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Description

Jane's Attack Squadron is a WWII flight simulator based in the European theatre. There are two campaigns, an Axis campaign and an Allied campaign. Fourteen flyable aircaft are included - the standard fighters such as the Spitfire, P-38, Mustang, BF-109, and so on, as well as a number of bombers and even the German jet fighter, the ME-262. Each aircraft features a fully-modeled and authentically detailed cockpit. The terrain and play area include all of Europe and Britain using actual satellite-mapped terrain data.

Each mission has the player flying one aircraft in a squadron, and he can issue orders to his wingmen. Missions include patrol, intercept, ground support, and strategic bombing. One of the main features is the ability, in bombers, for the player to switch positions between pilot, nose gunner, tail gunner, side gunners, belly turret, top turret, and bombadier. This is especially fun in multiplayer mode, as several players can man a bomber while others try to shoot it down.

The game is modifiable with new skins and models, and a mission editor is available for players to create their own mission.

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The Press Says

GameStar (Germany) May, 2002 83 out of 100 83
Imperium Gier May 07, 2002 7.3 out of 10 73
Svenska PC Gamer Jun, 2002 65 out of 100 65
PC Games (Germany) Jun 12, 2002 42 out of 100 42

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Trivia

Jane's Attack Squadron was one of the final projects being worked on at Looking Glass Studios when they folded in early 2000. Being nearly completed, the developers fought to get EA to put the finishing touches on the game. but since they were shutting down their sim division it seemed as if the game would never see the light of day.

In the end it's release was a small miracle for flight sim fans, as developer Mad Doc Software first hired most of the ex-LG staffers that were working on the project and then, via a partnership with publishing house Xicat, got the rights for both Jane's license and the rights to the unfinished game Looking Glass had been working on.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Finsternis (23) on Mar 28, 2003.
 

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