B-17 Flying Fortress

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Description

B-17 Flying Fortress is a simulation of the legendary heavy bomber of World War II.

After customizing one's bomber with nose art and a name, one of several randomly assigned bombing missions into Germany must be flown. The game not only features actual flight simulation, but also crew management. Each of the 10 crew members has ratings for categories like piloting, bombing and gunnery. During a mission, crew members can be reassigned to other posts if needed because of injuries. Each position including the pilot seat, the guns and the bombing sight can of course also be controlled by the player.

A historically accurate number of 25 missions must be flown and survived to complete a tour of duty.

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Alternate Titles

• "B-17 Flying Fortress: World War II Bombers in Action" -- Tag-lined title

Part of the Following Groups

• Aircraft: B-17 Flying Fortress
• Games with manual lookup copy protection
• MicroProse B-17 Flying Fortress series

User Reviews

Go Army Air Corp!	DOS	Narf! (138)
Highly detailed simulation, albeit often tedious and overly time-consuming	DOS	Dasharatha (10)
One of a kind	DOS	Neville (3370)

Critic Reviews

ST Format	Atari ST	Jul, 1993	87 out of 100	87
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Sep, 1992	10 out of 12	83
PC Format (UK)	DOS	1995	80 out of 100	80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	May, 1993	9 out of 12	75
Pelit	Amiga	Mar, 1993	75 out of 100	75
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Oct, 1992	69 out of 100	69
Play Time	DOS	Sep, 1992	62 out of 100	62
Power Play	DOS	Sep, 1992	62 out of 100	62
Power Play	Amiga	May, 1993	59 out of 100	59
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Jan, 1993	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Freeware release

In 2000, Microprose has allowed the developer of B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th, the game's 'sequel', to release the original B-17 Flying Fortress games as freeware in a promotional attempt. See the links section for the address.

Related Web Sites

• Bomb-Away.net's freeware download of B-17 Flying Fortress (In an attempt to promote this upcoming game, Hasbro/Microprose has released the original B-17 Flying Fortress game as freeware to be downloaded at the developer's site.
  
  For those who have purchased the game (worth it for the manual), this site also has crew editors and other neat little utilities all in one place.)