Jetfighter is a series of 3D combat flight simulation computer games that was developed by Velocity Development starting in 1988. 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. The later games had support for 3dfx Voodoo cards to run natively in DOS.
| Jetfighter | |
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 Logo used for Jetfighter 2015. | |
| Genre(s) | Air combat simulation |
| Developer(s) | Velocity Development, Mission Studios, Interactive Vision, City Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Velocity Development, Mission Studios, Interplay, TalonSoft, Global Star Software |
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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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Release years by system: 1988—DOS |
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Release years by system: 1990—DOS[2] |
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Release years by system: 1992—DOS |
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Release years by system: 1996—Windows[6] |
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Release years by system: 1997—Windows[7] |
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Release years by system: 2000—Windows[10] |
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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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Reception
editIn the United States, Jetfighter IV's jewel case version sold 270,000 copies and earned $2.6 million by August 2006, after its release in January 2002. It was the country's 75th best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. Combined sales of all Jetfighter computer games released between January 2000 and August 2006 had reached 450,000 units in the United States by the latter date.[14]
In a 1994 survey of wargames the magazine gave Jetfighter: The Adventure two-plus stars out of five ("still an entertaining product"). Jetfighter II received three stars ("contemporary graphics and play value").[15]
See also
edit- F-22 (series), a series of combat flight simulators by NovaLogic
References
edit- ^ Hockman, Daniel (April 1989), "The Need for Speed", Computer Gaming World, p. 12
- ^ a b c "JetFighter II Release Information for PC". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. 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.
- ^ a b c "JetFighter III". allgame. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c "JetFighter III Enhanced Campaign CD for PC - Technical Information". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ McDonald, T. Liam. "JetFighter III Enhanced Campaign CD for PC Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ GameSpot staff (July 8, 1998). "New Releases". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 24, 1999. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c "JetFighter IV: Fortress America for PC - Technical Information". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Jetfighter [Palm]". allgame. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c "JetFighter V: Homeland Protector for PC". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c "JetFighter 2015". IGN. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ Edge Staff (August 25, 2006). "The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century". Edge. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.
- ^ Brooks, M. Evan (January 1994). "War In Our Time / A Survey Of Wargames From 1950-2000". Computer Gaming World. pp. 194–212.