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Fighter Bomber

In the game, the player participates in the annual Strategic Air Command Bombing and Navigation Competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. Aircrews from around the world come here to compete…

31 December 1989

Fighter Bomber is a simulator developed by Vektor Grafix, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Fighter Bomber is

Fighter Bomber is a simulator game developed by Vektor Grafix and released in 1989. It was published by Accolade. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the game, the player participates in the annual Strategic Air Command Bombing and Navigation Competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. Aircrews from around the world come here to compete against each other, undertaking three missions which are monitored and points are awarded. The best aircrew then receives the Curtis E. LeMay Trophy. The player can choose between six different planes. After having selected the aircraft the player has to select a mission, and then appropriate weaponry for the selected mission from an array of weapons consisting of different types of missiles and bombs.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Fighter Bomber launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Fighter Bomber come out?
Fighter Bomber was released on 31 December 1989 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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