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AH-64 Apache Air Assault

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In July 2001 it was discovered that an terrorist organization known as the "The Solar Martyrs", hiding in a small country called Banhar, may have nuclear weapons at their disposal. The U.S. government decided that a large-scale attack would prove risky, and so a small group of Special Forces was formed...

"Only one machine is fit for such a task..."

In this simulator the player controls an AH-64 Apache, the "primary attack helicopter in the U.S. Arsenal". It can be controlled from 5 different points of view, including 1st (inside the cockpit) and 3rd person ones. The on screen display holds valuable information to the pilot, such as damage meters, status of engines, rotor brakes, wheel brakes and hover, air speed, altitude, compass, radar, RPM, Torque, Fuel and more.

The game features two control systems: arcade and physics mode. In arcade mode the helicopter maintains altitude while flying forward, while the physics mode is based on real world physics, thus, when the helicopter is moving forward, it will also lose altitude if the motor power isn't increased. The helicopter can be controlled either with a keyboard/mouse combo or with a joystick.

The AH-64 comes equipped with 3 different types of weapons: Hellfire Missiles, m230 Chain Gun 30mm Automatic Cannon and Hydra Rockets. There is also a fourth kind of weapon, the Zuni Rockets, only available later in the game. Hellfire missiles are target lockable and the Cannon can be aimed with the mouse.

There are 30 unique missions in this game; in most of them the player must accomplish several objectives, usually destroying enemy buildings and vehicles. The game can be saved at the end of each mission, but not during them. If the player gets killed during a mission, he must start it all over again, but the number of tries is unlimited.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third person

Languages (1)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Drivers/APIs Supported

Direct3D

Media Type

CD-ROM, DVD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse, Other Input Devices

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick, Digital Joystick

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium III

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 98

Min. RAM Required

96 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 8.0a

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Min. Video Memory Required

16 MB

Video Modes Supported

Full screen

Video Resolutions Supported

800×600, 1280×960

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Also known as

Operacja Pustynny GromPolish title

Operation Air AssaultEuropean title

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Facts

Released

2003

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS2PS3

Age ratings

ESRBTeenPEGI12USK16ELSPA11+VET/SFB11 (Square)

Standing

Top 52% by want to play

Tags

1st-personDiagonal-downTop-downHelicopterVehicular combatLicensed