| Harrier Combat Simulator | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | H+H Software [1] Eigen Software [1] Rowan Software (DOS) [2] |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Rod Hyde [1] |
| Platform(s) | Atari ST, Amiga, [3] IBM PC, [3] Commodore 64 [4] |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Harrier Combat Simulator (also known as High Roller [5] ) is a combat flight simulation game published in 1987 by Mindscape for the Commodore 64. Ports for Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC (as a self-booting disk) followed in 1988.
Harrier Combat Simulator is a game in which the player assumes the role of a pilot in a Harrier-jet. [6] The player needs to become proficient in flying the jet, including its horizontal and vertical thrust and its advanced weaponry. [6] The player pilots the only jet fighter that was not destroyed in a saboteur attack, and will need to destroy the headquarters of the enemy before they can launch a successful attack to destroy the Sixth Fleet. [7] Most of the missions take place in Grenada, which was undergoing an American-led military invasion during the year 1984. [6]
Harrier was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #131 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars. [7] The Palm Beach Post that year said that the game "would have been a pretty impressive simulator a couple of years ago", but compared to Falcon , Fokker Triplane, Gunship , and F/A-18 Interceptor , Harrier was "primitive" and "silly". [8] Computer Gaming World rated the game a 2 of 5 in 1991 [9] and 1992. [10] [11]
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©1988 Mirrorsoft Ltd, ©1988 Rod Hyde, Design: H+H Software, Code: Eigen Software
©1988 Mirrorsoft Ltd, ©1988 Rod Hyde, Design: H+H Software, Code: Rowan Software
C64 and Atari ST Harrier Combat Simulator are enhanced versions of programs formerly known as High Roller.
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