Falcon

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Description

The long Falcon simulation legacy of hardcore simulations of the F-16 fighter plane begins here. The plane's electronic displays and radars are simulated fully, with 4 styles of HUD. Not only can your plane barrel-roll and scissor, the enemy planes can too, with Artificial Intelligence recreating the moves of a real pilot. This was one of the earliest games to offer head-to-head play by linking two machines. It comes with a massive manual, detailing all those functions.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Aircraft: F-16 Fighting Falcon
• Falcon series
• Games with code-wheel copy protection

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Critic Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	DOS	Jun, 1988	939 out of 1000	94
The One	Amiga	Jan, 1989	93 out of 100	93
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	DOS	Oct, 1988	925 out of 1000	92
Zero	DOS	Nov, 1989	92 out of 100	92
Power Play	Amiga	Mar, 1989	90 out of 100	90
Power Play	Atari ST	Feb, 1989	90 out of 100	90
Compute's Amiga Resource	Amiga	Jun, 1989	18 out of 20	90
Happy Computer	DOS	Apr, 1988	80 out of 100	80
The Games Machine (UK)	DOS	Apr, 1988	79 out of 100	79
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Jun, 1992		40

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Awards

• ACE
  • October 1988 (issue #13) - Included in the Top-100 list of 1987/1988 (editorial staff selection)
• Amiga Power
  • May 1991 (Issue #00) - #8 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"
• Computer and Video Games
  • Issue 06/1989 - Winner Golden Joystick Award 1989 for Best 16-Bit Simulation Game (reader's vote)
• GameStar (Germany)
  • Issue 12/1999 - #20 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking
• Power Play
  • Issue 01/1989 - Best Simulation in 1988
• ST Format
  • May 1990 (Issue #10) - Included in the list "ST Format's 30 Kick-Ass Classics"