F-14 Tomcat (video game)

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F-14 Tomcat
F-14 Tomcat video game cover.jpg
Developer(s) Virtucraft
Publisher(s) Majesco
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
ReleaseSeptember 2, 2001 [1]
Genre(s) Action game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

F-14 Tomcat is a 2001 action video game released for the Game Boy Advance developed by Virtucraft and published by Majesco. It is an enhanced port of Turn and Burn: No-Fly Zone for the SNES. [2] Two other games for the Game Boy Advance, Super Hornet F/A 18F [3] and F24 Stealth Fighter [4] were built on the same game engine.

Reception

F-14 Tomcat received mixed reviews from critics. The game holds a 67% rating on Metacritic. [1]

IGN rated the game a 6 of 10, stating "...what's here is cool, if a bit vanilla. Controls are tight, graphics are clean, the missions are challenging, and the link cable mode works like a champ. But this game is only good in single shots due to the fact that the missions don't offer any variety". [7]

GameZone rated the game a 4.5 of 10 praising the sound and difficulty while criticizing the gameplay, graphics and multi-player. [8]

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