Pearl Harbor: Defend the Fleet is an arcade style combat game that falls flat after a short while. You're on a ship in the Harbor during the attack on December 7th, 1941 where your main objective is to use your anti-aircraft guns at the attacking Japanese planes. These planes will consist of P-40's, Wildcats, Zeros, and two different versions each of Kates and Vals. You will be using various types of artillery that will magically be replenished by supply boats. The only thing that is halfway challenging is not shooting down your American comrades in the later missions. It's not hard to recognize the Japanese fleet due to the big red bullseye (that I think was called the 'meatball' by servicemen) on the side of their planes.
I really wanted to enjoy this game because of my family history. My grandfather was stationed at the Marine Base at Pearl Harbor and shot down a couple of planes himself. I wanted to enjoy the game because of him, not to say that I experienced anything that he did, but I did want to play a game that honored what he and so many others did at Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor: Defend the Fleet does nothing but bore you after a couple of missions.
