F29 Retaliator

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F29 Retaliator is a

Gameplay

The graphics were detailed by the standards of the period, featuring cities, bridges, roads, islands, mountains and moving vehicles. The cockpit of either the F-22 or the X-29A has three

The game received 4 out of 5 stars in Dragon.^[2] Computer Gaming World described F29 as a less-expensive alternative which "still offers a solid game-playing experience, with limitations". While noting limitations such as a small game environment, the magazine concluded that "despite its limitations, F-29 is an enjoyable diversion" for those new to flight simulators.^[3] A 1992 survey in the magazine of wargames with modern settings gave the game three stars out of five,^[4] and a 1994 survey in the magazine gave it two stars out of five, describing it as "rather generic in nature".^[5] Retaliator was ranked the 36th best game of all time by Amiga Power in 1991.^[6]

Reviews

• Zzap! (Jan, 1990)^[7]
• Computer and Video Games (Jan, 1990)^[8]
• The Games Machine (Jan, 1990)^[9]
• The One (Dec, 1989)^[10]
• Zero (Jan, 1990)^[11]
• Amiga Format (Jun, 1990)^[12]
• ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (Jun, 1990)^[13]
• Amiga Joker (May 1990)[14]
• ST Format (Jan, 1994)^[15]
• ST Format (Aug, 1990)^[16]
• Computer Gaming World (Jun, 1991)
• Computer and Video Games (CVG) (Aug, 1990)^[17]
• Jeux & Stratégie nouvelle formule #8^[18]

Legacy

A "Special Mission" add-on was released with ZERO magazine in 1990, featuring a battle against the alien spacecraft from the then-upcoming space combat game EPIC.^[19] Retaliator 2, announced in 1990 to be released in the first quarter of 1991,^[20] was never released as the team concentrated on finishing EPIC (released in 1992 and using an improved engine of F29). DID would later create three further, much more realistic F-22 simulators: TFX (1993), F-22: Air Dominance Fighter (1997), and F-22 Total Air War (1998).

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