War Plan Pacific at The Wargamer

[Jason]

<strong>[ Review ]</strong>

<p><strong><a href="http://www.shrapnelgames.com/KE_Studios/WPP/WPP_page.html" target="_blank">War Plan Pacific</a></strong> was given a thumbs up over at <a href="http://www.wargamer.com/article/2641/PC-Game-Review-War-Plan-Pacific?page=1" target="_blank">The Wargamer</a>.</p><blockquote><p>War Plan Pacific is a terrific game.  Fun, fast, and gives a real feeling of history, this is a masterpiece of abstraction.  Gamers looking for something light to start and finish in an evening should find it satisfying.  My only reservation about the game is replay.  It is certainly fun to play four, five, six, even a dozen times.  But I wonder how frequently I will turn to it in three months.  For the last several days I&rsquo;ve enjoyed the heck out of playing it, and I&rsquo;m sure I&rsquo;ll return to it at some point.  Longevity is the only question I have about War Plan Pacific; there is a scenario mod guide that&rsquo;s been released, and with the scenario editor, gamers can brew up their own games.  Whether that will be sufficient to keep this on hard drives for months on end is something only time will tell.  Yes, I did experience one bug.  It is annoying but not show-stopping, and gamers shouldn&rsquo;t let that turn them off.  The components aren&rsquo;t the best either, but as a friend put it to me: all I care about is that the disk works.  It does, and I&rsquo;m sure I&rsquo;ve got an extra jewel case to give it a home.</p><p>As it stands, War Plan Pacific is great.  Addictive, accurate, fun, and fast &ndash; wargamers seeking light fare can&rsquo;t do better.  I love these kinds of games and I can&rsquo;t wait to see what KE Studios cooks up next.</p></blockquote><p>Spotted @ <a href="http://www.wargamer.com/">The Wargamer</a></p>

 

[Burning Bridges]

Gamers looking for something light to start and finish in an evening should find it satisfying.

My only reservation about the game is replay.  It is certainly fun to play four, five, six, even a dozen times.  But I wonder how frequently I will turn to it in three months.

Great. A strategy game that can be finished in one evening and has no replay value.

 

[Dmitron]

Wargamer reviewers go easy on most games

 

[LCJr.]

Actually it's been getting pretty favorable reviews all around. It's supposed to be quite moddable which would enhance replay if a community forms. The game also has multiplayer. Can't speak for anyone else but if I had a few hours to kill online I'd rather play a beer & pretzels wargame like this over a RTS.