Three-Sixty Pacific is an American video game

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and

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. Founded in the late 1980s by avid wargamers and military history enthusiasts, they were acquired by

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Entertainment Inc. in 1994.

Games

They have developed the most popular

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game ever (according to

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) called ''

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'' (1989) (a masterpiece based on

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's tabletop wargame that was inducted into Computer Gaming 150 Best Games of All Time and is still regarded today as the best naval simulation ever produced), Harpoon 2 (1992), and Harpoon 3. They also made the ever popular

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(1992), which is considered one of the first

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games of all time. They developed a World War II naval strategy game called "

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" (1993) which was a Mac (only?) computer game. They published the game

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in 1987 and Armor Alley in 1990, both for the

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computer. Other games published: Thud Ridge: American Aces In 'Nam (1987/88),

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(1992), Blue Max: Aces of the Great War (1990/91),

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(1989), High Command: Europe 1939-1945 (1992), Megafortress (1992),

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(1993), Sands of Fire (1990). Their last projects were the '' V for Victory (video game)'' series ( V for Victory: Gold-Juno-Sword (1992), V for Victory: Market-Garden (1993), V for Victory: D-Day Utah Beach (1991) and V for Victory: Velikiye Luki (1993)) and are work on Theatre of War 2. They also Produced the game variant of the popular novel Das Boot. All the covers for Megafortress, Das Boot, and the four V for Victory titles featured cover art by illustrator Marc Ericksen. Three-Sixty faced financial difficulties in late 1993. ''

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'' in February 1994 reported that

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had agreed to become the company's distributor, and had advanced funds to complete ''Harpoon II'' and ''Victory at Sea''.

Reception

''High Command'' was a runner-up for ''Computer Gaming World''s 1993 "Wargame of the Year" award, which ultimately went to ''

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''. The editors wrote of ''High Command'', "A refinement of the previously released game, this strategic ''tour de force'' by Gregg Carter and Joey Nonnast offers more hard data than the previous incarnation and a more comprehensive economic model. This is the wargame of choice for those who want a detailed, realistic simulation."

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MobyGames - Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc.

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