Operation: Desert Storm is a top-down tank shooter for the Macintosh. It is the first commercial game released by Bungie[3] and the first game released after their incorporation. It followed the freeware title Gnop!, published by Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian under the Bungie name prior to incorporation. Operation: Desert Storm sold about 2,500 copies[4][5] and was based on the events of the ongoing Gulf War.
| Operation: Desert Storm | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Bungie[2] |
| Publisher(s) | Bungie[2] |
| Designer(s) | Alex Seropian |
| Platform(s) | Mac OS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Military strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The game features twenty levels, culminating in a mission set in Baghdad, Iraq with the final enemy being Saddam Hussein. It comes with a glossary of military terms and trivia which was needed in order to validate the copy-protection in the game, and authentic maps of the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations.
References
edit- ^ "Operation: Desert Storm". Archived from the original on 1996-10-19. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ a b Operation: Desert Storm release information at GameFAQs
- ^ Marathon Scrapbook, pages 1-2. From the Marathon Trilogy Box Set, Bungie, 1997.
- ^ Peterson, Kim (November 8, 2004). "Halo effect". The Seattle Times. p. E1. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "1up description". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
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