F-22 Lightning II
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| Developer | NovaLogic |
| Publisher | NovaLogic |
| Platform | DOS |
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| Genres | Action, Simulation |
F-22 Lightning II is a video game developed and published by NovaLogic for DOS. It is the first game in NovaLogic's F-22 series. A follow-up, F-22 Raptor, was released in 1997. A third and final game in the series, F-22 Lightning 3, was released in 1999.
Gameplay
[edit]F-22 Lightning II is a game in which the player pilots the U.S. Air Force F-22 experimental fighter.[2]
Reception
[edit]Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "There are lots of interesting missions, and the flexible multi-player options are a real treat, but at the end of the day, F-22 doesn't live up to the real expectations of computer sim freaks."[2]
The game was the best-selling military simulation in the United States for the first half of 1997 according to PC Data.[3] The game sold 71,000 units in 1997.[4] The game sold more than 350,000 units worldwide by April 1997.[5]
Reviews
[edit]- PC Gamer (1996 December)
- GameSpot - Oct 17, 1996[6]
- PC Player (Germany) - Nov, 1996
References
[edit]- ^ "Online Gaming Review". 1997-02-27. Archived from the original on 1997-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ a b "Finals". Next Generation. No. 25. Imagine Media. January 1997. p. 182.
- ^ ""F-22 Lightning II" Flying High as Best-Selling Military Simulation; Stealth Fighter Still Topping Charts". Business Wire. August 21, 1997. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via The Free Library.
- ^ Dunkin, Alan (January 29, 1998). "NovaLogic Has a Good Year". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 3, 2000. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "NovaLogic forms alliance with the U.S. Air Force Memorial Foundation". Business Wire. April 2, 1997. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via The Free Library.
- ^ Macdonald, Tim Liam (1 May 2000). "F-22 Lightning II Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 14 July 2003.
External links
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