Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

7.9
IGDB User Score
N/A
IGDB Critic Score

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, commonly known as Desert Strike, is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in February 1992 for Sega's Mega Drive. The game was later released on several other formats such as the SNES, including a much upgraded version for the Amiga home computer. The game was inspired by the Gulf War and depicts a conflict between an insane Middle Eastern dictator, General Kilbaba, and the United States. The player controls a lone Apache helicopter and attempts to destroy enemy weapons and installations, rescue hostages and capture enemy personnel, while managing supplies of fuel and ammunition.

IGDB Combined Score

Good
7.9
Metadata

Releases

Gen

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

April 29, 1992

Ami

Amiga

December 31, 1993

DOS

DOS

December 31, 1994

GBA

Game Boy Advance

May 07, 2002

SNES

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

October 01, 1992

SFAM

Super Famicom

March 26, 1993

blackberry

BlackBerry OS

February 24, 2013

Companies

Gremlin Interactive

Foresight New Media

Tec Toy

Electronic Arts

Ocean Software

Electronic Arts

Granite Bay Software

Amiga

Budcat Creations

Visual Concepts

Alternative Titles

Desert Strike Advance

Working title: Apache AHX: Desert Madman

JP: Desert Strike: Wangan Sakusen

Age Ratings

ESRB - E

Gameplay & Screenshots

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