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Desert Strike is a shooter released by in 1992 for the Sega Genesis. The above ad is for the 1994 DOS version of the game which could be had on 3.5" disks or CD-ROM.

Desert Strike is a nice change of pace from more common bullet hell shooters. It is a bit slower paced, more strategic in nature, and is played from an overhead isometric perspective. It comes across as a sort of cross between , Blue Max and Raid on Bungeling Bay.

While the development of Desert Strike started well before the , the plot was adapted as development went along after those events occurred. You must execute a series of missions in your Apache helicopter with the ultimate goal of stopping the evil dictator from escaping with a bomber full of nukes. The game was great on just about every system it was released on and was especially good on the Genesis, Super Nintendo, and DOS. A couple of later ports were excellent as well. As far as shooters go, this one is very well done and a little different than the vast majority of shooters out there.

I'm not aware of any re-releases of this game though there were a couple of later ports including a 2002 Advance release and a 2006 PlayStation Portable release. There were also a number of sequels including , , and Nuclear Strike. Desert Strike is an excellent game and worth tracking down. I recommend one of the 16-bit console versions or one of the computer versions whether you are using original hardware or emulation. Screen shots above are from the DOS version of the game.

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