Description

F-15 Strike Eagle

*pictures are of the actual game for sale*

The arcade-exclusive installment of the Microprose air combat simulation series is called F-15 Strike Eagle. It is based on the F-15 Strike Eagle II home computer version, which utilizes hardware that is more advanced than what was typically accessible at the time.
The user controls the namesake US multi-role strike fighter F-15E in a variety of missions in the Persian Gulf, striking numerous enemy objectives such as oil rigs and armament factories. The aircraft is available in both a stand-up and a sit-down position. There are three difficulty levels available at launch, ranging from novice to Ace. There are six different scenarios, some of which must be unlocked. Flying uses up fuel, which is a unit of time per credit. By earning more credits or completing goals, it can be replenished.

Game Attributes:

• Pilot the USA’s F-15 Jet Fighter
• Multiple misssions
• Six unique combat arenas
• Multiple skill levels
• Awards, promotions, and commendations
• Options to buy extra weapons and fuel
• Realistic turns, rolls, and loops
• Enemy actions are realistic and intelligent
• 2,000 polygons per frame
• 30 frames per second
• State of the art (at the time) 3-d graphics

The following is from the Arcade Museum:

Name: F-15 Strike Eagle
Developer: Microprose

Year: 1991
Type: Videogame

Perspective: 1st person

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Aviation
Monitor:

• Orientation: Horizontal
• Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
• CRT: Color

Conversion Class: unique

Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Cabinet Styles:

• Upright/Standard (Sit Down)
• Upright/Standard (Sit Down)

Description

F-15 Strike Eagle is a Flight combat simulator based on the computer game series.

Gameplay

The player chooses either Libya (similar to Operation El Dorado Canyon), the Persian Gulf, or Vietnam as their mission theater at the start of the game. The action then starts in the cockpit of an F-15 that has already taken off and is armed with several different missiles, bombs, drop tanks, flares, and chaff. In air-to-air combat with opposing fighters, the player pilots the plane in order to bomb numerous objectives, including a primary and secondary target.

The player returns to base, their jet crashes or is destroyed, or the game is over.

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