X-Box | Heroes Of The Pacific

Like many World War II games released over the last couple of years, Heroes puts you right in the middle of the action from the get go. This time you’re at Pearl Harbour when the Jap’s attack, and it’s up to you to save the day (again).

All sound a little to familiar? Well not to worry, this isn’t your usual WWII shooter; it’s a combat flight ‘simulator.’ And don’t let the word simulator scare you, cause it’s not really, though it does have two settings, simulator and arcade.

Sitting on the runway in your plane as luck would have it, you get to take off and prevent the Jap’s from destroying too many planes, and then some!

Once you’ve helped save the day (well, not quite save the day, but you know what I mean) it’s off to another Pacific hotspot as the game unfolds through some 30 missions, taken from actual military actions in WWII.

Along the way you take part in all manor of air combat with a variety of planes and upgrades available.

Graphically the game is amazing, with clouds, smoke and exploding planes all around you.

The gameplay is easy to get into (even if you, like me, skip the training part!) but is challenging enough to keep you coming back to try and get that little bit further.

Heroes brings a new dimension and a whole heap of fun to the WWII genre.