Jetfighter (series)
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Logo used for Jetfighter 2015. | |
Genres | Combat flight simulator |
Developers | Velocity Development, Mission Studios, Interactive Vision, City Interactive |
Publishers | Velocity Development, Mission Studios, Interplay, TalonSoft, Global Star Software |
Jetfighter is a series of 3D combat flight simulator computer games that was developed by started in 1988 by Velocity Development. The player would fly a combat jet aircraft in the skies against enemy forces. The game boasted 3D graphics that were cutting-edge at the time of the game's release, and used real-world terrain. The games seldom sold well because they occupied an uncomfortable middle ground of game design - too much flight simulator for action game fans, as they realistically emulated actual combat aircraft, but too simplistic for the hardcore sim fans, who always preferred games more along the lines of the Falcon series. The series ended after the commercial failure of Jetfighter 2015, which was a fully arcade-style jet shooter without even lip service to realism. The later games had support for 3dfx Voodoo cards to run natively in DOS.
Jetfighter II was produced before the winner of the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition was announced; the programmers chose to emulate the YF-23 "Black Widow II" as the winning aircraft rather than the eventual winner, the YF-22 (which "entered service" in 2004 as the F-22 Raptor).
Games
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Jetfighter Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1988—DOS |
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Jetfighter II Original release date(s):[2]
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Release years by system: 1990—DOS[2] |
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Jetfighter II: Advanced Mission Disk Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1992—DOS |
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Jetfighter III Original release date(s):[5] |
Release years by system: 1996—Windows[6] |
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Jetfighter III: Enhanced Campaign CD Original release date(s):[7]
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Release years by system: 1997—Windows[7] |
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Jetfighter: Full Burn Original release date(s):[9]
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Release years by system: 1998—Windows[9] |
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Jetfighter IV: Fortress America Original release date(s):[10]
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Release years by system: 2000—Windows[10] |
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Jetfighter Original release date(s):[11]
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Release years by system: 2001—Palm Organizer[11] |
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Release years by system: 2003—Windows[12] |
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Jetfighter 2015 Original release date(s):[13]
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Release years by system: 2005—Windows[13] |
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See also
- F-22 (series), a series of combat flight simulators by NovaLogic
References
- ↑ Hockman, Daniel (April 1989), "The Need for Speed", Computer Gaming World, p. 12
- 1 2 3 "JetFighter II Release Information for PC". GameFAQs. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ↑ Hoover, Jim (November 1991). "Soar on Drugs". Computer Gaming World. p. 96. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (June 1992). "The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000". Computer Gaming World. p. 120. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ↑ "JetFighter III (Jetfighter 3)". IGN. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "JetFighter III". allgame. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "JetFighter III Enhanced Campaign CD for PC - Technical Information". GameSpot. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ↑ McDonald, T. Liam. "JetFighter III Enhanced Campaign CD for PC Review". GameSpot. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "JetFighter: Full Burn". IGN. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "JetFighter IV: Fortress America for PC - Technical Information". GameSpot. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Jetfighter [Palm]". allgame. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "JetFighter V: Homeland Protector for PC". GameSpot. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "JetFighter 2015". IGN. Retrieved February 16, 2009.