Eurofighter Typhoon (video game)
A combat flight simulator set over Iceland.
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Eurofighter Typhoon is a combat flight simulator published by Rage Software in 2001. It models the jet fighter Eurofighter Typhoon and was developed by Digital Image Design as a successor to F-22 Total Air War. An extended version, Eurofighter Typhoon: Operation Icebreaker, was released in 2002.
Background
The game's story posits Russia quickly invading the eastern countries of Europe, with Iceland next on the list after NATO abandons the country to protect Western Europe. The ICEFOR is outnumbered but deploys a small number of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to turn the tide. The game features an extensive virtual battleground over Iceland, one of the most advanced of its time, with a dynamic camera enabling real-time observation of the war. An in-game newspaper delivers news as the conflict unfolds.
Players can take over the destiny of six pilots, each assigned different missions based on abilities such as bombing, interception, and Wild Weasel. Several missions occur simultaneously, and the player can switch between pilots at any time, taking charge of critical tasks while AI handles others. As the war progresses, pilots can be injured, lost behind enemy lines after ejection, taken prisoner, or interrogated by the Russians.
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- Wikipedia: Eurofighter Typhoon (video game) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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