Atari announces the re-launch of five classic flight simulators on Steam. The
first two are now online as Windows editions of
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies and Sid Meier's
F-15 Strike Eagle. The other three games will come next week, so fans of
classic aerial combat games can expect
Solo Flight,
Harrier Jump Jet,
and
Dog Fight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare to pop up on the radar soon.
Here's a refresher on the first two games:
In Meier’s F-15 Strike Eagle,
players choose their desired mission and then find themselves inside of the
sophisticated cockpit of an F-15 fighter jet, fully armed for combat and heading
into enemy airspace. Named “Action Game of the Year” by Computer Gaming World in
1985, the game is based on real-life missions carried out by fighter pilots in
the 1970s and ‘80s. Meier collaborated with Air Force Pilot Bill Stealy to
ensure F-15 Strike Eagle’s accuracy, which includes missions in Libya, Egypt,
Iran, and more.
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies was a unique pick in the genre, marrying
map-based tactical war simulation with arcade-style aerial combat. The Ancient
Art of War in the Skies delivers hours of compelling playtime with dozens of
scenarios and missions.