Like the localized title suggests, these games are set during the Asia-Pacific War in WWII. P.T.O. titles often have scenarios before the attack on Pearl Harbor and typically end with Operation Iceberg. Any Japanese kamikaze attacks and the majority of Imperial Japan's war crimes have been omitted, yet the cruelties of other figures (e.g: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin) are at least acknowledged. The double standard has earned negative reception from the Chinese media, leading to accusations of the developers whitewashing Imperial Japan to construct a "contrived heroic candidate for victory". While Koei has not made public statements regarding their creative decisions, these criticisms are presumed by gamers to have halted further productions for the series.