<s>
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
was	O
previewed	O
but	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
features	O
various	O
warplanes	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
F6F	O
Hellcat	O
and	O
the	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historical	O
missions	O
include	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Navy	O
's	O
surprise	O
Attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
Harbor	I-Application
,	O
defense	O
of	O
Pearl	O
Harbor	O
by	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
Army	O
Air	O
Corps	O
P-40	O
Warhawks	O
based	O
at	O
Wheeler	O
Field	O
,	O
fighter/bomber	O
combat	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Midway	O
,	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Leyte	O
Gulf	O
,	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Coral	O
Sea	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mission	O
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
Admiral	O
Isoroku	O
Yamamoto	O
after	O
deciphering	O
Japanese	O
messages	O
of	O
his	O
scheduled	O
plans	O
to	O
visit	O
island	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
extra	O
campaign	O
contains	O
numerous	O
prototype	B-Application
aircraft	O
that	O
were	O
developed	O
before	O
the	O
war	O
's	O
end	O
but	O
never	O
saw	O
combat	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
350,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Doug	O
Fick	O
in	O
September	O
1992	O
called	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
"	O
simultaneously	O
awesome	O
and	O
disappointing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
documentation	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
even	O
a	O
fast	O
computer	O
could	O
not	O
run	O
the	O
software	O
with	O
sufficient	O
performance	O
,	O
the	O
AI	O
enemies	O
and	O
sound	O
were	O
inferior	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Red	B-Device
Baron	I-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
aircraft	O
performance	O
was	O
unrealistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
is	O
80%	O
'	O
battle-ready	O
'	O
 "	O
and	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
would	O
"	O
provide	O
that	O
extra	O
20%	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
updated	O
,	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
lives	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
tremendous	O
advanced	O
billing	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
superior	O
to	O
Red	O
Baron.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1993	O
Fick	O
reported	O
that	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
WWII	O
:	O
1946	O
expansion	O
disk	O
,	O
but	O
wished	O
that	O
it	O
included	O
a	O
mission	O
builder	O
as	O
with	O
Red	B-Device
Baron	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PCGames	O
nominated	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
for	O
their	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
flight	O
simulator	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
the	O
12th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
unsurpassed	O
variety	O
of	O
aircraft	O
and	O
mission	O
types	O
,	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
may	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
gratifying	O
air-combat	O
simulation	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
92nd	O
top	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Realism	O
,	O
aircraft	O
,	O
technology	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
many	O
ways	O
to	O
kill	O
many	O
a	O
folk	O
made	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
an	O
immediate	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
