History Channel: how could you?

User Rating: 3.5 | The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific X360
By ferntfactor | Review Date:
Battle for the Pacific: meet Hour of Victory. you both suck. i liked the premise of going to the pacific theater. the History Channel would never rip me off, would they? yes, private, they would. as the saying goes "they phoned this one in". here goes:

The good:
- surprisingly, there are moments with great graphics. even stunning textures. rain on jungle leaves. cool light.
- the setting was sorta interesting.
- the battles were novel.

The bad:
- where the hell is everyone? the battlefields feel empty and underpopulated.
- hit detection? what hit detection?
- why put me on an AA gun if the planes can't be shot down?
- how about a tank or two? a flametrower?
- horrible grenade throwing.
- where the hell are the supply guys at? ammo shortage.
- the shortest full price game ever - over in 3 hours. hey, Hour of Victory WAS number one in something.
- reached a point in highest difficulty where invisible enemies shoot you blind through thick jungle and there's just no getting by.
- the sound bytes. it's as if you're wearing ear muffs.

Summary:
- if you can find this gem for 9.99 or less, i say what the hell, blast through it and you'll enjoy moments of goodness.


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