Jane's F/A-18

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Jane's F/A-18

Developer(s) Jane's Combat Simulations
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Series Jane's Combat Simulations
Platform(s) PC (Windows)
Release date(s) 1999
Genre(s) Combat flight simulator
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Distribution CD-ROM

Jane's F/A-18 is one of the final study flight simulators by Electronic Arts under Jane's Combat Simulations brand, the sequel to the highly successful Jane's F-15. Jane's F/A-18 was released in 1999; it simulates the F/A-18E Super Hornet and carrier-based aviation in a fictional campaign around the Kola Peninsula during a Russian civil war. It comes with a mission builder as well as a campaign builder. Fans have created content such as new cockpits, enhanced graphics, new aircraft, vehicles and also the Persian Gulf area ported from Jane's F-15 as the games shared the same graphics engine.

Gameplay

Jane's F/A-18 had only a virtual cockpit, unlike Jane's F-15 which also had a 2D cockpit

Development

Release

Reception

It was ranked as the 67th top game of all time by Next Generation in 1999.[1]

References

  1. Next Generation 21 (September 1996), p.47.

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