Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific

Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific (2014)

Genres:Simulator
Themes:Historical, Warfare
Game modes:Single player
Story:Surface Naval action in the south pacific. A Long Lance torpedo rips through the hull of your flagship. Huge columns of water from enemy gunfire surround your battleships. It's just another day in Task Force 1942, the first in a new series of spectacular World War II Pacific War simulations from MicroProse. This is your chance to command a fleet of destroyers, cruisers and battleships against aggressive enemy forces in the South Pacific. No detail has been overlooked in this painstakingly researched simulation. Your daily routine will include firing torpedoes into enemy vessels. Issuing commands to ships and convoys. And confronting enemy ships head-on in explosive night battles. Plus, to really boost your confidence, you'll experience frightening torpedo wakes and blinding explosions so realistic you'll need to change uniforms every time you play. Task Force 1942 from MicroProse. It's the only way to experience the thrills... and risks... of surface naval combat in World War II.Show more
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user avatar@Aponezuser avatar@Aponez
February 02, 2025
The game has two modes battles and a campaign, the battles are good and you can choose what difficulty you want use, the campaign is hard, never could complete it, but enjoyed lots of hours playing this game in my old 486,
user avatar@ArnwaldBHuser avatar@ArnwaldBH
March 24, 2025
my father actually got this game in its original release date, tho it never worked in his PC, recently he told me about this and I thought well it would be awesome to let him finally experience it, even if that was about 30 years ago!
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