Video Gaming News - September 2005
San Francisco, CA (September 26, 2005) - Today Ubisoft announced that
the Heroes of the Pacific for the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox has gone gold and
will ship for retail later this month. Heroes of the Pacific will be
available September 30, 2005 for consoles and in October 2005 for the PC.
From Ubisoft:
Heroes of the Pacific begins on December 7, 1941, with the attack on Pearl
Harbor and lets the player participate in the most memorable battles of the
Pacific campaign including Wake Island, Midway and the Coral Sea. For the first
time players will experience the epic scope of the battles, placing hundreds of
planes on the screen in a single confrontation.
Heroes of the Pacific features six game modes and more than 35 upgradeable WWII
aircraft, a compelling story through the war, and arcade and professional
controls, as well as a workshop to customize the planes weapon loadout and
plane setup.
Key Features:
More than 150 planes fighting on-screen, each with full artificial
intelligence and physics.
10 campaigns, with 26 missions taken from real events of the Pacific campaign
including Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima.
Six game modes (Campaign, Instant Action, Single Mission, Historical,
Training, Multiplayer and Online (fierce online multiplayer support for up to 8
players).
Compelling and dramatic story featuring historical footage.
Arcade and professional control modes.
Player-controllable wingmen through a fast and intuitive menu system.
Highly detailed plane and ship models with complex lighting and environment
effects.
Varied mission types: Ground attack, ground support, escort defense, patrol,
torpedo and dive-bombing.
For more information about Heroes of the Pacific, please visit
www.heroesofthepacific.com.
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