Jane's F/A-18
Jane's F/A-18 is one of the final study flight simulators by Electronic Arts under Jane's Combat Simulations brand, the sequel to the highly successful Jane's F-15. Released in early 2000; it simulates the F/A-18E Super Hornet and carrier-based aviation in a fictional campaign around the Kola Peninsula during a Russian civil war. It comes with a mission builder as well as a campaign builder.
Jane's F/A-18
- Model
- Jane's Combat Simulations
- Date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Genre
- combat flight simulator game
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Jane's F/A-18 is one of the final study flight simulators by Electronic Arts under Jane's Combat Simulations brand, the sequel to the highly successful Jane's F-15. Released in early 2000; it simulates the F/A-18E Super Hornet and carrier-based aviation in a fictional campaign around the Kola Peninsula during a Russian civil war. It comes with a mission builder as well as a campaign builder.
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Fans have created content such as new cockpits, enhanced graphics, new aircraft, vehicles, and also the Persian Gulf area ported from Jane's F-15 as the games shared the same graphics engine.
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• Title — Jane's F/A-18 • Developer — EA Baltimore • Publisher — Electronic Arts • Designer — Michael J. McDonald • Programmer — John Paquin • Artist — Max D. Remington III • Series — Jane's Combat Simulations • Platforms — Windows • Released — January 11, 2000 • Genre — Air combat simulation • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
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• Illustration — Jane's F/A-18 had only a virtual cockpit, unlike Jane's F-15 which also had a 2D cockpit.
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In the United States, F/A-18 sold 115,599 copies and earned $3.46 million during the year 2000. Jane's F/A-18 garnered generally positive reviews, and holds an average of 88% on aggregate web site GameRankings. Jane's F/A-18 was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' "Computer Simulation Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000. The editors of Computer Gaming World likewise nominated F/A-18 as the best simulation game of 2000, although it lost to Comanche vs. Hokum. The editors of Computer Games Magazine also nominated F/A-18 for their 2000 "Simulation of the Year" award.
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- 1.Krug, Andrew. Jane's F/A-18 Lands in Stores. The Adrenaline Vault. January 11, 2000.
- 2.Future US. It's All in the Numbers. PC Gamer. 8. 4. 40, 41. April 2000.
- 3.CBS Interactive. F/A-18 for PC. GameRankings.
- 4.Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Third Interactive Achievement Awards; Personal Computer.
- 5.Staff. The 2001 Premier Awards; Games of the Year. Computer Gaming World. 201. 72–80, 82, 83. April 2001.
- 6.Staff. Computer Games Magazine announces nominees for annual best in computer gaming awards. Computer Games Magazine. February 8, 2001.
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