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2006 · Lesta Games · Real-time strategy · Real-time tactics

Pacific Storm

On December 7, 1941, a major part of the U.S. Pacific navy stationed at Pearl Harbor was assaulted by Japanese planes. Japanese fighters were destroying American aircraft on land and in the air, without giving them a chance for a counterattack. The furious battle of Pearl Harbor became the first in the sequence of gory sea combats.

Released: 28 September 2006
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Real-time strategy Real-time tactics Simulation Strategy World War II
Developers: Lesta Games
Publishers: Buka Entertainment
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Historical Non-fiction Warfare
Engine: Ogre3d
Age ratings: ESRB T PEGI 12 USK 16
Languages: English
Time to beat: 14hmain story15hcompletionist

About

Pacific Storm (Russian: Стальные монстры) is a Pacific War-themed real-time strategy game developed by Lesta Studio and released by Buka Entertainment in 2005. A Western version was released by CDV Software in 2006.

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Gameplay

In the game, players are able to act as a supreme commander, handling research, ship and plane design, production, troop deployment, and many other things. As a real-time strategy game, players are allowed to control individual ships and planes. Furthermore, players can also act as an ordinary sailor, who can man various anti-aircraft gun positions on a ship or man various gunner positions in a heavy/medium bomber plane, turning the game also into a first-person shooter.

Reception

This game has been criticized by many gamers due to some historical inaccuracies, mostly due to limited types of ships and aircraft available in the game. An example is the presence of two US Colorado-class battleships in Singapore at 10 December 1941, instead of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse.

Legacy

The standalone expansion Pacific Storm: Allies involves Britain as an additional playable faction. It also introduces non-playable nations such as the Netherlands, Germany, and the USSR. These nations however can be playable in the "Battle Planner" mode.