Jane's Longbow 2
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| Developer(s) | Origin Systems |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Producer(s) | Will McBurnett |
| Designer(s) | Tsuyoshi Kawahito |
| Artist(s) | Paul Stankiewicz |
| Writer(s) |
Mike Francis Tsuyoshi Kawahito Graham Wood |
| Composer(s) | Joe Basquez |
| Series | Jane's Combat Simulations |
| Platform(s) | PC (Windows) |
| Release | 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multi player |
Longbow 2 is the sequel to the best-selling Jane's AH-64D Longbow from Jane's Combat Simulations, developed by Origin Systems with executive producer Andy Hollis on board, and released by Electronic Arts on November 30, 1997.
Gameplay
This simulator improved on virtually every level of the first game, and it is 3Dfx-compatible from the start. New helicopters were added in the shape of the AH-64D Apache Longbow (without radar), OH-58D Kiowa and UH-60L Black Hawk.
A fully dynamic campaign engine is used to create challenging missions and a random mission generator can be used to create a wide variety of missions. Gameplay is dynamic in the sense that new missions are generated automatically. The game features a command structure, allowing the player to command other helicopters, including OH-58 Kiowa scouts and UH-60 Black Hawk transports.
Longbow Anthology
Longbow Anthology was released in 1998 and is a compilation of Jane's AH-64D Longbow, the mission disk Flash Point: Korea (basically, Longbow Gold), and Longbow 2 in one box, with an abbreviated manual. Although compiled into one box, the games are still played as separate games; unlike Fighters Anthology which is all games of that series compiled into one playable game. All included simulators are fully patched to the latest versions.
Reception
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In the United States, the game sold 49,397 copies during 1997.[2] Jane's Longbow 2 was nominated in the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' first annual Interactive Achievement Awards in the category "Computer Simulation Game of the Year".[3]
The editors of Computer Games Strategy Plus named Longbow 2 the best simulation of 1997. It was a runner-up for the magazine's overall game of the year award, but lost to Myth: The Fallen Lords.[4]
Longbow 2 won Computer Gaming World's 1997 "Simulation Game of the Year" award, one year after the magazine had given Jane's AH-64D Longbow that prize. The editors wrote, "Authentic, exciting, immersive, and graphically dazzling, this is a sim that transcends its genre."[5] PC Gamer US also named Longbow 2 the best simulation of 1997.[2]
References
- ↑ Rubin, Brian. "Longbow 2 - Review". Allgame. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- 1 2 Staff (April 1998). "How Did the PCG Award Winners Fare?". PC Gamer US. 5 (4): 45.
- ↑ "1998 1st Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. 1998. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ Staff (January 19, 1998). "The winners of the 1997 Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005.
- ↑ Staff (March 1998). "CGW Presents The Best & Worst of 1997". Computer Gaming World (164): 74–77, 80, 84, 88, 89.