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1989 · Vektor Grafix · Flight simulation · Simulation

Fighter Bomber

In the game, the player participates in the annual Strategic Air Command Bombing and Navigation Competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. Aircrews from around the world come here to compete against each other, undertaking three missions which are monitored and points are awarded. The best aircrew then receives the Curtis E. LeMay Trophy.

Released
1989
Platforms
AmigaAmstrad CPCAtari STAtari ST/STECommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXMS-DOSZX Spectrum
Genres
Flight simulationSimulation
Developers
Vektor Grafix
Publishers
Activision
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First personThird person
Themes
Warfare
Country
United Kingdom

About

Fighter Bomber (released as Strike Aces in the USA) is a combat flight simulator developed by Vektor Grafix and released in 1989 by Activision UK for several platforms.

Keywords

  • combat flight simulator

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

In the game, the player participates in the annual Strategic Air Command Bombing and Navigation Competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. Aircrews from around the world come here to compete against each other, undertaking three missions which are monitored and points are awarded. The best aircrew then receives the Curtis E. LeMay Trophy.

The player can choose between six different planes. After having selected the aircraft the player has to select a mission, and then appropriate weaponry for the selected mission from an array of weapons consisting of different types of missiles and bombs.

Reception

Computer Gaming World in 1990 approved of the large variety of aircraft and the scenario editor, but criticized the graphics as inferior to that of competitors such as A-10 Tank Killer, and claiming to support sound card audio when only a few portions of music did so. The magazine concluded that "Strike Aces is not a bad product; it simply did not live up to its potential in execution". 1992 and 1994 surveys in the magazine of wargames with modern settings gave the game two and a half stars out of five.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
MS-DOS31 December 1989Worldwide
ZX Spectrum31 December 1989Worldwide
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1989Worldwide
Amstrad CPC31 December 1989Worldwide
Amiga31 December 1989Worldwide
Atari ST/STE31 December 1989Worldwide

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