<s>
Gary	B-Application
Grigsby	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
strategy	B-Application
wargame	B-Application
released	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
operations	O
,	O
amphibious	O
assaults	O
,	O
surface	O
bombardments/engagements	O
,	O
strategic	O
bombing	O
,	O
kamikazes	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
submarine	O
war	O
against	O
naval	O
and	O
merchant	O
shipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Pacific	O
War	O
received	O
a	O
follow-up	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
in	O
most	O
cases	O
to	O
impose	O
an	O
overall	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
require	O
shared	O
goals	O
and	O
cooperation	O
between	O
,	O
as	O
examples	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Army	O
and	O
Navy	O
,	O
UK	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
US	O
Army	O
and	O
USMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
solo	O
player	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
;	O
or	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
either	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
computer	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
email	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
provisions	O
for	O
fighting	O
shorter	O
campaigns	O
:	O
the	O
Japanese	O
offensive	O
period	O
;	O
Coral	O
Sea	O
-	O
Midway	O
period	O
;	O
Guadalcanal	B-Application
;	O
the	O
Marianas	O
landings	O
;	O
or	O
the	O
Leyte	O
Gulf	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternately	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
select	O
the	O
entire	O
war	O
from	O
December	O
1941	O
Pearl	B-Application
Harbor	I-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
slightly	O
shorter	O
version	O
from	O
1942	O
to	O
surrender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
SSI	O
founder	O
Joel	O
Billings	O
wrote	O
that	O
Pacific	O
War	O
"	O
sold	O
between	O
15,000	O
and	O
20,000	O
units	O
at	O
full	O
price	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
multi-product	O
wargame	B-Application
bundles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
survey	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
that	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
named	O
Pacific	O
War	O
the	O
1993	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1994	O
wished	O
that	O
Great	B-Application
Naval	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
wargame	B-Application
columnist	O
Terry	O
Coleman	O
named	O
it	O
his	O
pick	O
for	O
the	O
13th-best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
released	O
by	O
late	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller-scale	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Pacific	O
War	O
,	O
entitled	O
Uncommon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Campaign	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
South	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Grigsby	O
and	O
2	O
by	O
3	O
Games	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
they	O
launched	O
a	O
full	O
successor	O
of	O
Pacific	O
War	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2000	O
,	O
publisher	O
Matrix	O
Games	O
launched	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Pacific	O
War	O
entitled	O
Pacific	O
War	O
:	O
The	O
Matrix	O
Project	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
followed	O
Matrix	O
's	O
freeware	B-License
updates	O
of	O
two	O
other	O
Grigsby	O
titles	O
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
and	O
Gary	B-Application
Grigsby	I-Application
's	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	I-Application
Russia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
