Battlehawks 1942

created and published by Lucasfilm Games in 1988, running on MS-DOS

type: simulation, flight
genre: Historical
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player

languages: eng

3.7/5

Official description

Rich in historical detail and thrilling in graphic realism, Battlehawks 1942 gives you a heart-pounding experience of the four naval air battles that turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific: Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern Solomons, and Santa Cruz Islands. Fly authentic American and Japanese planes. Exciting flyer's eye perspective. Over 30 white-knuckle combat missions!

# 2017-04-27 17:01:32 - official description

Technical specs

hardware: Color Graphics Adapter, Enhanced Graphics Adapter, Multicolor Graphics Adapter, Tandy Graphics Adapter, Video Graphics Array, PC speaker SPU,

display: flat polygons

Tags (14)

historical

other

hardware

vehicles

locations

External reviews (9) - average: 72.7% - median: 75%

review source		issue	date	score
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	uk	17	1989-02	928/1000	92%	view
Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) (9+)	de	30	1989-03	9/12	75%	view
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (085-173)	uk	89	1989-03	85/100	85%	view
DOS International	de	21	1989-04	7/10	70%	view
Génération 4 (001-082)	fr	11	1989-05	82/100	82%	view
Jeux & Strategie (55-68)	fr	58	1989-05	3/10	30%	view
The Games Machine Italy	it	9	1989-05	75/100	75%	view
The Games Machine	uk	18	1989-05	75/100	75%	view
Tilt 39-113	fr	67	1989-06	14/20	70%	view