The Amiga and Atari ST versions of MiG-29 Fulcrum lack the option of a complex mode, limiting the game to simple mode only.[1] British pilot John Farley was consulted during MiG-29 Fulcrum's development as he was one of the few people outside of Russia to have flown a real MiG-29 Fulcrum; his input changed some aspects of the game. Farley stated that the game isn't "oversimplified", calling it "the nearest thing to actually flying the plane".[1] While the game was programmed by Simis, MiG-29 Fulcrum was designed by the game studio The Kremlin.[1]MiG-29 Fulcrum's simulation software was written in C by David Payne and Jonathan Newth; Payne previously worked at British Aerospace, and Newth once worked for IBM.[1] The MiG-29 Fulcrum plane was selected as The Kremlin team felt that many American planes already had simulations created for them, and selected the MiG-29 while reading Soviet Weekly.[1] The Russian News Agency (TASS) assisted in MiG-29 Fulcrum's development, providing flight data, information regarding the MiG-29's weapons, as well as access to their photo archive.[1]
The One gave the DOS version of MiG-29 Fulcrum an overall score of 89%, calling it "one of the best introductions to the world of flight simulators" due to the difficulty options of 'simple' or 'complex', and further said that the plane is "a joy to fly". The One praised the realism of the simulation in complex mode, but criticized the game's overall presentation, expressing that other flight simulators have more customisable options, such as choosing weapons & marking waypoints, which MiG-29 Fulcrum lacks.[1]
Computer Gaming World's 1992 and 1994 surveys of wargames with modern settings gave the game two and a half stars out of five, and criticized the game's realism.[2][3]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghHoughton, Gordon (January 1991). "MiG-29 Fulcrum". The One. No. 28. emap Images. pp. 81–82.
^ abM. Evan Brooks (June 1992). "The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000". Computer Gaming World. No. 95. Golden Empire Publications. p. 123. ISSN 0744-6667.
^ abM. Evan Brooks (January 1994). "War In Our Time: A Survey Of Wargames From 1950-2000". Computer Gaming World. No. 114. Ziff Davis. p. 203. ISSN 0744-6667.
The MS-DOS version ofMiG-29 Fulcrum can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
January 01, 1970
fulcrum, 1990, video, game, 1998, title, fulcrum, 1998, video, game, fulcrum, combat, flight, simulator, video, game, released, domark, 1990, acorn, archimedes, amiga, atari, platforms, fulcrumdeveloper, simispublisher, domarkplatform, acorn, archimedes, amiga. For the 1998 title see MiG 29 Fulcrum 1998 video game MiG 29 Fulcrum is a combat flight simulator video game released by Domark in 1990 for the Acorn Archimedes Amiga Atari ST and MS DOS PC platforms MiG 29 FulcrumDeveloper s SimisPublisher s DomarkPlatform s Acorn Archimedes Amiga Atari ST MS DOSRelease1990Genre s Combat flight simulatorMode s Single player In 1991 an enhanced version was released as MiG 29M Super Fulcrum Contents 1 Overview 2 Development 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksOverview editThe player flies a Mikoyan MiG 29 on solo missions against a range of enemies around the world There are six available missions Basic Training Arctic reconnaissance Combat over the Great Wall of China Oil refinery attack Anti terrorist attack Nuclear plant attack The MiG 29 is armed with AA 8 Aphid air to air missiles AS 7 Kerry air to surface missiles S 24 rockets as well as a cannon Enemies include SAMs Harriers Shenyang F 7s Mirage 2000s and other MiG 29s Development editThe Amiga and Atari ST versions of MiG 29 Fulcrum lack the option of a complex mode limiting the game to simple mode only 1 British pilot John Farley was consulted during MiG 29 Fulcrum s development as he was one of the few people outside of Russia to have flown a real MiG 29 Fulcrum his input changed some aspects of the game Farley stated that the game isn t oversimplified calling it the nearest thing to actually flying the plane 1 While the game was programmed by Simis MiG 29 Fulcrum was designed by the game studio The Kremlin 1 MiG 29 Fulcrum s simulation software was written in C by David Payne and Jonathan Newth Payne previously worked at British Aerospace and Newth once worked for IBM 1 The MiG 29 Fulcrum plane was selected as The Kremlin team felt that many American planes already had simulations created for them and selected the MiG 29 while reading Soviet Weekly 1 The Russian News Agency TASS assisted in MiG 29 Fulcrum s development providing flight data information regarding the MiG 29 s weapons as well as access to their photo archive 1 Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreThe One89 DOS 1 Computer Gaming World nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp DOS 2 3 The One gave the DOS version of MiG 29 Fulcrum an overall score of 89 calling it one of the best introductions to the world of flight simulators due to the difficulty options of simple or complex and further said that the plane is a joy to fly The One praised the realism of the simulation in complex mode but criticized the game s overall presentation expressing that other flight simulators have more customisable options such as choosing weapons amp marking waypoints which MiG 29 Fulcrum lacks 1 Computer Gaming World s 1992 and 1994 surveys of wargames with modern settings gave the game two and a half stars out of five and criticized the game s realism 2 3 References edit a b c d e f g h Houghton Gordon January 1991 MiG 29 Fulcrum The One No 28 emap Images pp 81 82 a b M Evan Brooks June 1992 The Modern Games 1950 2000 Computer Gaming World No 95 Golden Empire Publications p 123 ISSN 0744 6667 a b M Evan Brooks January 1994 War In Our Time A Survey Of Wargames From 1950 2000 Computer Gaming World No 114 Ziff Davis p 203 ISSN 0744 6667 External links editMiG 29 Fulcrum at MobyGames MiG 29 Fulcrum at Amiga Hall of Light The MS DOS version of MiG 29 Fulcrum can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MiG 29 Fulcrum 1990 video game amp oldid 1224486475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
