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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Comanche_3 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Comanche_3.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_3 > Source revision: 1256282252 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Lead too short|date=January 2022}} {{Short description|1997 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title = Comanche 3 |image = Comanche 3.jpg |developer = [NovaLogic](/source/NovaLogic) |publisher = NovaLogic |platforms = [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) (''Gold'') |released = {{vgrelease|WW|May 1, 1997}} |engine = Voxel Space 2 |genre = [Combat flight simulator](/source/Combat_flight_simulator) |modes = [Single player](/source/Single-player_video_game), [multiplayer](/source/Multiplayer_video_game) |series = ''[Comanche](/source/Comanche_(video_game_series))'' }} '''''Comanche 3''''' is a video game developed and published by [NovaLogic](/source/NovaLogic) for [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS) on May 1, 1997.{{cite web|title=More Games Shipping|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/news/news-1997-04-28.html|author=Staff|website=PC Gamer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980218070709/http://www.pcgamer.com/news/news-1997-04-28.html|archive-date=February 18, 1998|url-status=dead|date=May 1, 1997|accessdate=December 5, 2019}} ==Gameplay== ''Comanche 3'' is a military helicopter flight simulator that features a number of missions on a variety of terrains. ==Comanche 3 Gold== A year after initial release on April 22, 1998 Comanche 3 Gold was released. This re-packaging of the game made numerous improvements. The game was now native to Windows 95/98 and optimized for MMX. The number of missions was more than doubled. The original four campaigns with 8 missions each were classified as 'Silver Missions' in the main menu, while the five new campaigns with 8 missions each were placed under the 'Gold Missions' section of the menu. Additionally a bonus campaign consisting of 6 missions was created by a former U.S. Army Liaison to Boeing Sikorsky, Major Allen Sakcriska{{Cite web|title=Comanche Gold FAQ|url=http://www.novalogic.com/novaworld/nw_cgold/cg_faqs.htm|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Novalogic}} and were included under 'Special Operations' option in the menu. Overall Comanche 3 Gold features 78 missions in addition to the training missions{{Cite web|title=Comanche 3 Review|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/comanche-3-review/1900-2538450/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=GameSpot|language=en-US}}). Weather effects were added such as rain and snow. A mission editor was added and players can now choose their helicopter's loadout before each mission.{{Cite web|title=Comanche Gold for Windows (1998)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/comanche-gold|access-date=2021-07-13|website=MobyGames}} Comanche's wingman AI was improved and the player can now give orders to the wingman. New vehicles and structures were added, AC-130U Spectre Gunship, M167 20mm Vulcan AAA, HAMC (Eurocopter) Z-9A (China), electric power generators, different bridge structures, Mongolian rail yard among others.{{Cite web|title=Comanche Gold FAQ|url=http://www.novalogic.com/novaworld/nw_cgold/cg_faqs.htm|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Novalogic}} NovaLogic matchmaking over the internet was introduced. ==Development== ''Comanche 3'' debuted the Voxel Space 2 engine.{{cite magazine |title=PC GamePro Previews: Comanche 3|magazine=[GamePro](/source/GamePro)|issue=104 |publisher=[IDG](/source/International_Data_Group) |date=May 1997|page=59}} ==Reception== ''[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))'' reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "overall ''Comanche 3'' is a great-looking game that emphasizes fun and entertainment at the cost of some realism. The result is a title that gamers will love, although hardcode flight-sim freaks may have some things to grumble about."{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))|issue=33|publisher=[Imagine Media](/source/Future_US)|date=September 1997|page=136}} ''Comanche 3'' was the best-selling helicopter title of 1997, as well as the top-selling combat simulation of the year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/news/news-1998-01-26.html |title=PC Gamer News |website=[PC Gamer](/source/PC_Gamer) |access-date=2019-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980218070310/http://www.pcgamer.com/news/news-1998-01-26.html |archive-date=1998-02-18 |url-status=live }} In the United States, it sold 62,650 copies and earned $3.01 million in 1997.{{Cite web |url=http://www.next-generation.com/news/013098e.chtml |title=Novalogic Claims Simulation Domination |access-date=2019-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980204073017/http://www.next-generation.com/news/013098e.chtml |archive-date=1998-02-04 |url-status=dead }} ==Reviews== *''[Game.EXE](/source/Game.EXE)'' #4 (Apr 1997) *''[Computer Gaming World](/source/Computer_Gaming_World)'' #157 (Aug 1997) *''[Edge](/source/Edge_(magazine))'' #44 *[Game.EXE](/source/Game.EXE) - Mar, 1997 *[PC Games](/source/PC_Games) - Apr, 1997 *[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot) - May 2, 1997 *[Edge](/source/Edge_(magazine)) - Apr, 1997 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{official|https://web.archive.org/web/20021003175523/http://www.novalogic.com/games/CG/}} (archived) *{{moby game|id=/comanche-3}} {{NovaLogic}} {{Authority control}} Category:1997 video games Category:Combat flight simulators Category:DOS games Category:Helicopter video games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:NovaLogic games Category:Video games developed in the United States Category:Video games with voxel graphics Category:Windows games --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Comanche 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_3) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_3?action=history)). 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