Jane's ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighters
Jane's ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighters is a 1996 combat flight simulator developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is part of the Jane's Combat Simulations franchise.
Reception
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In Computer Gaming World, Denny Atkin wrote, "Stripped of multiplayer mode, ATF is little more than another USNF data disk with a nice multimedia aircraft encyclopedia. But once you take on a human player, the game takes on new life, and becomes one of the most purely fun flight simulator experiences in existence today."[1] Steve Wartofsky called ATF an "evolutionary rather than revolutionary step" for Jane's Combat Simulations, but argued that it "sets the standard for offering players a truly complete piece of work." While he found its graphics to be a "mixed bag", he enjoyed the game overall, and highlighted its encyclopedia as its best feature.[3]
Writing for PC Gamer US, Dan Bennett called ATF "a solid, good-looking sim with a lot of variety and some really nice trimmings." Although he found the game to be overly difficult, he summarized it as a product that "belongs in every air combat fan's collection."[2]
In 1996, the editors of Computer Gaming World nominated ATF for their "Simulation of the Year" award, which ultimately went to EF2000. They wrote that ATF "makes up for its aging engine by providing the best multiplayer environment of any modern sim."[4]
References
- 1 2 Atkin, Denny (June 1996). "Plane Jane's". Computer Gaming World (143): 150, 152.
- 1 2 Bennett, Dan (June 1996). "Advanced Tactical Fighters". PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on January 17, 2000.
- ↑ Wartofsky, Steve. "Jane's Advanced Tactical Fighter". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on May 23, 2003.
- ↑ Staff (June 1996). "The Computer Gaming World 1996 Premier Awards". Computer Gaming World (143): 55, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 67.