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Carrier Strike

Carrier Strike is probably as close to a being a text game as any graphics game released. There are graphics but nothing more than basic icon-on-map bare essentials. That may sound like a bad thing but in…

31 December 1992

Carrier Strike is a simulator developed by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.), released 31 December 1992 on DOS.

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What Carrier Strike is

Carrier Strike is a simulator game developed by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) and released in 1992. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Carrier Strike is probably as close to a being a text game as any graphics game released. There are graphics but nothing more than basic icon-on-map bare essentials. That may sound like a bad thing but in reality it's not since Carrier Strike more than makes up for that shortcoming by offering intense and detailed game play. The game is based on a fairly simple premise: have your carriers kick the stuffing out of their carriers. But the rub here is that in order to do that, you've got to find their carriers first. In a decidedly cat-and-mouse fashion, each day that dawns on the high seas of the South Pacific will find you desperately searching through bad weather, rough conditions or simply…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare.

What it launched against

Carrier Strike launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.

Quick answers

Carrier Strike — frequently asked questions

When did Carrier Strike come out?
Carrier Strike was released on 31 December 1992 for DOS.

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