The original Rising Sun was an add-on for Wings Over Vietnam by Thirdwire, created by John Shelton to reenact the air war in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two. The original idea came after the fact that his own father was a bomber pilot during that period and his vision, as for YAP3, was to use the game to tell the combat stories between Imperial Japan and the Allied Forces in Asia and in the Pacific.
Impressed by the quality of the models, the vastity of the environments and enchanted by the deepeness of these stories, we decided to revamp Rising Sun and make it playable in Strike Fighters 2 ambient, as we did for all the other chapters. You will not be disappointed.
Those stories are about pilots, not governments, generals or politics. The player has to fly and fight, just like the real pilots. There are historically accurate briefings and detailed information about each mission and then you are there. It’s history read with a joystick. The stories are true real and true, some are really famous, some are less but still amazing and immersive.
Ladies and gentlemen, here’s Rising Sun RW – Phase One (2025)
