# F-22 Interceptor

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{{Short description|1991 combat flight simulator}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = F-22 Interceptor
|image = F-22 Interceptor box.jpg
|caption = North American box art
|developer = [Lerner Research](/source/Lerner_Research)
|publisher = {{vgrelease|WW|Electronic Arts|JP|[Electronic Arts Victor](/source/Electronic_Arts_Victor)}}
|producer = Paul Grace
|designer = [Ned Lerner](/source/Ned_Lerner)
|programmer = {{ubl|Gene Kusmiak|Scott Cronce}}
|artist = Alan J. Murphy
|composer = Michael Bartlow
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 1991<ref name=EGM28>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_28/page/n31/mode/2up|title=Electronic Gaming Monthly & Electronic Arts Sports Network present the games of November 1991|magazine=[Electronic Gaming Monthly](/source/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly)|issue=28 |date=November 1991|pages=32-33|accessdate=January 10, 2022}}</ref>|EU|December 1991<ref name='ctw365'>{{cite magazine |title=The Release Schedule|magazine=Computer Trade Weekly|issue=365|publisher=Opportunity Publishing|date=2 December 1991|page=23|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f1/CTW_UK_365.pdf|access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>|JP|February 12, 1993<ref name="3rd party titles - Sega JP">{{cite web |title=Software List (Software Licensee Release) |url=https://www.sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html |website=Sega Hardware Encyclopedia |publisher=[Sega Corporation](/source/Sega) |access-date=May 15, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>}}
|genre = [Air combat simulation](/source/Combat_flight_simulation_game)
|modes = [Single-player](/source/Single-player), [multiplayer](/source/multiplayer)
|platforms = [Sega Genesis](/source/Sega_Genesis)
}}
'''''F-22 Interceptor''''' is a 1991 [combat flight simulator](/source/Combat_flight_simulation_game) created by [Ned Lerner](/source/Ned_Lerner) and Gene Kusmiak. It was released by [Electronic Arts](/source/Electronic_Arts) for the [Sega Genesis](/source/Sega_Genesis).

The player controls one aircraft, the [F-22 Raptor](/source/F-22_Raptor), throughout the game. At that time, the prototype of the F-22, the [Lockheed YF-22](/source/Lockheed_YF-22), had only first flown in 1990. Like ''[LHX Attack Chopper](/source/LHX_Attack_Chopper)'', another flight simulator by EA, the playable aircraft had not yet been developed.

==Gameplay==
225px|left|thumb|Destroying enemy aircraft results in a great explosion and no survivors.

The player has three skill levels to choose from:  Cadet, Training, and Combat. The player must then pick one of four campaigns, called '[US](/source/United_States)', '[Korea](/source/North_Korea)' (North Korea), '[Iraq](/source/Iraq)', and '[Russia](/source/Soviet_Union)' (Soviet Union). In each level, the player's F-22 is targeted by [surface-to-air missile](/source/surface-to-air_missile)s, enemy aircraft, and [artillery](/source/artillery). The mission is to destroy the targets and complete the objectives using a wide range of missiles, from [heat seeking missiles](/source/infrared_homing), [precision-guided bomb](/source/precision-guided_munitions)s, and [chaff](/source/Chaff_(radar_countermeasure)). The aircraft is also given two cannons for engaging enemy targets.

At the end of each mission, the player is required to either land on a [runway](/source/runway) or an [aircraft carrier](/source/aircraft_carrier). Sometimes [in-flight refueling](/source/in-flight_refueling) is needed to prevent the F-22 from crashing.

As the game progresses, the player will be able to unlock an [Aces](/source/Flying_ace) campaign, where they will face off with advanced pilots from [North Korea](/source/North_Korea), [Iraq](/source/Iraq), the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union), and the [United States](/source/United_States), the four countries the player visits while playing through the first four campaigns.

The game also had a rudimentary mission editor.

Although there is not conventional multiplayer, two players can fly as pilot and copilot; a second controller allows a second player to target while the first player flies.

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
|EGM = 7/10, 8/10, 7/10, 5/10<ref name="EGMRev">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/670ac6f7-093e-42ed-b7f9-1fe09cd657be|via=[Video Game History Foundation](/source/Video_Game_History_Foundation) |title=Review Crew |magazine=[Electronic Gaming Monthly](/source/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly) |date=January 1992 |page=26 |access-date=February 10, 2026|last1=Harris|first1=Steve|last2=Semrad|first2=Ed|last3=Alessi|first3=Martin|author4=Sushi-X|volume=5|issue=30|publisher=Sendai Publishing}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[MegaTech](/source/MegaTech)''
| rev1Score = 90%<ref>MegaTech rating, [EMAP](/source/EMAP), issue 5, page 78, May 1992</ref>
| award1Pub = ''[MegaTech](/source/MegaTech)'' (1991)
| award1 = Hyper Game Award<ref>{{Cite journal |date=December 1991 |title=F-22 Interceptor Review |url=https://archive.org/details/UneditedUK_marktrade/MegaTech_01/page/n41/mode/2up |journal=MegaTech |issue=1 |pages=41–43}}</ref>
}}

[MegaTech](/source/MegaTech) magazine said the game was "absolutely fantastic. The graphics, presentation and playability are all spot on". [Mega](/source/Mega_(video_game_magazine)) placed the game at #30 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.<ref>Mega magazine issue 1, page 76, [Future Publishing](/source/Future_Publishing), Oct 1992</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/f-22-interceptor|name=''F-22 Interceptor''}}

Category:1991 video games
Category:Cold War video games
Category:Combat flight simulators
Category:Electronic Arts games
Category:MegaTech Hyper Game awards winners
Category:Sega Genesis games
Category:Sega Genesis-only games
Category:Video games set in Iraq
Category:Video games set in the Soviet Union
Category:Video games set in the United States
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games set in North Korea
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games

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