Eurofighter Typhoon (Windows)

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Description

Eurofighter Typhoon is the successor to Total Air War.

In a near feature,and in a surprising move, Russia quickly invades the eastern countries of Europe. Iceland is the next one of the list, however NATO has basically abandoned the country in an attempt to protect the Western countries of Europe. The ICEFOR is outnumbered, but is able to deploy a small number of the new Typhoon aircraft. It's up to you to turn the tide of the war.

The game entitles you to take over the destiny of six pilots. Each one will be assigned different missions depending on their abilities - such as bombing, interception, Wild Weasel - several of these missions even going on at the same time. You are able to switch at any time between your pilots, taking charge of the most critical and dangerous tasks of the mission, and leaving up to the AI the others. As the war goes on, each pilot can be injured, lost behind enemy lines after an unlucky ejection and waiting for the rescue helicopters, or taken prisoner and even be interrogated by the Russians.

The game also features an extensive virtual battleground over Iceland. A dynamic camera enables you to watch the war in real-time - should it be Gripens dogfighting with Su-27s, Apaches attacking tanks or Tornados going on bombing runs. As the war unfolds, news will be delivered by an online newspaper, so be prepared to read the headline "a new failure for the ICEFOR" quite a lot of times.

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Alternate Titles

• "Угол атаки" -- Russian spelling
• "Superhävitaja Taifuun" -- Estonian title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: 3Dream
• Aircraft: Eurofighter Typhoon
• Covermount: Level (Romania)
• Ubisoft eXclusive releases

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Critic Reviews

GameSpot UK	May 30, 2001	9 out of 10	90
GameZone	Aug 13, 2001	9 out of 10	90
PC Games (Germany)	May 08, 2001	88 out of 100	88
GameStar (Germany)	May, 2001	87 out of 100	87
4Players.de	Jun 28, 2001	86 out of 100	86
IGN	Aug 03, 2001	8.3 out of 10	83
PC Action (Germany)	Apr 05, 2001	66 out of 100	66
Gamesmania.de	May 05, 2001	64 out of 100	64
Gamekult	May 29, 2001	5 out of 10	50
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Nov, 2001		50

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Development

As DID was bought by Rage during the development of Eurofighter Typhoon, the game actually resulted in a tradeoff: while it was originally designed to be an hardcore simulation, it ended up being made easier for more casual gamers (or as some people say, "dumbed down"). For instance, the contrast between the very extensive dynamic campaign and the simplistic flight model is very noticeable.