Birds of Prey
Developer(s)Argonaut Software
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Amiga, MS-DOS
Release
Genre(s)Flight simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Birds of Prey is a flight simulator for the Amiga and IBM PC compatibles developed by Argonaut Software and published in 1992 by Electronic Arts. It includes a wide variety of NATO and Warsaw Pact aircraft and their respective ordnance as well as 12 different mission profiles. The game takes place on a large map consisting of several land areas separated by the sea. The plot revolves around a military conflict between two sides that have three air bases and two aircraft carriers each.[1]

Reception

Computer Gaming World offered two opinions of Birds of Prey. One criticized the game's lack of realism and flawed targeting, while the other favorably cited the wide variety of aircraft and recommended it to action-oriented flight gamers.[2] In a 1994 survey of wargames the magazine gave the title two stars out of five, reporting that "the various aircraft have suspiciously similar flight characteristics and instrumentation".[3]

References

  1. ↑ Birds of Prey at MobyGames
  2. ↑ Wesolowski, Leah; Wesolowski, Charles (June 1992). "He Said, She Said". Computer Gaming World. No. 95. pp. 126–127. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (January 1994). "War In Our Time / A Survey Of Wargames From 1950-2000". Computer Gaming World. pp. 194–212.
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