| Harrier Combat Simulator | |
|---|---|
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| Developers | H+H Software[1] Eigen Software[1] Rowan Software (DOS)[2] |
| Publishers | |
| Designer | Rod Hyde[1] |
| Platforms | Atari ST,Amiga,[3]IBM PC,[3]Commodore 64[4] |
| Release | |
| Genre | Flight simulator |
| Mode | Single-player |
Harrier Combat Simulator (also known asHigh Roller[5]) is acombat flight simulation game published in 1987 byMindscape for theCommodore 64. Ports forAmiga,Atari ST andIBM PC (as aself-booting disk) followed in 1988.
Harrier Combat Simulator is a game in which the player assumes the role of a pilot in aHarrier-jet.[6] The player needs to become proficient in flying the jet, including its horizontal and vertical thrust and its advanced weaponry.[6] The player pilots the only jet fighter that was not destroyed in a saboteur attack, and will need to destroy the headquarters of the enemy before they can launch a successful attack to destroy theSixth Fleet.[7] Most of the missions take place inGrenada, which was undergoing anAmerican-led military invasion during the year 1984.[6]
Harrier was reviewed in 1988 inDragon #131 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.[7]The Palm Beach Post that year said that the game "would have been a pretty impressive simulator a couple of years ago", but compared toFalcon,Fokker Triplane,Gunship, andF/A-18 Interceptor,Harrier was "primitive" and "silly".[8]Computer Gaming World rated the game a 2 of 5 in 1991[9] and 1992.[10][11]
©1988 Mirrorsoft Ltd, ©1988 Rod Hyde, Design: H+H Software, Code: Eigen Software
©1988 Mirrorsoft Ltd, ©1988 Rod Hyde, Design: H+H Software, Code: Rowan Software
C64 and Atari STHarrier Combat Simulator are enhanced versions of programs formerly known asHigh Roller.
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