Pacific Storm

2005 video game

2005 video game
  • CIS: Buka Entertainment
  • NA: CDV Software
EngineOGREPlatform(s)Microsoft WindowsRelease
  • CIS: 17 November 2005
  • NA: 28 September 2006
Genre(s)Real-time strategyMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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.[1]

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.

Reviews

  • Worth Playing[2]
  • Subsim[3]
  • IGN[4]
  • Gamernode[5]
  • GameZone[6]
  • PC Games (Germany)[7]
  • Game Chronicles[8]
  • 4Players.de[9]
  • GamingExcellence[10]
  • GameSpot[11]

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.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Игра Стальные монстры (Pacific Storm): вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Стальные монстры (Pacific Storm)". Absolute Games.
  2. ^ "PC Review - 'Pacific Storm'".
  3. ^ http://www.subsim.com/ssr/pacific_storm/review_pacific_storm.php [bare URL]
  4. ^ "PC Games, Wikis, Cheats, Walkthroughs, News, Reviews & Videos".
  5. ^ http://www.gamernode.com/reviews/1525-pacific-storm/index.html [bare URL]
  6. ^ http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23784.htm [bare URL]
  7. ^ Weiß, Stefan (28 August 2006). "Pacific Storm". PC Games.
  8. ^ "Game Chronicles - Review".
  9. ^ "Pacific Storm - Test, Taktik & Strategie". 9 September 2006.
  10. ^ "Pacific Storm Review". 8 February 2007.
  11. ^ "Pacific Storm Review".
  12. ^ Ocampo, Jason (30 October 2007). "Pacific Storm: Allies First Look". GameSpot. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  • Aihoshi - 'Jonric', Richard (14 December 2005). "Pacific Storm First View". IGN. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  • Butts, Steve (11 May 2006). "E3 2006: Pacific Storm". IGN. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  • Todd, Brett (16 October 2006). "Pacific Storm Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  • PC Gamer. January 2007. p. 74. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • Computer Games Magazine. January 2007. p. 65. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)