''Stealth ATF'' is a
stealth fighter
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video game
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released by
Activision
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in 1989 for the
Nintendo Entertainment System
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. The object of the game is to take out aircraft that are trying to destroy the player's stealth fighter. The game supports up to two players.
Gameplay
The player is in full control of their
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational air ...
stealth
attack aircraft
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; controlling every aspect of the military flight experience from exiting the runway and battling other fighters while airborne to landing the plane after the battle is over. The fighter is equipped with
machine gun
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s and
missile
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s to take out enemy aircraft. Each level has different scenery and varying types of runways; for example, some levels will have a very long runway on solid ground, while others may have a very short one on a carrier out in the ocean. The player must also be aware of the damage the fighter has taken, the number of missiles it has remaining, and the
altitude
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of the fighter (so it will not crash into the ground).
Missions take place in the potential military hot spots of the late 1980s. These locations are: such as the Middle East,
Alaska
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, and the Pacific.
Controls
*Control Pad – steer plane
*A button – fire machine guns
*B button – fire missile
*Start – Stealth Mode
*Select – turn sound on/off
Reception
Allgame
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gave the video game a score of 2.5 stars out of a possible 5 in their overview.
The Video Game Critic
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gave Stealth ATF a letter grade of F (less than 5 out of 10) in their April 8, 2001 overview.
References
1989 video games
Activision games
Imagineering (company) games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Video games scored by Russell Lieblich
Video games set in the 1980s
Video games set in Alaska
Video games set in Eastern Europe
Video games set in Libya
Video games set in the Middle East
Video games set in North America
Video games set in Russia
Video games developed in the United States
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