Eurofighter Typhoon (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Digital Image Design, Rage Software |
| Publisher(s) | Rage Software |
| Platform(s) | PC (Windows) |
| Release | May 2001 |
| Genre(s) | Flight simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Eurofighter Typhoon is a combat flight simulator game modeling the jet fighter Eurofighter Typhoon. Digital Image Design was in process of developing the game when the company was bought by Rage Software. It was the successor to Total Air War.
One of the game most interesting aspects is that it entitles you to take over the destiny of 6 pilots. Each one will be assigned different missions depending on their abilities - such as bombing, interception, Wild Weasel - several of these missions even going on at the same time. You are able to switch at any time between your pilots, taking charge of the most critical and dangerous tasks of the mission, and leaving up to the AI the others. As the war goes on, each pilot can be injured, lost behind enemy lines after an unlucky ejection and waiting for the rescue helicopters, or taken prisoner and even be interrogated by the Russians.
The game also features a very extensive virtual battleground over Iceland, some of the most advanced created at the time. A dynamic camera enables you to watch the war in real-time - should it be Saab JAS 39 Gripen dogfighting with Sukhoi Su-27, Boeing AH-64 Apache attacking tanks or Panavia Tornado going on bombing runs. As the war unfolds, news will be delivered by an online newspaper.
The back story of the game posits Russia quickly invading the eastern countries of Europe. Iceland is the next one on the list, as NATO has abandoned the country in an attempt to protect the Western countries of Europe. The ICEFOR is outnumbered, but is able to deploy a small number of the new Typhoon aircraft. It is up to you to turn the tide of the war.