Project Stealth Fighter
| Project Stealth Fighter | |
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| Developer(s) | MicroProse |
| Publisher(s) | MicroProse |
| Designer(s) | Jim Synoski Arnold Hendrick |
| Programmer(s) | Jim Synoski Dan Chang Gregg Tavares |
| Artist(s) | Michael Haire Michele Mahan |
| Composer(s) | Ken Lagace |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Project Stealth Fighter is a combat flight simulator released in 1987 by MicroProse, featuring a fictional United States military aircraft. During the time of the game's release there was heavy speculation surrounding a missing aircraft in the United States Air Force's numbering system, the F-19. Project Stealth Fighter was later remade for the 16-bit systems as F-19 Stealth Fighter with much improved graphics.
Gameplay
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In the game, the player take on the role of a fictional fighter pilot flying missions of varying difficulty over four geographic locations: Libya, the Persian Gulf, the North Cape, and Central Europe.
Reception
The game was critically acclaimed. Computer Gaming World stated that Project Stealth Fighter pushed the limits of 8-bit hardware (noting the resulting great difficulty in landing at airfields) but concluded favorably: "Timely? It couldn't be more so. Realistic? Yes ... Challenging? Definitely!"[1] Compute! called the game "a superlative flight simulator". It praised the graphics, stating that they improved on those of the company's F-15 Strike Eagle. The magazine concluded, "if you're to have only one flight simulator in your library, let it be this one ... Project: Stealth Fighter is Microprose's best".[2] The ZX Spectrum version's review in Your Sinclair called it "the best Speccy flight sim to date".[3] The Commodore 64 version's review in Zzap!64 stated "Project Stealth Fighter is excellent, and sets new standards to which other must now aspire."[4] The game was nominated for the Golden Joystick Awards '88 in the category "Best Simulation - 8 Bit".[5]
References
- ^ Brooks, M. Evan (December 1987). "Project: Stealth Fighter". Computer Gaming World. p. 26.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Bobo, Ervin (February 1988). "Project: Stealth Fighter". Compute!. p. 51. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ Project Stealth Fighter
- ^ Scan
- ^ "Golden Joystick Awards 1989". Computer and Video Games (92). Future Publishing: 62. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links
- Project Stealth Fighter/F-19 Stealth Fighter at MobyGames
- Project Stealth Fighter at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Project Stealth Fighter (Commodore 64) at Lemon64
- Project Stealth Fighter Manual on Steam
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