Beginning with the unprovoked and devastating raid on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese military launched surprise attacks against key strategic targets in an all-out effort to secure victory. From Singapore to Manila to the tiny island of Guam, the nations of the western Pacific faced the most dangerous enemy ever...men who considered it an honor to die in the service of the Empire of the Rising Sun! Now you too, can raise the flag at Iwo Jima with Rising Sun, the third installation in the award winning East Front/West Front series. Storm the shores of the islands of the South and West Pacific or hunt your foes down through snake-infested jungles of Burma. Do battle on the sandy beaches at Guadacanal, Okinawa, Tarawa, Betio and many others.
Features:
* 30+ Exciting Scenarios: Relive historic ground battles between the Japanese and the forces of the United States, British and Commonwealth from 1941 to 1945.
* Three "Linked Campaign" Games: Lead a band of determined Japanese as they battle their way into Manila in 1942, or command a battalion of "Leathernecks" as they wade ashore and expand their beachhead on Guadacanal. Or, take your band yough Aussies up and over New Guinea's famed Owen Stanley mountain range along the jungle-choked Kokoda Trail.
* New Terrain Types: Fight your way through neew terrain including dry and flooded rice paddies, light and dense jungles, palm orchards, and coral reefs.
* Complete Orders of Battle: Orders of Battle include for US Marines, US Army, British and Commonwealth such as Australians, New Zealanders, Indians, and Japanese.
