read Full Review >GameShark
It's too simple, too short, and becomes boring far too quickly to recommend.
Read Full Review >IGN
Legendo has managed to take something as interesting as World War II's air battle over the Pacific and turn it into something as repetitive as bouncing a tennis ball against a wall. It offers a lot of missions, sure, but they're all basically the same three repeated ad nauseum or mashed together into one mission to make it seem new.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 6.4 (out of 10) based on 25 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Dirk K. gave it a9:
Quick and easy flight combat simulation. Install the game and take off. Dont have to learn hundreds of keys to play. Very good graphics. Not a game for real flight-simulation Fans. Just easy going, I like this game.
S. M. gave it a3:
Not worth the time to install, stupid graphics, repetative storyline, etc. The only reason i gave it a 3 and not a 1 was because it had easy controls.
R. S. gave it an8:
LIke that this is not too realistic. You can keep droping torps, or not run out of ammo, and still your guns can over heat. Using the mouse to fly took some getting used too.
Texas Buff gave it a3:
Funny thing about this game...the F4U Corsair was not in service until 1942....stupid. Wasn't even in PH.
Chris B. gave it an8:
This is a awsome plane game. I wish it had a cockpit view though. Graphics are crisp and so Is the gameplay.
Arizona Polecat gave it an8:
Fun little flying shoot-em-up game.
Marcus B. gave it a9:
Really fun easy to get going air to air combat. Great on multiplayer with dog fight.
