2_1_B: Pearl Harbor: CHUNK 1
Revision: 7/10/04
Michael Licht
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Scene 1: PT Boat
Gameplay: Defend PT boat has it makes is way through Battleship row.
Gameplay: Help defend other ship from bomber, but history doesn’t change.
Scene 1a: Wake on PT Boat:
PT Boat start, level start (Page 1)
Start player on deck (by Lewis gun)
Boat should already be underway when player comes to
Hook in anims for Seaman 1 and 2 to wake player, then return to helm
Player attached to Gun
Gameplay: shoot down planes
o Use same targeting system for enemy planes as on 4_4 so they attack
the PT boat.
o Seaman warns player of incoming aircraft
o Seaman cheers when you shoot anything down
Scene 1b: Hickam Field
See fighters and bombers on way to Hickam
Planes attack Hickam Field
Scene 1c: Honolulu and Shipyard
See Bomb hit Honolulu
See bombers and fighters attack shipyard
Fighters break off of Hickam and head for battleship row
AA Gun fire from ground and from the ships defending
See cranes explode and buildings explode
Strafers attack player here as well
Scene 1d: Ride from shipyard to battleship row
Bomb lands near player boat causing sharp bank towards Battle Ship Row
drawing players attention there.
Money shot of Battle Ship row getting strafed and bombed.
See planes start to swarm around battleship row
See High level bombers bombing
See dive bombers bombing
Squadron of torpedo planes and fighter escorts pass over head heading towards
Battleship Row
See Okalahoma and West Virginia get torpedo hit for the first time.
Other PT boat drives out from BS row and fights planes for short time, gets
strafed by fighter and explodes
Fighters turn on players boat and strafe to keep busy for this ride, plenty of
attacking still going on all around. 360 view of carnage huge plumes of smoke.
When the player is halfway there another wave of torpedos attack
Second Torpedo hits Oklahoma here.
Scene 1e: Capsizing Oklahoma
PT boat looks like it is heading between Oklahoma and West Virginia, bomb
lands between and forces boat to bank into capsizing Oklahoma.
Players boat slows and heads along Oklahoma
Money shot of Oklahoma capsizing and 3rd torpedo hit.
o Sailors slide down side of Oklahoma into the water, and hang from
sides
o Sailor shouts, tread water anims, etc.
o Another torpedo hits right in front of players boat, big explosion
Aglaga and Helana get bombed in the distance
As the player rounds the bow of the Oklahoma, see many bodies in water.
Scene 1f: Attack Ford Airfield
As the player rounds the bow of Oklahoma also see bombing of Ford Airfield.
o Allied planes explode
o Zeros strafe planes
o Bombers bomb field
o People run everywhere
o Exploding trucks
Scene 1g: In between ships on battle ship row.
As player finishes round of Oklahoma see Money shot down battleship row
o High level bombers attack all ships here, bombs fall on ships and in
water.
o Ships exploding, on fire and much smoke
o Bodies tossed in air from explosions and falling in water
o People jumping over side of ships
o People dead and swimming in water
o Explosions happen on decks of ships, guys fly everywhere
o Oil fires in water
Tower collapses from Maryland near player boat
Strafe zeros fly between ships
o strafe guys in water and players boat
o When player shoots down some they should hit battleships and Havok
High level bomb hits Tennessee. Bomb penetrates deck and explodes inside
blowing out huge hole from side throwing metal and bodies everywhere.
Torpedo wave 4 hits battleship row
o West Virginia explodes on deck tossing guys into water
AA gun fires from decks as guys try to defend.
o Random Zeros get hit and crash and burn around ships and players
boat.
Scene 1h: Arizona Explosion
See Arizona AA gun fire from distance as she defends herself
Play Arizona dialogue
Hear and see bomb fall and hit bow of Arizona
Money shot of Arizona exploding
Shell shock for player, slow mo of ship exploding and bodies flying
everywhere.
PT boat turns slightly left and goes over burning bow of Arizona, still
shellshock. Much smoke, fire effects
Many dead sailors in water
Scene 1i:Rounding Stern of Arizona back to West Virginia
PT Boat rounds stern of Arizona
MONEY SHOT PEARL HARBOR BURNING AND EXPLODING
Bodies and burning oil on water everywhere, oil slicks bleeding from ships
Steering boat through bodies
o Gameplay (Wishlist) Boat manovers to pull survivors out of water,
player defends boat during these rescues. There is already dialogue
requested for this.
Still much plane and AA activity overhead
PT boat approaches West Virginia gag (Page 4)
Scene 1j: Enter West Virginia (Page 6)
PT boat pulls up to WV near torpedo hole
Player gets mission to get inside and help rescue sailors inside
Option transition: Player moves towards torpedo hole, fade out, load next
level
Option Transition: Spawn Val, fly path toward PT
PT boat driver, Seaman 1 dialog – PT boat leaves
Val attack:
Ignite oil in water
Knock player back through torpedo hole and into ship
Level transition