Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific (2014)
- Developer
- MicroProse Software, Inc
- Publisher
- Atari, Nightdive Studios
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Simulation
- Rating
- 3.1 of 5, 32 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 55 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
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The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
You command a fleet in slow, tense naval engagements where every torpedo and shell hit feels consequential.
naval combatsimulationtacticalhistoricaldeliberatemethodicalchallengingimmersive
What players say
Players are split: some praise it as a unique and still-fun 1992-era action sim focused on the Guadalcanal campaign, while others find it unplayable due to missing manuals, a 1992-style DRM that demands ship recognition, and sound issues that require key combinations to fix. The DOSBox wrapper gets complaints for needing manual tweaks.
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