Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers

I got it very cheap so for the money I spent it was worth it. Arcade controls are somewhere between average and goofy (I'm more used to arcade controls like Blazing Angels). Simulation controls are incredibly challenging on a gamepad, haven't tried the joystick. Very aesthetically pleasing graphics; planes, ships and environments. Planes come apart and tumble in a pleasing way when shot down and there's no AI swarm behaviour like Heroes of The Pacific. Game has a fairly solid historical setting as well, though presentation in the American briefs is bare bones and full of "ooh-rah" fluff. Japanese presentation is a little better, but only just. Biggest gripe is depicting the Enterprise CV-6 at the Battle of Coral Sea; Lexington and Yorktown were at Coral Sea (as in the game), while Hornet and Enterprise were enroute from Pearl Harbor, but did not arrive in time. Could have done a Hornet/Enterprise campaign instead of two Enterprise campaigns. Would have mirrored the Japanese campaign nicely. 6.5/10 Dolphins