Pearl Harbor: Defend the Fleet

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Summary: Astonishing realism!
Review: My grandfather was aboard the USS Maryland Battleship while it was stationed in Pearl Harbor. He experienced firsthand, the relentless attacks of the kamikazee pilots as a gunner's mate and was fortunate to survive the attack. Although his eyesight is not a sharp as it was back then, his eye's lit up when he watched me take over as gunner while playing this adrenalin charging game. I believe I saw tears welling up in his old eyes as the realism of the game brought back the experience to him, even though he was merely watching me play. All simulation games should be this realistic and well designed. I highly recommend it to anyone who's a history buff or is need of a good adrenalin rush.

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Summary: 3dfx card owners, avoid this title!!!...
Review: The Premise of this game is decent, a quick easy action title like Beachhead 2000 & B-17 Gunner also made by Wizardworks/ Infogrames. But if you have a 3dfx card in your system like most of you still do, since 3dfx has been dead only for a couple months, the graphics are ugly and extremely pixelated. Basically the game doesn't look like it does on the box. Infogrames tech support told me after E-mailing them to either return the game or invest in a Nvidia GeForce card, a 3dfx patch is not in the future for DTFPH. Now honestly, who is with any sense is going to spend $150 on a video card for a $20 game that will get old and extremely repetitive like Beachhead 2000 in a month!!!...

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Summary: 3dfx card owners, avoid this title!!!...
Review: The Premise of this game is decent, a quick easy action title like Beachhead 2000 & B-17 Gunner also made by Wizardworks/ Infogrames. But if you have a 3dfx card in your system like most of you still do, since 3dfx has been dead only for a couple months, the graphics are ugly and extremely pixelated. Basically the game doesn't look like it does on the box. Infogrames tech support told me after E-mailing them to either return the game or invest in a Nvidia GeForce card, a 3dfx patch is not in the future for DTFPH. Now honestly, who is with any sense is going to spend $150 on a video card for a $20 game that will get old and extremely repetitive like Beachhead 2000 in a month!!!...

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Summary: Well............................................
Review: The purpose of a review is to provide details or an opinion of a piece of hardware, software or any other item not to influence someone's buying decision. It is simply unfair to slam a game simply because you do not like it. So basically I will give my objective take. I was attracted to the concept of manning the guns to combat an enemy onslaught. I found the game installed at a Compusa ready for play and decided to give it a whirl. There was no learning curve and the waves were entirely too easy even at the hard settings. The game resembled a shooting gallery and objects appeared to be there simply for you shooting pleasure. The graphics were substandard and the enemy planes seemed to lack an objective other than to fly around and wait to be shot down. As the levels progressed, more powerful guns became available and the focus of my gameplay was not on survival but how much ammo I could save and wether or not I was going to get the gattling gun. In many cases leading of targets was useless proving a lack of physics and the addition of the subs made it even more trivial. Silly as it may seem I was actually interested in playing the game until someonecame to my rescue and asked if they could try it. I quickly handed it over and even though it was on level 15 he had no problem picking up where I left off. The lack of challenge made me decide to pass on the purchase, however I find myself wanting to play the game but not willing to spend the $19.99 to buy it. There are no dramatic effects when something is shot down or destroyed, so the sheer destructive feeling you long for in a game of this genre is lacking. The ultimate decision is up to you, as each individual is drawn to certain aspects of every game. It is only fair to offer my experience and allow the facts to do the rest. [....]

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Summary: Not Good!!!
Review: This game is actually pretty horrible. The graphics are not very detailed and all the game really entails is sitting in a stationary position shooting at Japanese aircraft. The game has absolutely no depth and the average person I became bored with it rather quickly.

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Summary: DO NOT BUY! REPEAT DO NOT BUY!
Review: THIS GAME IS AN EMBARASSMENT TO THE US ARMED FORCES AND ANY FORMER MEMBER. ALL YOU DO IN THIS GAME IS SHOOT AT ENDLESS AMOUTS OF ZEROS AND KATES UNTIL THE COMMANDER TELLS YOU YOUR MISSION IS COMPLETE. THEN THAT IS REPEATED ABOUT 20 TIMES. ALL THE SHIPS SEEM TO SINK EXCEPT YOURS , WHICH REMAINS SPOTLESS AND UNTOUCHED. IT SAYS YOU ARE SENT TO DIFFERENT AREAS, BUT THEY ARE ALL THE SAME NETHERLESS, BUT JUST WITH EVEN MORE ZEROS THAT DONT EVEN EXPLODE WHEN BLOWN UP. THEY 'MAGICALLY' DISSAPEAR INTO THIN AIR. IM JUST A TEENAGER, BUT I EVEN KNOW THAT THIS PIECE OF JUNK ISNT WORTH THE PACKAGING OR THE TITLE OF A COMPUTER GAME ITSELF. I PITY THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS BECAUSE IF THIS IS WHAT GAMES ARE GONNA BE LIKE FROM THIS COMPANY, THEY ARE IN DEEP DOO-DOO...

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Summary: Want A New Addiction? Check This Out!
Review: This game is highly recommended for those who enjoy the thrill of battle and can still stay alive! The reason for the 3 stars is because the game has a problem with graphic representations with the Voodoo3 3D cards. On the CD, they give 2 (that I've found so far) different websites for updates and patches. Neither has information on this particular game. The readme file and the little book that comes with the game doesn't tell you all the controls you can use for the game and there is no joystick selection available, its all done with your mouse. But regardless of these factors, the game is fun and really gets you into the action quickly.

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Summary: WWII action in a box!!!
Review: This game is such great fun! Great Price Too!!! I love the planes especially. I played for hours and hours and missed work!!! I hope they make a sequel.

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Summary: The best game ever!!!!!!!!!!
Review: this is a great game. Action packed. Ver real. Any REAL gamer will love this game. ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER MADE!!!!

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Summary: GREAT GAME ALERT!
Review: This is a superb game! Other reviewers hate it because of it's simple play. But that is an advantage to new computer users. It only uses about 8 number keys and your mouse. Nice graphics for the time it was made. Okay, So there are disadvantages like in the game there are kamakazies in 1941. But still, My dad's (who is not one for computers!) only computer game he likes is this, Pearl Harbor: Defend the Fleet. If your thinking of buying it, DO IT! DEFENINTLY!