Pacific Fighters ships to retailers

The award-winning creators of the IL-2 series release an all new combat simulation of WWII's Pacific

LONDON, UK 26th October, 2004, Ubisoft, one of the world's largest videogame publishers, today announced that Pacific Fighters for the PC is now shipping to retailers. Pacific Fighters is available for a suggested retail price of £34.99.

From the creators of the critically acclaimed IL-2 series comes an accurate and action-packed re-creation of the epic battles of the Pacific. Control over 40 fighters and bombers including the deadly Japanese Zero, the U.K.'s Supermarine Seafire and the U.S.-made Corsair and A-20 Havoc. Players experience huge maps of famous WWII locations such as Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima. In addition to single player missions, Pacific Fighters offers an unparallel multiplayer experience. For the first time in any retail combat flight simulation, players may take part in massive aerial dogfights on the same dedicated server for up to 128 players. Players may also join squadrons of up to 32-players in Cooperative mode.

Players will encounter hundreds of targets on the ground and at sea. For the first time in the 1C:Maddox series, players can engage aircraft carriers in combat and utilize them for take offs and landings. From the air players may attack ships and other aircraft or choose to target ground objects such as trucks, trains, tanks and enemy airfields. Pacific Fighters' unsurpassed attention to detail, smart AI, unequaled damage model and sense of realism combine to immerse players like no other combat flight simulation ever created. Take part in legendary battles, where the courage of a few pilots will determine the course of history.

You can visit the Pacific Fighters Website here:

http://www.pacific-fighters.com

And as always Thumb Bandits will bring you a full review if we get the opportunity to do so.