<s>
Battlehawks	B-Application
1942	I-Application
is	O
a	O
naval	O
air	O
combat	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
Pacific	O
air	O
war	O
theatre	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
 '	O
trilogy	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
flight	O
simulations	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Their	B-Application
Finest	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Secret	B-Application
Weapons	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Luftwaffe	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
127-page	O
manual	O
for	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
1942	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
100-page	O
illustrated	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
1942	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
four	O
pivotal	O
naval	O
battles	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
war	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Realism	O
settings	O
such	O
as	O
invincibility	O
,	O
unlimited	O
ammo	O
and	O
unlimited	O
fuel	O
,	O
starting	O
altitude	O
and	O
the	O
caliber	O
of	O
the	O
opposition	O
pilots	O
were	O
present	O
,	O
so	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
was	O
customizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
flight-sim	O
standards	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
take	O
offs	O
and	O
landings	O
,	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
1942	I-Application
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
get	O
immediately	O
into	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
flight	O
simulators	O
,	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
has	O
a	O
cockpit	O
view	O
,	O
switchable	O
with	O
the	O
keypad	O
for	O
a	O
look	O
around	O
the	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
1942	I-Application
manual	O
includes	O
details	O
Fighter	O
Tactics	O
instructions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
deflection	O
shooting	O
or	O
how	O
to	O
perform	O
overhead	O
approaches	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
or	O
the	O
opposite	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
also	O
was	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excellent	O
pilots	O
achieved	O
promotions	O
and	O
several	O
medals	O
in	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
(	O
Air	O
Medal	O
,	O
DFC	O
,	O
Bronze	O
Star	O
,	O
Silver	O
Star	O
,	O
Navy	O
Cross	O
and	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
-	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
own	O
aircraft	O
received	O
severe	O
hits	O
,	O
the	O
Purple	O
Heart	O
was	O
awarded	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pacific	O
theater	O
air	O
combat	O
simulation	O
successors	O
of	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
include	O
:	O
Aces	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
1942	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
Air	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Pacific	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
WarBirds	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Pacific	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
in	O
STart	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
an	O
aviation	O
enthusiast	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
want	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
1942	I-Application
just	O
for	O
its	O
extensive	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
Lawrence	O
Holland	O
,	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
told	O
him	O
at	O
an	O
industry	O
conference	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
reverse-engineered	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
1942	I-Application
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
for	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holland	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Many	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
while	O
working	O
at	O
Skywalker	O
ranch	O
on	O
Battlehawks	B-Application
1942	I-Application
,	O
I	O
overheard	O
two	O
people	O
talking	O
over	O
my	O
shoulder	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
I	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
