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perpetual victories at the conference along with the fighting power of the units, national power for the Japanese has been enhanced. A lot of units and a dedicated infrastructure could exceed the national power of the United States a few years after starting a war against them, causing a collapse in the game balance.
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Restrictions apply in this game as the Japanese players are unable to replenish their troops in a non-Japanese harbor like Bangkok, for example. Due to limitations, there is no way to recover damage for the Air Force. Players cannot shift the older model airplanes with the newer ones. If the number
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forces of both nations, each side tries to outsmart each other. Naval forces can be equipped with new technology when it becomes available. They can handle anti-aircraft weapons, radar, aiming devices, decryption units, incendiary weapons, flamethrowers, and missile weapons. However, with the
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s Bro' Buzz called it "an interesting war simulation that's definitely for mature gamers with a yen for history, a mind for numbers, and plenty of time to kill", but found the graphics too limited and criticized the repetitive music.
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in a desperate attempt to turn the tide against the Anglo-American forces. When playing the entire campaign from 1940 to the bitter end of World War II in Asia, the average player can complete the game in approximately 40 hours.
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The final mission in the game has an extreme level of difficulty for the player controlling the Japanese side. During the course of the scenario, the Japanese forces become increasingly suicidal and reliant on the
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and animations of the Saturn version, saying they "convey a sense of history and fantasy". He was also pleased with the intricate options and controls, and concluded that while it is slightly slower-paced than
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may not be the most graphically-riveting war sim around, but for those interested in a nice, long, full-scale war, this game is just the ticket". Despite this, he gave it a 5.3 out of 10.
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The NEC PC-9801 version came with an enhancement pack. A version was released exclusively in Japan for the MS-DOS operating system; it also works on Windows operating systems from
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is a turn-based game, with each turn consisting of a move phase and a plan phase. During the move phase, the player maneuvers their ships along a non-grid-based map.
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of aircraft of Air Corps base units and aircraft carriers have been significantly reduced in battle, the troops can only be reorganized into different patterns.
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The Japanese fighter planes are fighting against a fleet of U.S. Air Force planes that outnumber them slightly.
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similarly praised the intricate yet easy-to-use interface and high attention to detail, and concluded: "
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in Japan, is a Koei strategy video game that depicts the conflict between the US and
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Japanese players may now invade all sides of North America through the
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magazine scored the Super Famicom version of the game a 23 out of 40.
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is still a worthwhile and enjoyable strategy game. Jeff Kitts of
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and had been ported to various platforms since, such as the
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Index

P.T.O. II: Pacific Theater of Operations

Developer(s)
Koei
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)
PC-98
Super NES
Saturn
PlayStation
MS-DOS
Windows
JP
JP
JP
NA
JP
NA
NA
JP
Genre(s)
Turn-based strategy
tactical wargame
Single-player
multiplayer
Japan
World War II
P.T.O.
NEC PC-9801
Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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