
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
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.
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Releases
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
April 29, 1992
Amiga
December 31, 1993

DOS
December 31, 1994

Game Boy Advance
May 07, 2002

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
October 01, 1992

Super Famicom
March 26, 1993

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
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