<s>
Pacific	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
pattern	O
of	O
the	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
series	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
greater	O
resemblance	O
to	O
its	O
cousin	O
Strike	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
in	O
the	O
sense	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
contemporary	O
setting	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
fly	O
actual	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
above-mentioned	O
titles	O
,	O
Pacific	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
floppy	O
disk	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
were	O
released	O
had	O
CD-ROM	O
versions	O
featuring	O
improved	O
cut-scenes	O
and	O
more	O
digitized	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Zero	O
Pilot	O
:	O
Ginyoku	O
no	O
Senshi	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Origin	O
's	O
Strike	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
it	O
or	O
the	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
series	O
,	O
Pacific	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
immerses	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
a	O
real	O
historical	O
context	O
as	O
an	O
American	O
pilot	O
during	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
Japanese	O
attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
Harbor	I-Application
,	O
flying	O
aircraft	O
from	O
a	O
carrier	O
and	O
performing	O
missions	O
like	O
reconnaissance	O
,	O
intercepting	O
enemy	O
planes	O
or	O
attacking	O
enemy	O
vessels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
rated	O
Pacific	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
1.5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reporting	O
that	O
Origin	O
apologized	O
on	O
CompuServe	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
problems	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
cited	O
poor	O
performance	O
and	O
mediocre	O
graphics	O
compared	O
to	O
1942	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
Air	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
weak	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
needed	O
"	O
deep	O
and	O
fundamental	O
changes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Pacific	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
the	O
17th-worst	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
