Jane's F-15

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Jane's F-15
Jane's F-15 Coverart.jpg
Developer(s)EA Baltimore
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Director(s)Greg Kreafle
Producer(s)Greg Kreafle
Designer(s)Michael J. McDonald
Programmer(s)John Paquin
Artist(s)Max D. Remington III
Terrence Hodge
SeriesJane's Combat Simulations
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Combat flight simulator
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Jane's F-15: The Definitive Jet Combat Simulator, also known as simply F-15, is a combat flight simulator video game developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1998 for the PC. It models the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle. EA's 1999 Jane's F/A-18 used an improved version of F-15's game engine.

Gameplay[]

A view of the 2D-cockpit

The game has two campaigns: one based on the 1991 Gulf War and the other focusing on a fictional conflict with Iran.

The virtual cockpit was one of the first of its kind, but the game still featured a 2D cockpit which also allowed the player to switch between the pilot and the weapon systems officer seat in the back of the cockpit to monitor the different multi-functional displays.

Reception[]

The game received favorable reviews. Next Generation said, "If fast-paced, hot-and-heavy air combat against a truly diabolical enemy AI sounds like your kind of high, F-15 fills the bill nicely."[8]

While F-15E pilot Sean Long commented that the flight model was high quality and landings were fairly accurate, this was prior to the release of a patch that fixed all landings being set to "easy" difficulty mode.[citation needed] There was widespread complaints by players on both the fight model's oscillations, tendency to have excessive instantaneous pitch authority, and the inability of the crudely modeled pitch trim SAS to deal with this disparity and the lower sustained turn rates.[citation needed] The usefulness of the radar modes was also lacking compared to the follow up Jane's F/A-18.[citation needed]

The game sold 126,461 copies in the U.S. and earned $5 million by October 1999.[12]

The game was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 1997 "Simulation Game of the Year" award,[13] which ultimately went to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98.[14] The game was also a finalist for Computer Gaming World's 1998 "Best Simulation" award, CNET Gamecenter's 1998 Best Combat Flight Sim award, and IGN's "Best Simulation of the Year" award, all of which ultimately went to European Air War.[15][16][17] It was also a runner-up for Computer Games Strategy Plus' "Simulation Game of the Year" award, losing again to European Air War. The staff called the former "extremely impressive".[18] PC Gamer US also nominated the game as the best simulation of 1998, although it lost to Falcon 4.0. They wrote: "[I]f Falcon 4.0 had come out just a month later, there'd be no question that Jane's Combat Simulations' F-15 deserved the award."[19]

References[]

  1. ^ Gentry, Perry (March 23, 1998). "What's in Stores This Week". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Redwood, Stephen. "Jane's F-15: The Definitive Jet Combat Simulator - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Chick, Tom (April 23, 1998). "F-15". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Hunt, James W. (April 27, 1998). "Jane's F-15". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Kim, Robin G. (July 1998). "The Eagle Has Landed (F-15 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 168. Ziff Davis. pp. 160–61. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Thomas, Chet (May 4, 1998). "F-15 Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 12, 2004. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jane's F-15". GameStar (in German). Webedia. May 1998.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "F-15". Next Generation. No. 43. Imagine Media. July 1998. p. 116. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  9. ^ McDonald, T. Liam (July 1998). "F-15". PC Gamer. Vol. 5 no. 7. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  10. ^ Lindgren, Ian (June 1998). "Jane's F-15". PC PowerPlay. No. 25. Next Media Pty Ltd. pp. 72–74. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Mathieson, Dave (June 1998). "Jane's F-15". PC Zone. No. 64. Dennis Publishing. pp. 86–87. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Flight Sim Sales" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 183. Ziff Davis. October 1999. p. 45. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Award - Updates". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998.
  14. ^ "The Award - Winners". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998.
  15. ^ CGW staff (April 1999). "Computer Gaming World's 1999 Premier Awards (Best Simulation)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 177. Ziff Davis. p. 98. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Gamecenter staff (January 29, 1999). "The CNET Gamecenter.com Awards for 1998! (Combat Flight Sims Nominees)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  17. ^ IGN staff (January 29, 1999). "IGNPC's Best of 1998 Awards". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  18. ^ CGSP staff (February 11, 1999). "The Best of 1998 (Simulation Game of the Year)". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  19. ^ PC Gamer staff (March 1999). "The Fifth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer. Vol. 6 no. 3. Imagine Media. pp. 64, 67, 70–73, 76–78, 84, 86–87.

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