Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

79 1992-02-01 • Shooter, Strategy • Electronic Arts

About the game

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

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Time to beat

5 h 19 minAverage completion time
4 h 29 minMain
6 h 31 minMain + Sides
6 h 34 minCompletionist

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Genres
Shooter • Strategy
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

Genesis/MegaDrive

1992-04-29

SFAM

1993-03-26

SNES

1993-05-27

Amiga

1993

DOS

1994

GBA

2002-05-07

blackberry

2013-02-24
Developers
Electronic Arts
Publishers
Gremlin Interactive • Tec Toy • Ocean Software • Electronic Arts • Amiga
Other companies
Foresight New Media • Granite Bay Software • Budcat Creations • Visual Concepts
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Ratings

66
Metacritic6 ratings

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Description

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

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.

Details

Genres
Shooter • Strategy
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

Genesis/MegaDrive

1992-04-29

SFAM

1993-03-26

SNES

1993-05-27

Amiga

1993

DOS

1994

GBA

2002-05-07

blackberry

2013-02-24
Developers
Electronic Arts
Publishers
Gremlin Interactive • Tec Toy • Ocean Software • Electronic Arts • Amiga
Other companies
Foresight New Media • Granite Bay Software • Budcat Creations • Visual Concepts
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf