''U.S. Navy Fighters'' is a combat flight simulation game developed and published in 1994 by Electronic Arts for DOS PCs. The expansion pack ''Marine Fighters'' and a "Gold" compilation were both released in 1995. Electronic Arts would re-brand the game as the earliest entry in the ''

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'' series, issuing an rebranded version in 1996 for

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with additional content and a updated title, ''Jane's US Navy Fighters 97''. The content from the base game, expansion, and reissue would be combined with ''

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'' into a unified interface for re-release in 1997 as '' Jane's Fighters Anthology''.

Gameplay

The base game features a variety of 50 missions that can be played separately or as part of a campaign with full-motion video mission briefings. The campaign is set aboard the United States aircraft carrier "Ike" during a fictional 1997 war between Russia and Ukraine. The flyable jet fighters during the missions included the F-14B Tomcat, F-18D Hornet,

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, F-22 "Lightning II", and Sukhoi Su-33. The ''Marine Fighters'' expansion added 35 new missions and a second campaign aboard the United States aircraft carrier "Wasp" during a fictional Russian-Japanese conflict over the Kuril Islands. It would feature three additional flyable fighters, the

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, FRS Mk 2 Sea Harrier, and Yak-141. The expansion's box art also touted faster frame rates, terrain masking, the addition of turbulence, and a "Tour of Duty" summary screen showing hit percentages, kills, and decorations. The re-release ''Jane's US Navy Fighters 97'' added a historical campaign taking place in 1972 during the Vietnam War's Operation Linebacker. The contemporaneous planes F-4J Phantom II, F-8 Crusader,

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, and MiG-21 Fishbed were now available as flyable fighters. In addition, archival footage originally aired on ABC News was used for briefings, and aircraft technical references and photos were included from

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Jane's US Navy Fighters 97

''Jane's U.S. Navy Fighters '97'' (USNF '97) is a 1996 update of the 1994 version with added planes, music, and two new campaigns. It's also ran on Win 95 version rather than DOS. The game contains three campaigns: Vietnam War-era, a fictional Russian-Ukrainian war, and a fictional Russian-Japanese conflict over the Kuril Islands.

Reception

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'' gave U.S. Navy Fighters four stars out of five, and stated that "despite heavy system requirements, this is a must for every flight freak".

Reviews

*'' PC Gamer'' Vol. 2, #2 (February 1995) * ''Score'' #13 (Jan 1995) - Czech magazine * ''

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'' (Feb, 1995) * '' PC Gamer'' (Feb, 1995) * '' PC Games'' - Jan, 1995

References

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* 1994 video games Combat flight simulators DOS games DOS-only games Electronic Arts franchises Electronic Arts games Video games developed in the United States {{videogame-stub