Storm over the Pacific

Storm over the Pacific is a strategy game covering the conflict between the Japanese Empire, the United States and its allies from 1937 to 1945. You can play as any of around 30 countries, or govern a combination of countries, each with a precise army structure. You can follow the historical course of the war or make different choices about military operations, technological development, the use of the nuclear bomb and responses to historical and random events.

Campaigns and scenarios

The game includes four major campaigns: Pacific 1941, Australia 1942, China 1937 and China 1941. Ten smaller scenarios span 1939 to 1948, including Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Guadalcanal, the attack on Pearl Harbor and an alternate scenario in which Japan invades Australia. Hundreds of historical events can occur during play.

Command and combat

You direct divisions, aircraft and ships across a map of the Pacific theater made up of tens of thousands of hexes. The theater covers China, Burma, India, the US West Coast, Australia, the Philippines, Malaya, Indonesia, Siberia, the Pacific Ocean and part of the Indian Ocean. Sixteen unit types take part in combined land, air and naval combat, supported by a balanced naval system and detailed historical orders of battle with unit names and commanders.

You decide whether to take an aggressive or cautious approach, accounting for the geopolitical and economic situation, weather and terrain in the area of operations. The economic system lets you manage resources and maintain alliances, while technological development includes a race to build the atomic bomb. Supply affects units through the logistics system, and the weather system includes snow and spring and autumn rainfall. Customizable Fog of War options let you adjust the level of difficulty and realism. The AI can be set to high difficulty.

Countries and multiplayer

You can focus on one country or govern several, including countries from opposing sides. In Hot Seat and PBEM modes, you can compete against another player or cooperate with one against the AI.

Interface and presentation

The interface lets you arrange information and management components on screen, and you can administer all your troops from the main map. Major countries have customized graphics, including sprites and counters.