Who remembers 1942: Pacific Air War... many probaby do not... This game is a great game... for those who love the genre.
The game is extremely broad. Some say to broad. I agree with them in some respects. The micro management required to succesfully play the strategic game is emense.... so if you're not into that you'll not be happy... thankfully... there are other options :) The Ministers make too many mistakes as well (sending/ and recieving of materials is screwed up)... but I still leave them on and pretend that, in the real world... that's how it happens as well (I know cheap cop out). The flight models are simplistic at best.
But at the heart of the game is a great RTS game that allows you to command hundreds of units in historical or fictional combat. Anyone remember the 1946 expansion for Aces of the Pacific? This game goes all the way to 1948! With all new technology like the early AAM's and glide bombs the japanese and Americans were developing... I love it. Ever wanted to see if an American fleet could storm Tokyo Bay?? You can in this game. I picked up this title for 29.99 at Wal-Mart. For that Price you can't go Wrong.
On another note. People are starting to mod it. And the expansion is coming out this quarter adding many new features that will make the game like Battlestations Midway should have been!