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Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific is a DOS PC game, released by MPS Labs (MicroProse) in 1992. The game is a surface naval simulation which allows the player to operate single ships or a task force made up of ships, from the United States Navy (USN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), or the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the South Pacific during WWII. It was designed to run under PC-DOS or MS-DOS, version 5.0 or higher. The specific historical setting was the series of ferocious naval engagements fought around the largest island in the Solomon Islands chain, Guadalcanal, in 1942, including the following: Battle of Tassafaronga Battle of Empress Augusta Bay Naval Battle of Vella Lavella Battle of Savo Island Battle of Cape Esperance First and Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Kula Gulf Source: Task Force 1942 video game. The game was originally released on five 3 1/2" high density floppy disks. Copy-protection was provided by the 100 page Task Force 1942 identification book which had an illustation of each ship encountered in the simulation, including the ship specifications (class, maximum speed, dimensions, displacement, fuel capacity and armament). The 76-page user manual detailed the history of the naval engagements fought around the island of Guadalcanal. Credits: Project Leader/Game Design/Manual Text - Lawrence Schick Lead Programmer/Game Design - Ed Fletcher 3-D Objects/Art Director - Max Remington III Graphics Programming - John Paquin Screen Graphics - M.Reiss,Todd Brizz,Rawn Martin,Brian Martel Musical Score - Jeffery L.Briggs, Roland Rizzo Sound Effects and Programming - Ken Lagace,Jim McConkey,Scott Patterson, Roland Rizzo 3-D Rendering/Title Sequence - Frank Vivirito, M.Reis Graphics Assistance - Susan Ullrich, Steve Horka, Artino Programming Assistance - Michael Springer, William Loughery Quality Assurance Leader - Mike Rea Quality Assurance- Dave Ellis,Chris Hewis,Bill Burton,Andy Mazurek,Mick Uhl,Brian Hellesen, Dave Ginsburg,Mark Reis,Frank Brown,Paul Murphy,Rawn Martin Product Manager - Carl Knoch Source: Task Force 1942 video game. The introduction video to the game begins with a 1940's era newsreel logo entitled "Microtone News" in a style similar to other WWII military simulations from Microprose, such as the intro screens in 1944: Across The Rhine and European Air War. The main musical theme features a musical motif of trumpets playing an echoing triplet figure, similar to the main musical theme from the motion picture "Patton".
External links- Task Force 1942 at MobyGames
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