Deadly Dozen : Pacific Theater

by Atari

Product Features

• Tactical simulation of the WWII Pacific Theater
• Authentic WWII vehicles, weapons and uniforms
• Customizable squads and strategies
• Cinematic graphics and sounds
• For one or more players using LAN or Internet connection

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000691KL
• Item Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 29, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,217 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The year is 1942 and the war against Japan is at a fever pitch. The key to victory hinges on the defeat of island strongholds throughout the Pacific. To do this the U.S. army deploys specially trained soldiers to carryout commando-style attacks against the forces of Japan. From sweltering rainforests to sun-baked coral beaches and stinking mangrove swamps, players lead their squad of 12 skilled heroes on real missions with real consequences. Coordinate attacks, sneak into enemy villages, rescue captured POWs and more. Missions can be played single-handedly or jointly with friends over the Internet for cooperative play. It’s the authentic hard-edged intensity of the Pacific Theater.

Game Features:

• Creep silently through immersive environments featuring authentic WWII vehicles, weapons, and uniforms.
• Customize squads and strategy to best achieve each mission’s objectives.
• Experience movie-like action and environments throughout the entire Pacific campaign from the Philippines to Okinawa.
• Manage team tactics team in single player games, play cooperatively over LAN or the Internet.

Product Description

12 Men 1 Chance!Product InformationIn 1942 specially trained soldiers were deployed to carry out commando-stylemissions against the forces of Japan.  They were cold as steel and couldstrike without warning. Through sweltering rainforests sun-baked coral beachesand stinking mangrove swamps these skilled heroes took the war to theJapanese.  This is the story of that 12-man unit known only as...TheDeadly Dozen.Penetrate the island strongholds of Japanese Imperial forces with your squad ofcommandos.  Stealth a cool head and your MI may buy you one moreday.  It's real missions with real consequences.  Can you survive thehard-edged intensity of the Pacific theater?Product Highlights Creep silently through immersive environments featuring authentic WWII vehicles weapons and uniforms. Personalize your strategy and squad to best achieve each mission's objectives. Experience movie-like action as you take on the entire Pacific campaign from the Philippines to Okinawa. Manage your tactical team on your own play cooperatively over LAN or the Internet...or take on your friends in a Deathmatch!Product Features Lead your squad single-handedly or join forces with friends over the Internet for cooperative missions. Infiltrate Japanese POW camps to rescue captured officers. Your best weapon?  The element of surprise. Keep low and stealthily advance your squad through the jungle. Coordinate your advance and attack! Stay under cover as Japanese soldiers patrol the jungles. Carefully assemble a balanced team for each mission. Send your snipers ahead to pick off enemies from afar Windows Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Pentium II 550 MHz or higher (Pentium III 900MHz or higher recommended) 128MB of RAM 650MB free Hard Disk Space 8X CD-ROM Drive 16MB TNT2-class video card (32MB - 128MB VRAM video card recommended) * Windows 98/Me/2000/XP compatible sou

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very decent game, but a few annoyances, January 24, 2003

By 

tchaze (Duluth, MN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deadly Dozen : Pacific Theater (CD-ROM)

The environmental graphics are excellent, though a little repetitive at times (the snow level is a nice touch!). The grass, trees, etc, are very impressive. The animations of your squadmates could use a little fine tuning, however. They just don't have the sense of being 'grounded' and real like in Ghost Recon, for example. Also, the framerate seems to chug at random times. It will run smooth for a while, and then slow to an unplayable rate. Turning down the detial levels doesn't help, and yuo just have to wait. It seems to happen in certain areas of cretain levels. It could, I guess, be a problem with my computer, too, but I have not seen it in any other games.
There are some pathfinding AI problems (getting stuck behind trees and rocks and such), and sometimes your guys become deaf, and don't hear your commands. The guns are cool, though I noticed the ammo usage on the Japanese machine gun is a little wierd. It sounds like its firing super fast, but it uses ammo at about the same rate as the BAR. Strange.
It is very nice to be able to use just one or two guys at a time, and leave the rest behind somewhere. However, there is one more thing here that has bugged me and prompted more than a few start-overs: when you are playing as the sniper and sneaking around, and you switch to a different guy, the sniper will often often INSTANTLY fire on an enemy you didn't see, and bring the entire Japanese army down on your posistion (the AI sniper isn't a very good shot, either).
Even with these annoyances, I still found myself playing through the missions one after another. The world is engrossing (the full bio on each character is cool) and the combat is rather intense.
Bottom line: It's not Ghost Recon of WWII, and it's not Wolfenstien Ghost Recon Style, but it is a fun game. The graphics are good, but not cutting-edge. Besides, it is one of the only games that let you fight in the Pacific Theatre. It is well worth the low $$$ price tag.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew "foliage" could be so intense?, November 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Deadly Dozen : Pacific Theater (CD-ROM)

I figured I'd sit down for an hour and try it out, and three hours later I had finished the first level. After playing through the first few missions of this game, creeping around in the jungle (with leaves and trees that sway back and forth, and actually provide cover!) -- well, it really sucks you in. Keep the quicksave and quickload keys handy so you can recover from your own impatience. Love it!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What are you shooter fans waiting for, January 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Deadly Dozen : Pacific Theater (CD-ROM)

I have just finished this game and if you like first or third person shooters and haven't bought this GET IT.12 great missions that take you all through the pacific and its not a bore.The enemy sometimes can be standing right over you as you hide in the grass.You lay there and sweat it out as to whether you'll be discovered and be killed.So shooters while you wait for Hidden & dangerous 2 Wolfenstein 2 or Condition Zero pick this up.It will only get cheaper as time goes on but its first rate for what it is.