F-15 Strike Eagle (video game)
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F-15 Strike Eagle | |
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Developer(s) | MicroProse |
Publisher(s) | MicroProse |
Designer(s) | Sid Meier |
Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Sega Game Gear, MSX, NES, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum |
Release date | 1985 1986 (Amstrad CPC) |
Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Media | Tape, Floppy disk |
Input methods | Keyboard, joystick |
F-15 Strike Eagle is an F-15 Strike Eagle combat flight simulator first released in 1985 by MicroProse and is the first in the F-15 Strike Eagle series comprising also of the sequels F-15 Strike Eagle II and F-15 Strike Eagle III. It was published for the Amstrad CPC in 1986[1] and ZX Spectrum in 1987.[2]
It won the "Action game of the Year" in Computer Gaming World's 1985 reader poll, and sold over 1.5 million copies.[3][4]
The game features three enemy aircraft and three types of enemy SAMs.
[edit] References
- ^ F-15 Strike Eagle by Microprose for the Amstrad CPC
- ^ Strike Eagle at World of Spectrum
- ^ Management, Trevor Chan. Enlight Software (no date). Retrieved on 27 August 2007.
- ^ 2006 Walk of Game Inductees, 2006 Lifetime Achievement, Sid Meier. Walk of Game (no date). Retrieved on 27 August 2007.
[edit] External links
- F-15 Strike Eagle at MobyGames
- Strike Eagle at World of Spectrum
- The Official F-15 Strike Eagle Handbook at FlightSimBooks.com