Description
The first game in the Strike series. A year after the Gulf War, a self styled General named Kilbaba (Muababa in the GBA version) takes over an Arab Emirate and threatens to start WWIII against its enemy in the West, the U.S. The whole world holds their breath as the President chooses you to destroy Kilbaba and his terrorist army before he launches a nuclear attack on the world!
You must fly an specially designed AH-64A Apache on a series of missions from rescuing MIAs, destroying power plants, to blowing apart SCUD missles! Take out his defenses while trying to find out Kilbaba's plans. Take on the Madman and forever rid this threat....in the desert!
Alternate Titles
- "デザートストライク 湾岸作戦" -- Japanese spelling
- "Desert Strike Advance" -- GBA title
- "Desert Strike" -- SEGA Master System title
- "Apache AHX: Desert Madman" -- Working title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Joypad |
SEGA Master System |
Jan, 1994 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| Joypad |
Game Gear |
Feb, 1994 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| Sega-16.com |
Genesis |
Sep 07, 2004 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| IGN |
Game Boy Advance |
Jun 03, 2002 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| GameZone |
Game Boy Advance |
Jun 28, 2002 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
DOS |
Nov, 1994 |
79 out of 100 |
79 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
SNES |
Feb 10, 2010 |
15 out of 20 |
75 |
| Génération 4 |
DOS |
Nov, 1994 |
72 out of 100 |
72 |
| PC Gamer |
DOS |
Feb, 1995 |
61 out of 100 |
61 |
| PC Fun |
DOS |
Nov, 1994 |
11 out of 20 |
55 |
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Trivia
The game was pulled from some shelves in the UK because of numerous references to the gulf war 1990.