{{Short description|1995 video game}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox video game | title = Navy Strike | image = Navy Strike cover.jpg | developer = Rowan Software<ref name="pcgamer"/> | publisher = Empire Interactive<ref name="pcgamer"/> | producer = | designer = | programmer = | artist = | writer = | composer = | engine = | series = | platforms = MS-DOS | released = 1995 | genre = Combat flight simulation | modes = Single-player }}
'''''Navy Strike''''' is a 1995 combat flight simulation video game developed by Rowan Software and published by Empire Interactive for MS-DOS.
==Gameplay== ''Navy Strike'' includes three United States Armed Forces aircraft: F-22 Raptor, F/A-18E Super Hornet, and fictional AX, resembling F-117 Nighthawk.<ref name="pcgamer"/>
The game has a strategy mode called Commander Module. This feature allows the command of air assets for a naval task force in the China Sea, Persian Gulf, or Libya. The player receives orders to perform tasks like neutralizing airstrips or enforcing no-fly zones, and are given a set number of assets. The player can set paths, designate targets, watch missions on a small video screen, or choose to fly the missions themself.<ref name="pcgamer"/>
VGA and SVGA graphics modes are supported.<ref name="playtime"/>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | JS = 74%<ref name="joystick">{{cite magazine |last1=Brulé |first1=Lord Casque |title=Vidéotest - Navy Strike |journal=Joystick |date=December 1995 |issue=66 |page=108 |url=https://archive.org/details/joystick066/page/n107/mode/2up |publisher=Hachette Disney Press |language=French}}</ref> | PCG = 65%<ref name="pcgames">{{cite magazine |last1=Wagner |first1=Harold |title=Review - Navy Strike |journal=PC Games |date=August 1995 |issue=35 |pages=116–117 |url=https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N035.1995.08-fl0n/page/n115/mode/2up |publisher=Computec Media GmbH |language=German}}</ref> | PCGUS = 80%<ref name="pcgamer">{{cite magazine |last1=McDonald |first1=T. Liam |title=Reviews - Navy Strike |journal=PC Gamer |date=February 1996 |volume=3 |issue=2 |page=119 |url=https://archive.org/details/UneditedPCGamer_marktrade/PC_Gamer_021u/page/n121/mode/2up |publisher=Future plc}}</ref> | rev1 = ''{{ill|Génération 4|fr|Gen4}}'' | rev1Score = 2/6<ref name="Gen4">{{cite magazine |last1=Marié |first1=Frédéric |title=Test - Navy Strike |journal=Génération 4 |date=December 1995 |issue=83 |pages=160–161 |url=https://archive.org/details/generation4-magazine-083/page/n159/mode/2up |publisher=SARL Pressimage |language=French}}</ref> | rev2 = ''PC Player'' (DE) | rev2Score = 64%<ref name="pcplayer">{{cite magazine |last1=Langer |first1=Jörg |title=Spiele-tests - Navy Strike |journal=PC Player |date=August 1995 |issue=8/95 |pages=100–101 |url=https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1995-08/page/n99/mode/2up |language=German}}</ref> | rev3 = ''{{ill|Play Time (magazine)|lt=Play Time|de|Play Time}}'' | rev3Score = 71%<ref name="playtime">{{cite magazine |last1=Geiger |first1=Lars |title=PC-CD-ROM Review - Navy Strike |journal=Play Time |date=August 1995 |issue=8–9/95 |page=36 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/b8/PlayTime_DE_1995-0809.pdf#page=36 |publisher=Computec Verlag |language=German |quote=Fun: 71%}}</ref> }} ''Navy Strike'' received generally average reviews from critics. ''PC Gamer'' said the game feels like ''Dawn Patrol'' adapted to a modern setting. It was also compared to ''U.S. Navy Fighters'' by saying: "If you're not interested in the Commander section, or don't care for unrealistic flight models, then U.S. Navy Fighters is the better bet." In conclusion ''Navy Strike'' was called "a good introductory sim".<ref name="pcgamer"/> ''PC Games'' said the game has only inherited the weaknesses of its predecessor, ''Dawn Patrol''.<ref name="pcgames"/> ''PC Player'' compared the game unfavorably to ''U.S. Navy Fighters'' and ''Flight Commander 2''.<ref name="pcplayer"/> ''Joystick'' described the 3D graphics as "fast" and mission design as "interesting" but disliked the lack of realism and sound effects.<ref name="joystick"/> ''{{ill|Génération 4|fr|Gen4}}'' liked the realism of the missions and squadron management but disliked the interface and sound.<ref name="Gen4"/>
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==External links== *{{moby game|id=/2566/navy-strike}} *{{Internet Archive game|msdos_Navy_Strike_1995|Navy Strike}}
{{Rowan Software}}
Category:1995 video games Category:Combat flight simulators Category:DOS games Category:Empire Interactive games Category:Naval video games Category:Rowan Software games Category:Single-player video games Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom Category:Video games set in Kuwait Category:Video games set in Libya