Back to Baghdad is a simulation of the air war over Iraq a few years after the end of the Gulf War, with you taking the place of a F-16 pilot in a series of "one off" missions.

The game included a fairly detailed rendering of the F-16, it's cockpit and systems. The terrain engine mapped most of southern Iraq using satellite imagery, and did all of this with a software renderer.

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Alternate Titles

"Back to Baghdad: The Ultimate Desert Storm Simulation" -- Tag-lined title

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User Reviews

Worst flight sim ever?

Maury Markowitz (222)

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The Press Says

PC Player (Denmark)	1996	87 out of 100	87
World Village (Gamer's Zone)	1997		80
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Oct, 1996		60
GameSpot	Sep 19, 1996	5.6 out of 10	56
PC Games	Nov, 1996	C-	42
High Score	Oct, 1996	2 out of 5	40
PC Player (Germany)	Aug, 1996		40

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Trivia

Development

The game itself seems to have been largely built out of "off the shelf" parts. The render, terrain, sounds etc. were all from 3rd parties, all displayed prominently on the box. It was up to the creators, MSI, to provide the logic to put all of the pieces together into a game.

Price

Back to Baghdad demands over $70 dollars when most contemporary titles cost about $40, making it one of the most expensive games (in terms of price) produced for the PC. It was later surpassed by Rainbow Six (Collector's Edition).

Information also contributed by Kasey Chang.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Maury Markowitz (222) on Dec 08, 2001.