Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
01 Feb 1992
All releases
01 Feb 1992 - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
31 Dec 1993 - Amiga
01 Jan 1970 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System
31 Dec 1994 - DOS
31 Dec 2002 - Game Boy Advance
29 Apr 1992 - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
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Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, commonly known as Desert Strike, is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in February 1992 for Sega's Mega Drive. The game was later released on several other formats such as the SNES, including a much upgraded version for the Amiga home computer. The game was inspired by the Gulf War and depicts a conflict between an insane Middle Eastern dictator, General Kilbaba, and the United States. The player controls a lone Apache helicopter and attempts to destroy enemy weapons and installations, rescue hostages and capture enemy personnel, while managing supplies of fuel and ammunition.
After terrorist leader General Kilbaba has seized control of an unnamed "small but wealthy" Gulf emirate, overthrown the monarchy and installed himself as dictator, the United States sends a lone helicopter to destroy his army in a series of swift strikes. The game's plot was felt by commentators to be a thinly disguised reference to the Gulf War, while comparisons were drawn between Kilbaba and Saddam Hussein, and between the game's unnamed desert setting and Iraq
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
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| English | ✓ |
Record: 3 990 500 points
Platform: Sega MegaDrive