Heroes of the Pacific is an action & adventure game set in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The game has six modes including Campaign Mode, Mission Mode, Instant Action, Training, Historical Missions and Multiplayer.
In the Campaign mode, the player takes on the role of William Crowe, a young pilot who survives the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but loses his brother. Crowe vows to avenge his brother's death, pursuing the squadron responsible through the major battles in the Pacific. The game follows the player's quest from Pearl Harbor, to Wake Island, Marshall Islands, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Gilbert Islands, Marianas, Philippines, and finally Iwo Jima.
As players progress through the campaigns, they earn new planes, including fighters, dive-bombers, torpedo-bombers, and medium bombers. The player starts with basic planes like the Warhawk and Wildcat, but earns new ones as they complete missions and progress through the campaign.
The game features over thirty famous planes, including: F6F Hellcat, P-38 Lightning, TBF Avenger, F4U Corsair, B25 Mitchell, P-51 Mustang, Seafire, A6M Zero "Zeke", J2M Raiden "Jack", Ki-84 Hayate "Frank", ME262 and FW190.
The game's final assault on Iwo Jima marks the culmination of both the war in the Pacific and William Crowe's personal quest for revenge.
Heroes of the Pacific was released for the Playstation 2 on 11th November 2000 .