<s>
Pacific	B-Application
General	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
depicting	O
famous	O
battles	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
Pacific	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
in	O
1997	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
and	O
successful	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pacific	B-Application
General	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
PacGen	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
hex	O
map	O
with	O
icons	O
representing	O
aircraft	O
,	O
warships	B-Application
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
and	O
groups	O
of	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
first	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
targeted	O
DOS	B-Application
,	O
Pacific	B-Application
General	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pacific	B-Application
General	I-Application
utilize	O
interface	O
and	O
share	O
an	O
underlying	O
file	O
system	O
that	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
created	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Pacific	B-Application
General	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
DOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
that	O
borrows	O
interface	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
Pacific	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
(	O
PacPG	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
all	O
scenarios	O
and	O
campaigns	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
bugfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
unit	O
categories	O
:	O
tanks	O
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
artillery	B-Application
,	O
fighter	O
aircraft	O
,	O
bombers	B-Application
,	O
aircraft	O
carriers	O
,	O
battleships	B-Application
,	O
forts	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infantry	B-Protocol
and	O
towed	O
weapons	O
may	O
have	O
attached	O
trucks	O
or	O
half-track	O
transports	O
and	O
land	O
units	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
on	O
cargo	O
ships	O
or	O
cargo	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
nations	O
have	O
several	O
units	O
in	O
each	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
nation	O
;	O
the	O
Japanese	O
have	O
kamikazes	B-Application
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
SSI	O
's	O
"	O
General	O
"	O
series	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
,	O
players	O
may	O
find	O
themselves	O
commanding	O
forces	O
in	O
hypothetical	O
scenarios	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
successful	O
than	O
real-life	O
commanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
General	O
series	O
,	O
Pacific	B-Application
General	I-Application
sold	O
at	O
least	O
50,000	O
units	O
by	O
September	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
