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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Attack on Pearl Harbor commences with 1st trailer

Swedish publisher Legendo Entertainment today released the first in a series of trailers for Attack on Pearl Harbor, an arcade-style air combat game for the PC set in World War II's Pacific Theatre.

View the trailer at the game's website: Pearl Harbour

The title provides players a unique, never-before-seen perspective on history’s greatest armed conflict by affording audiences the chance to play as either the USA or Japan, with additional scenarios to be chronicled via further videos in the coming weeks.

Attack on Pearl Harbor features 4 solo campaigns, plus a “quick play” dogfight game mode. In addition to the initial Japanese attack on Oahu (Hawaii), the game also offers a host of famed and challenging scenarios such as the Battle of Midway, Iwo Jima, Burma and Manila. Each campaign spans several months during 1941-1945, offering an exciting and varied selection of missions.

Features:

• Intuitive Controls – Pick up and play the game via a simple, straightforward control scheme that'll have anyone flying in seconds.

• Multiplayer Dogfight Action – Up to 12 players can fight it out via the Internet or LAN, fly solo or team up in squadrons as either nation.

• Choose Your Side – The campaign mode offers players the chance to take on the role of 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 Locations – Fight the selfsame battles that determined the outcome of the war including Doolittle Raid, Pearl Harbor, The Battle of Midway and Iwo Jima!