Customer Reviews

Desert Strike

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You are an Apache helicopter pilot, on 30 missions into 5 levels of Desert Storm! This is a pretty nice game, with an overhead view of the helicopter and land, making it not for everyone, especially anyone under 13, because of its intense difficulty. You must follow the missions anywhere from destroying enemy radars / airports (with guns, hydras and heckfire missiles) to capturing commanders and saving hostages all from your apache helicopter. There is pretty good gameplay, however just one helicopter, if you get destroyed, thats it, so you collect hostages and drop them off to replenish your copter's armor.

Desert Strike first fascinated me when I started playing it on my friend's SEGA system. Wishing that there was one for NES, it wasn't until the release of SNES that the game finally appeared as well as the subsequent sequels Jungle Strike and Urban Strike. Ultimately, the three games became my instant favorites because I love to ride the helicopter and shoot at the enemies with the missiles and hydras. The hovering part over the land is the most exciting part of the game, almost as if I was riding in one. The gameplay is terrific because of the pause feature which lets me to check the map and the missions out. Also, the graphics were terrific for its time and was really ahead of its time, almost like how R.C. Pro AM was in terms of isometric viewing. Another thing I love about Desert Strike is the strategic aspect of it; the importance of fuel and ammo and plotting the course of action to make sure the distance is short as possible while achieving the aims of the missions. It makes the head more organized in a neat way. Some people say that this is a difficult game to play, but really...it is not that hard. The difficulty is just perfectly balanced. All in all, Desert Strike, along with its sequels, is one of the very best games I've ever played in my life.

Who doesn't like to go flying around in a helicopter armed to the gills with rockets and blow stuff up? This game has a nice combination of several features, including: great 3D graphics, a wide variety of enemy units, cool scenery, missions to complete, easy and fun game play. No matter how many times I play this game, I can always play it more, because it is very fun.

The downside. It's very easy to beat once you get the knack of it, and it has only 4 levels. Should you aquire the right pilot, it is possible to blast your enemies from a distance that you are incapable of being detected.

But, hey, what did you want? There is not much to say about this game except it is pointless fun.