DAY 53 / GAME 53
Desert Strike
Hot on the heels of Desert Storm, Electronic Arts released this great game for the Sega Genesis. When making a helicopter simulator would end up being a game that is very hard to read visually and difficult to control with a d-pad and 3 buttons, this was a much more appealing alternative.
Desert Strike is yet another game I would have never laid eyes on if it hadn't been for my uncle. And of course this was right up his alley. He loved military shooters and this one one of the best at the time. It was a 3/4 top down shooter that had you crossing various maps to complete various objectives. You may have to escort a caravan of friendlies, or take out an enemy installation. Like a lot of military shooters this game was not easy. I think I only ever completed the first level once. Even then, it was more of an arcade style game with less ties to realism. Which would usually make it a bit easier, but this was not the case.
I played this an awful lot for a game I never owned. Until I checked recently, I thought I actually did have my own copy. I'd love to see this game remade in the same style with updated graphics. Even though, they were actually quite good at the time. Apparently they used early 3D tech to render the sprites from models at various angles to create a smooth rotation of the different crafts. I think I'll have to sit down sometime and really get a nice emulator setup to replace my Genesis for all these games I thought I owned.
Desert Strike
Hot on the heels of Desert Storm, Electronic Arts released this great game for the Sega Genesis. When making a helicopter simulator would end up being a game that is very hard to read visually and difficult to control with a d-pad and 3 buttons, this was a much more appealing alternative.
Desert Strike is yet another game I would have never laid eyes on if it hadn't been for my uncle. And of course this was right up his alley. He loved military shooters and this one one of the best at the time. It was a 3/4 top down shooter that had you crossing various maps to complete various objectives. You may have to escort a caravan of friendlies, or take out an enemy installation. Like a lot of military shooters this game was not easy. I think I only ever completed the first level once. Even then, it was more of an arcade style game with less ties to realism. Which would usually make it a bit easier, but this was not the case.
I played this an awful lot for a game I never owned. Until I checked recently, I thought I actually did have my own copy. I'd love to see this game remade in the same style with updated graphics. Even though, they were actually quite good at the time. Apparently they used early 3D tech to render the sprites from models at various angles to create a smooth rotation of the different crafts. I think I'll have to sit down sometime and really get a nice emulator setup to replace my Genesis for all these games I thought I owned.
Hot on the heels of Desert Storm, Electronic Arts released this great game for the Sega Genesis. When making a helicopter simulator would end up being a game that is very hard to read visually and difficult to control with a d-pad and 3 buttons, this was a much more appealing alternative. Desert Strike is yet another game I would have never laid eyes on if it hadn't been for my uncle. And of course this was right up his alley. He loved military shooters and this one one of the best at the time. It was a 3/4 top down shooter that had you crossing various maps to complete various objectives. You may have to escort a caravan of friendlies, or take out an enemy installation. Like a lot of military shooters this game was not easy. I think I only ever completed the first level once. Even then, it was more of an arcade style game with less ties to realism. Which would usually make it a bit easier, but this was not the case.
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