The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific

Critic reviews

• IIGN

  Ryan Clements · Feb 21, 2008

  4.5

  The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific isn't necessarily an atrocious game, but it just isn't that fun and brings so very little to the table. There are numerous FPS games out there now that are highly worth your time. Try them. Leave Battle for the Pacific on the shelf, unless you're legally bound to own every World War II-related videogame ever made. If that's the case, I feel bad for you.

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• CCheatcc

  Jason Lauritzen · Feb 19, 2008

  4.0

  Five multiplayer modes are available, but they suffer from an embarrassing complication: at the time of review, none of the game's servers were occupied by a single other player. Even after trying on multiple occasions, not one player in any of the game modes could be found. Add to this the fact that to create a game you need at least one other player, and just loading a multiplayer match is a unwarranted trial.

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• GGameSpot

  Kevin VanOrd · Jan 04, 2008

  2.0

  Amid all the appalling gameplay, there are some less appalling features, such as some occasionally decent visuals, though even here, there are major problems. The frame rate is erratic while the screen shaking that occurs during mortar attacks is so intense and frequent that it may make you feel nauseous.

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• GRGames Radar+

  Philip Kollar · Dec 20, 2007

  4.0

  Similar problems persist with the sound design, which inexplicably features constant gunshot and explosion noises amped up so high that you'll rarely catch any of the un-subtitled dialogue. This would be more forgivable if the developers would have performed the expected courtesy of having "speech" as separate volume slider in the options, but no such luck.

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• CCheatcc

  Cole Smith · Nov 30, 2007

  4.4

  Many of the A.I., both friendly and enemy, look the same. There are only a few different character models. They animate well, but at times they will get stuck in the scenery or just freeze. There are also some framerate issues that make the game look choppy. Some sound effects, especially during melee combat, don't trigger. The result is some silent battles which you get little satisfaction when dropping the enemy.

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• Jjeuxvideo.com

  Dinowan · Mar 12, 2008

  1.0

  Battle For The Pacific fait probablement partie des FPS les plus barbants de l'histoire. Ses missions sont terminées avant même qu'on ait eu le temps de comprendre qu'elles avaient commencé, ses niveaux sont une incessante répétition des mêmes décors et séquences - quand on ne tourne pas carrément en rond sur une carte de 800 mètres carrés - et on boucle la chose le temps de prendre un gros repas.

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