What is 1942: The Pacific Air War Gold?

is a simulation of daring air combat over the South Pacific.

In depth

A closer look at 1942: The Pacific Air War Gold

You can chase down Wildcats, Corsairs and Zeros through the relentless gunfire; harass enemy shipping with torpedo runs; and perform gravity-twisting, dive bomb attacks. It features a virtual cockpit, with a view that scrolls according to your directions, instead of jumping between four or five predetermined viewing angles.

Note: we couldn't get this program to run under Windows 95, either in a DOS prompt, or by exiting and restarting in DOS mode. You may need to use a DOS boot disk.

Verdict

Should you download 1942: The Pacific Air War Gold?

1942: The Pacific Air War Gold runs on DOS and is available under the Demo license — the installer is 868 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Flight Simulators.

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