A-10 Tank Killer

A-10 Tank Killer
Version 1.5 cover art
Developer(s)Dynamix
Publisher(s)Dynamix
Director(s)Damon Slye
Designer(s)Jerry Luttrell
Damon Slye
David Selle
Programmer(s)Lincoln Hutton
David McClurg
Artist(s)Kobi Miller
Mark Brenneman
Cyrus Kanga
Composer(s)Alan McKean
Platform(s)DOS, Amiga
ReleaseDOS
Amiga
Genre(s)Air combat simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

A-10 Tank Killer is a 1989 combat flight simulation video game for DOS developed and published by Dynamix. An Amiga version was released in 1990. The game features an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. Following the success of Red Baron, version 1.5 was released in 1991 which included Gulf War missions and improved graphics and sounds. Several mission packs were sold separately. A sequel published by Sierra, Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II, was released in 1996.

Gameplay

The gameplay consists of the player piloting an A-10 Thunderbolt II "tank killer" through various combat missions set in the Gulf War air campaign as well as a fictional European scenario. The player receives a mission briefing, has the opportunity to customize a weapon load-out before starting the mission, and is debriefed after the mission.

Reception

According to Sierra On-Line, combined sales of A-10 Tank Killer and its sequel surpassed 250,000 units by the end of March 1996.[2]

Computer Gaming World stated that "A-10 has much going for it" and gave it four stars out of five. The magazine recommended the game for those looking for quick fun, not "flight grognards" seeking realism.[3][4] In a 1994 survey of wargames, the magazine gave the title three-plus stars out of five, liking the graphics, but noting the "very sensitive" joystick control.[5] The DOS version of the game received 5 out of 5 stars in Dragon.[6] Due to the violence level of A-10 Tank Killer, it has been placed on the "Index" in Germany and is not generally available to the public.[7]

Reviews

See also

References

  1. ^ "Computer Releases". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 10. January 1990. p. 22.
  2. ^ Sierra On-Line Form 10-K (Report). Bellevue, Washington. March 31, 1996. pp. 7–9. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Brooks, M. Evan (December 1989). "Dynamix Takes to the Skies". Computer Gaming World. No. 66. p. 42.
  4. ^ Brooks, M. Evan (June 1992). "The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000". Computer Gaming World. p. 120. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. ^ Brooks, M. Evan (January 1994). "War In Our Time / A Survey Of Wargames From 1950-2000". Computer Gaming World. pp. 194–212.
  6. ^ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia & Lesser, Kirk (December 1991). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (176): 57–62.
  7. ^ "Neueste INDEX-LISTE der BPjS in Bonn - Stand November 93". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23.
  8. ^ "The Games Machine Issue 27".
  9. ^ "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 070". February 1991.
  10. ^ "A-10 Tank killer". Génération 4 (in French). No. 21. April 1990. p. 42 – via abandonware-magazines.org.
  11. ^ "Zero Magazine Issue 18". April 1991.
  12. ^ "A-10 Tank Killer review from Amiga Action 21 (Jun 1991) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
  13. ^ "Amiga Reviews: A-10 Tank Killer".
  14. ^ "Amiga Power Issue 3 1991".
  15. ^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". kultboy.com.
  16. ^ "Amiga Power issue 4".