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Description

Rule the night! Take the pride of American Stealth technology and take on the best the Warsaw pact technology can offer! Dodge between radars, sneak under enemy fighters, and take out your primary objectives and secondary objectives with your limited weapons onboard, then make your way home. Can you survive all the way to general and win the Congressional Medal of Honor?

F-19 Stealth Fighter was based around Sid Meier's closest estimate of the stealth fighter based on the data available at the time. You get full 3D graphics, 3D enemies, random objectives and enemy dispositions (so each mission will be different), dynamic radar effectiveness that depends on your position and radar cross section, enemies that search you out if you do "tickle" their defenses, even civilian aircrafts in the air, and ability to play in cold war, moderate war, or all-out war, with very different rules of engagement.

Alternate Titles

  • "Project Stealth Fighter" -- Commodore 64 & 128 title
  • "F19" -- Informal title

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User Reviews

The old classic hasn't quite been equaled since... Kasey Chang (3719) unrated
The Only Combat Simulator I've Ever Played AstroNerdBoy (40) 3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars
A Classic! If only Microprose were around today... B Jones (14) unrated
Addictive simulation Dan Horvat (3) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars

The Press Says

The Games Machine (UK) Feb, 1989 95 out of 100 95
The One Mar, 1989 91 out of 100 91
Computer and Video Games (CVG) Jul, 1990 89 out of 100 89

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Trivia

Ironically, the 'Limited War' level of the Persian Gulf campaign in the game involved the US helping Iraq against Iran in the Iran-Iraq war, including protecting 'friendly' vessels sailing out of Basra (particularly oil tankers) from attack by Iranian missile boats and planes. In the wake of the Operation Desert Storm two years later, the Iraqis in the game's sequel F-117A Stealth Fighter 2.0 were no longer the allied nation that they had been in the original game, and the new game included a Desert Storm campaign.


This entry was contributed by Olivier Masse (424), Ashley Pomeroy (227), NGC 5194 (17267) and theoutrider (488)
 

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