F-15 Strike Eagle (NES) | review

F-15 Strike Eagle is an aircraft simulation video game developed by the MicroProse company and distributed by the same company on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992, this game is an adaptation of the original released in 1984.

The Controls of F-15 Strike Eagle NES

 

Control Pad : this is our Joystick, pressing left or right will make the plane turn, the more we turn the higher the speed, pressing up will make the plane rise, pressing down will make the plane descend.

 

A button: fire your cannon automatic .

Button : Launch a missile.

Start: droops a decoy

Select: pausa el juego y llama la pantalla de WSO. 

Select + Boton A: selects decoy type. 

Select + Boton B: selects missile type.

Select + Control pad Up: increases the speed

Select + Control pad Down: decreases speed.

 

Gameplay of F-15 Strike Eagle NES

 

We start by pressing the button Start and we will enter the Game Option Screen here we can select between several options with the left and right Control Pad we have the ONE PLAYER mode: in this mode we play with a single player, TWO PLAYER COMPETITION: in this mode we will play against a human player, TWO PLAYER TEAM PLAY: in this mode game we will play with the help of a friend, SAVED PILOT ONE PLAYER: here we can "load" the game that we have previously "saved" with the generated code, SAVED PILOT TEAM PLAY: here we can do the same as with one player , SAVED PILOT COMPETITION: same as with one player but in competition mode ; and MUSIC ON mode we can turn the music on or off during the game.

 

Once the Game is selected Option now we put our name press END and now we select the Challenge Level here we have four options AIRMAN: this is the easiest game mode here we have the limited flight control limit, that is, we have assistance in the game controls, PILOT: this game mode is a little more difficult than the Airman although we still have flight control, COMBAT PILOT: this challenge gives us unlimited flight control we also have Landing Approach you must check the altitude before reaching the aircraft carrier, ACE: this mode is the most difficult in the game here we have totally unlimited flight control.

 

From the beginning we can start from the aircraft carrier or from the ground base, we accelerate for it we move the control pad upwards we take impulse and we rise in the cockpit we see the speed (SPD) and the altitude (ALT FT), we have the fuel information (F) and Throttle (T), an important point is the Artificial Horizon , this tells us when we move to the right or left.

 

Another important information is the engine alert here we have four elements: (IR) Infrared missile warning , (R) Radar missile warning , 1 2: shows the damage to the engines, we are also shown a minimap of the area where we are flying; when a missile is close to us we must press the Start button to drop to decoy.

 

Now we select el Sortie Areas, the Sorties at the top list are much easier than the ones at the bottoms. Libya 1986: In retaliation for Libyan-sponsored terrorist attacks on American citizens, on April 15, 1986 U.S. Air Force and Navy jets attack military targets inside Libya, including Col. Khadaffi´s command center at Tripoli, Expect light defenses. (1)

 

This level is an introductory level that will teach us the basics of the game. in this area After the takeoff from base our primary objective is to destroy a Headquarters Bunker, then our secondary objective is to destroy an airbase and a factory . Once this is done we must return to the base in the aircraft carrier. In this Sortie areas and in all the others if we reach 1,000,000 points we get the “Air Force achievement Medal ”.

 

H2/H3 Zone: “You will be taking off from CV America in the Red Sea and flying over Saudi territory to reach western Iraq. Your targets include hardened Scud missile launch sites and mobile Scud launchers. You will be provided with last known locations of the mobile launchers, but you may have to search the area to find them.”(1)

 

During this area we must after the takeoff from base we go to our first Scud target , after finishing the target we have the secondary targets in the first place the airbase and then the Scud , fulfilled the objectives we proceed to return to the base. If we reach 2,000,000 points we get the Medals For Value “Air Force Commendation Medal”

 

Iraq-Kuwait Border: “Iraq´s elite Republican Guard units are massed along the northern border of Kuwait. You are to eliminate their concentrations of armor.”(1)

 

in this area the takeoff from base will be from the ground, our primary target will be tanks after destroying this target we have the secondary target the first is to destroy the airbase and the second is to destroy the sam site , fulfilled the objectives we return to the base. If we reach 3,000,000 points we will obtain the “ Bronze Start ”.

 

Karbala Region: “Military targets in the Karbala region south of Baghdad include Salman Park chemical weapons factory and the munitions plant at Iskandariya. You should also target the bridges over the Euphrates in order to cut the supply lines between Baghdad and the Kuwait battle front.”(1)

In this area after the take off from base nuestro primer objetivo es una Factory, tras destruir este target tenemos los secondary target destruir otra fábrica y luego destruir el Strategit Bridge como target. If we reach 4,000,000 points we will obtain the “Silver Start”.

Basra Region : “ Iraqi warplanes fleeing to Iran may turn to attack you in this region. Take out as many as you can but save enough fuel to complete your mission and return to your carrier.”(1)

 

In this area we leave again from the aircraft carrier, from the takeoff from base we go to our first target a Scud , as usual we destroy it and move towards the second target an airbase , after destroying the target we go to the last target a Strategic Bridge, destroyed we return to the base. If we reach 5,000,000 points we receive the “Distinguished Flying Cross”.

 

Southern Kuwait Region: “Your targets in the Southern Kuwait Sortie Area are mainly command bunkers and armor concentrations. You will also have to destroy an oil refinery in order to stop the flow of oil the Iraq's are dumping into the Persian Gulf.”(1)

 

In this area we return to earth as a base we take the takeoff from base and go to our first target tanks, after destroying this target we go to the second target a factory after destroying it we go to the last objective a Headquarters Bunker, after destroying it let's go to the base. If we reach 6,000,000 points we get the "Air Force Cross".

 

Baghdad Region: “But expect a lot of SAMs and flak over Baghdad! The Iraqs will throw everything they have at you. Saddam´s nuclear weapons plant has got to go!”(1)

 

In the last area, the takeoff from base is done from the ground, our first target is the nuclear plant, then we go to the secondary target, a Headquarters Bunker and finally the objective is a destroyed factory, we return to the base. Finishing on Ace difficulty unlocks four secret levels.

 

Secret Missions

The Isles: in this area we leave from the aircraft carrier, our first target is to destroy a Headquarters Bunker, the secondary target is two factories, after destroying them we will have completed this area.

 

Delta 6: in this area the takeoff from base is in the ocean. We depart from the aircraft carrier. Our first target is a Scud . Once destroyed, our secondary targets will be two Headquarters Bunkers. Once the bunkers are destroyed, we return to the base.

 

Mig Alley : in this area the takeoff from base is on land, we set off towards our first target, a nuclear plant, once the plant is destroyed, we go to our second target, a Headquarters Bunker, we destroy it and continue towards the next target, some tanks, destroyed the tanks, we return to base.

 

lost Primary : in this area the takeoff from base is located on land, we start and the first target is hidden (it is hidden in a random location) the second target is a Scud after defeating it we start towards the last target another Scud after destroying it we return to the base.

 

Mobile Nuke - This level is actually hidden on the Secret screen Missions we move down here this area appears. We start from the aircraft carrier our first target is a nuclear plant the secondary targets are two factories after destroying them we return to the base.

 

During the game we have " promotions " according to the amount of points we have accumulated so far, the scale is as follows:

 

2nd Lieutenant this is the rank we start with

1st Lieutenant we reach this rank when we reach 500,000 points

Captain we reach this rank when we reach 2,000,000 points

Major this range we reach it when we reach 5,000,000 points

LL Colonel we reach this rank when we reach 10,000,000 points

Colonel we reach this range when we reach 20,000,000 points

General this is the highest rank we reach when we reach 40,000,000 points

 

Conclution

 

This game is quite intuitive and has a good balance between the different levels of difficulty for its time, the graphics were innovative and it is a good gaming experience, according to my personal experience, although today we find many games that surpass it in its time It was an excellent option, if you have the opportunity to play this game, do not hesitate to do it, it is a real challenge.

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(1) Manual of the game.