<s>
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Struggle	O
Against	O
Japan	O
1941	O
–	O
1945	O
is	O
a	O
2004	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
2	O
by	O
3	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Gary	O
Grigsby	O
and	O
Keith	O
Brors	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Gary	B-Application
Grigsby	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	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
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
simulates	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Theater	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
and	O
began	O
development	O
around	O
April	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
that	O
designer	O
Gary	O
Grigsby	O
planned	O
to	O
create	O
for	O
Matrix	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
wargame	B-Application
studio	O
he	O
had	O
joined	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
1992	O
title	O
Gary	B-Application
Grigsby	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2001	O
,	O
Grigsby	O
co-founded	O
2	O
by	O
3	O
Games	O
with	O
collaborators	O
Joel	O
Billings	O
and	O
Keith	O
Brors	O
,	O
where	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
continued	O
development	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
deal	O
with	O
Matrix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
three	O
planned	O
games	O
,	O
alongside	O
Uncommon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
and	O
an	O
unnamed	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
by	O
3	O
's	O
debut	O
Uncommon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
stepping	O
stone	O
and	O
teaser	O
for	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
that	O
covered	O
the	O
subject	O
at	O
a	O
smaller	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Made	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
from	O
Uncommon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
,	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
late-2001	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
was	O
co-designed	O
by	O
Grigsby	O
and	O
Brors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billings	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
largest	O
wargame	B-Application
the	O
creators	O
had	O
ever	O
attempted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
plan	O
to	O
import	O
the	O
Uncommon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
code	O
proved	O
unsuccessful	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
broke	O
down	O
when	O
applied	O
at	O
the	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Wargamers	O
James	O
Cobb	O
wrote	O
that	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
was	O
"	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
devotees	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2004	O
Charles	O
S	O
.	O
Roberts	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
20th	O
Century	O
Era	O
Computer	B-Application
Wargame	I-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Battles	B-Application
in	I-Application
Normandy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
Geryk	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
that	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
"	O
is	O
n't	O
really	O
so	O
much	O
a	O
game	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
project	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
its	O
extreme	O
complexity	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
suitable	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
dedicated	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
its	O
learning	O
curve	O
high	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
dedicated	O
wargame	B-Application
fans	O
would	O
appreciate	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StrategyPages	O
John	O
Siminoff	O
likewise	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
a	O
seriously	O
detailed	O
WWII	O
strategic	O
simulation	O
,	O
especially	O
one	O
dealing	O
with	O
material	O
far	O
less	O
frequently	O
covered	O
than	O
the	O
Western	O
War	O
,	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
will	O
satisfy	O
you	O
like	O
nothing	O
else	O
on	O
the	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
later	O
received	O
a	O
heavily	O
updated	O
expansion	O
pack	O
entitled	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
:	O
Admiral	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
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