''Jane's Combat Simulations'' was a brand of
combat flight simulators
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and
naval warfare
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games published for
DOS and
Windows
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by
Electronic Arts
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from 1995 to 2000, and later by other companies under license by
Jane's Information Group
Janes is a global open-source intelligence company specialising in military, national security, aerospace and transport topics, whose name derives from British author Fred T. Jane.
History
Jane's Information Group was founded in 1898 by Fred T. ...
. It is named after editor and publisher of military reference books
Fred T. Jane.
Development
Electronic Arts' license was announced in 1995 and intended to lend authenticity and accuracy to EA's growing line of combat games.
The Jane's brand was initially applied to games derived from EA's 1994 release ''
U.S. Navy Fighters'', including ''
Jane's ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighters'', an updated version of the original game called ''
Jane's US Navy Fighters 97'', and the compilation ''
Jane's Fighters Anthology''.
Other titles would be developed by studios owned or affiliated with Electronic Arts, with
EA Baltimore developing titles focusing on specific jet fighters,
Origin Systems featuring Longbow helicopters, Sonalysts creating naval combat titles, and Pixel Multimedia developing titles revolving around the
IAF and
USAF
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.
The creative leads behind the ''Jane's Combat Simulations'' line were
Andy Hollis and Paul Grace, designers who previously worked on games such as ''
F-19 Stealth Fighter'' and ''
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer''.
Development of the game ''
Jane's Attack Squadron'' began at
Looking Glass Studios unrelated to the Jane's brand with the title ''Flight Combat'', but would be renamed after publishing was picked up by Electronic Arts in 1998. The game was plagued with development issues and ultimately cancelled, but after the bankruptcy of Looking Glass Studios, the unfinished game would be acquired and completed by
Mad Doc Software.
Xicat Interactive acquired the Jane's license after it expired at EA, publishing the game for Mad Doc in 2002.
The last game to bear the Jane's brand, ''
JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters'', was an arcade-style flight simulator developed by
Trickstar Games and published by
Maximum Family Games in 2011.
Games
* ''
U.S. Navy Fighters'' (1994) DOS
** ''Marine Fighters'' expansion (1995) DOS
** ''U.S. Navy Fighters Gold'' (1995) Windows
** ''
Jane's US Navy Fighters 97'' (1996) Windows
* ''
Jane's ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighters'' (1996) DOS
** ''NATO Fighters'' expansion (1996) DOS
** ''Jane's Advanced Tactical Fighters Gold'' (1997) Windows
* ''
Jane's AH-64D Longbow'' (1996) DOS
** ''Flash Point Korea'' expansion (1996) DOS
** ''Jane's Longbow Gold'' (1997) DOS, Windows
* ''
Jane's 688(i) Hunter/Killer'' (1997) Windows
* ''
Jane's Longbow 2'' (1997) Windows
* ''
Jane's WWII Fighters'' (1998) Windows
* ''
Jane's F-15'' (1998) Windows
* ''
Jane's IAF: Israeli Air Force'' (1998) Windows
* ''
Jane's Fleet Command'' (1999) Windows
* ''
Jane's USAF'' (1999) Windows
* ''
Jane's F/A-18'' (2000) Windows
Collections
* ''
Jane's Fighters Anthology'' (1997) Windows
* ''Jane's Longbow Anthology'' (1998) DOS, Windows
* ''Jane's Attack Pack'' (1998) DOS, Windows – ATF, USNF'97, and Longbow
* ''Jane's Air Superiority Collection'' (2000) Windows – F-15, IAF, and USAF
* ''Jane's Naval Warfare Collection'' (2000) Windows – 688(i), F/A-18, and Fleet Command
Games by other developers
* ''
Jane's Attack Squadron'' (2002) Windows
* ''
JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters'' (2011) Windows
References
External links
''Jane's Combat Simulations''at
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