Matrix Games

Carriers at War is a simulation of fleet carrier air and naval operations in the Pacific theater from 1941 to 1945. The game focuses heavily on carrier fleet command strategy. Other units are represented and play a part in battle, but as the title suggests the queen of the sea is the focus.

Out of Eight Review
Great for beginners with simple controls and capable automated tactical AI, all-inclusive tutorial, robust editors

Gamepro Review
Carriers at War does what it sets out to do: present carrier warfare in a realistically tense and atmospheric way

Wargamer Review
this game ... will end up staying on my hard drive for a long, long time, just as its honored predecessors did