![]() Taking out those Scud launchers and tanks never felt so good. Engine sounds, weapons fire, targeting sounds are all well done.Įnjoyment: Despite the dated material and scenarios, the game is a blast for those old enough to remember the Gulf War. Sound: Improved from the original release. ![]() SVGA mode in the updated game (version 1.5) enhances the experience greatly. ![]() Graphics: Somewhat blocky but very good for the early part of this decade (90's). Outdated by today's standards (circa 1998), the graphics appear blocky and choppy at times but the visual shortcomings do not denigrate the overall feel of having the "Warthog" destroy target after target. This is not to say that the Gulf War scenarios are easy - you'll have to learn the technique of using friendly SAM's for protection at certain times.Īs an early entrant in the flight simulation genre, A-10 Tank Killer fares quite well when held up to other early efforts. Weaponry has been included that focuses on real-life desert combat targets such as cluster-bombs, missiles for taking out the pesky and erratic Scud launchers and tanks, laser guided bombs and more lethal weapons in the arsenal. In all candor, the seven Gulf War add-on scenarios in the enhanced version gives the game much greater appeal in the overall scheme of things. The music and sound effects in the updated version are a great stride ahead of the original.Ī-10 Tank Killer, version 1.5, contains twenty-one missions, the original fourteen from the European WWIII theater and seven from the Desert Storm action. Weapon load outs, planning missions and briefings are necessary aspects to carrying out successful missions, but for the flyer out there who wants to jump in the cockpit and start mashing enemy targets immediately, the game's improved intuitive point and click interface provides quick access to the skies. One noticeable quality of the game is the ease in which the player is able to get airborne and into the action quickly. No flying machine provides quite the impact of the art of ground attacks as an A-10 which hugs the ground in an "in your face" type action.ĭynamix's 1.5 version of A-10 Tank Killer captures the feel of the A-10 very nicely and the updated version (which used the Red Baron flight model) received significant enhancements to the original package. Indeed, the A-10's detractors (mainly the pilots of the technologically superior jetfighters) could only eat their hearts out as the slower A-10 kicked collective butt (namely tanks and artillery weaponry). Fortunately for the makers of A-10 Tank Killer, the early 1990's saw the flame up of the Persian Gulf War, a military action that was built for the A-10. Initially, the game presented a satisfying yet strangely "outside" look at the usefulness of the A-10 with its somewhat contrived European WWIII fictional scenarios. The game is built around the somewhat ungainly and relatively cheap fighter, the A-10, designated "Warthog" affectionately by her pilots. With the updated version, anything less than SVGA spoils the intended obtainable result. As such, the original game featured good graphics (circa 1991) which at the time needed at least VGA mode to obtain the best results. The upgraded/updated 1.5 version of A-10 Tank Killer is a forerunner of the highly successful flight simulation genre.
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