After terrorist leader General Kilbaba has seized control of an unnamed "small but wealthy" Gulf emirate, overthrown the monarchy and installed himself as dictator, the United States sends a lone helicopter to destroy his army in a series of swift strikes. The game's plot was felt by commentators to be a thinly disguised reference to the Gulf War, while comparisons were drawn between Kilbaba and Saddam Hussein, and between the game's unnamed desert setting and Iraq
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Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, commonly known as Desert Strike, is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in February 1992 for Sega's Mega Drive. The game was later released on several other formats such as the SNES, including a much upgraded version for the Amiga home computer. The game was inspired by the Gulf War and depicts a conflict between an insane Middle Eastern dictator, General Kilb Show full summary
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, commonly known as Desert Strike, is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in February 1992 for Sega's Mega Drive. The game was later released on several other formats such as the SNES, including a much upgraded version for the Amiga home computer. The game was inspired by the Gulf War and depicts a conflict between an insane Middle Eastern dictator, General Kilbaba, and the United States. The player controls a lone Apache helicopter and attempts to destroy enemy weapons and installations, rescue hostages and capture enemy personnel, while managing supplies of fuel and ammunition.
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- Electronic Arts
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- Gremlin Interactive, Tec Toy, Ocean Software, Electronic Arts, Amiga
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- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Apr 29, 1992
- Amiga 1993
- DOS 1994
- Game Boy Advance May 07, 2002
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Feb 1992
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Apr 23, 1992
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System Oct 1992
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System May 27, 1993
- Super Famicom Mar 26, 1993
- BlackBerry OS Feb 24, 2013
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