{{Short description|1997 video game}} {{Lowercase title|italic=yes}} {{Infobox CVG | title = iF-16 | italic title = no | image = IF-16 cover.jpg | caption = | developer = Digital Integration<ref name="CGW 1"/> | publisher = Interactive Magic<ref name="CGW 1"/> | producer = | designer = | programmer = | engine = | released = September 1997<ref name="CGW 1">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_158/page/n71/mode/2up|title=Mid-air Precision|magazine=Computer Gaming World|page=72|date=September 1997|accessdate=June 14, 2022}}</ref> | genre = Simulation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=40042|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115113151/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=40042|title=iF-16|website=All Game Guide|archivedate=November 15, 2014|accessdate=February 14, 2026}}</ref> | modes = | platforms = Windows<ref name="CGW 2"/> |alt = }}'''''iF-16''''' is a 1997 video game developed by Digital Integration and published by Interactive Magic.<ref name="CGW 1"/>
==Gameplay== ''iF-16'' offers flight simulation experience with a detailed F-16C cockpit, including the LANTIRN infrared system. The game includes a mission editor, three campaigns (Korea, Cyprus, Israel), and multiple play modes—tutorials, scenarios, random missions. Multiplayer supports up to 16 players via IPX or modem.<ref name="Gamespot"/>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews |rev1=''Computer Gaming World'' |rev1Score=2.5/5<ref name="CGW 2">{{cite web|first=Robin|last=Kim|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_162/page/n259/mode/2up|title=Falcon Too, Oh|magazine=Computer Gaming World|page=260|date=January 1998|accessdate=June 14, 2022}}</ref> |rev2=''GameSpot'' |rev2Score=7.1/10<ref name="Gamespot">{{cite web|first=Tim|last=McDonald|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/if-16-review/1900-2535425/|title=iF-16 Review|website=GameSpot|date=May 1, 2000|accessdate=June 14, 2022|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716072650/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/if-16-review/1900-2535425/|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev3=''Gamezilla'' |rev3Score=69%<ref>{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Miser|url=http://gamezilla.com/reviews/i/if16.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208170916/http://gamezilla.com/reviews/i/if16.asp|title=IF-16 Review|website=gamezilla.com|archivedate=February 8, 2002|date=1997|accessdate=June 14, 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> |rev4=''PC Gamer'' |rev4Score=70%<ref>{{cite web|first=Liam|last=McDonald|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/551.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991222112610/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/551.html|title= iF-16|magazine=PC Gamer|archivedate=December 22, 1999|date=March 1998|accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref> }}
''Computer Gaming World'' gave the game a score of 2.5 out of 5 stating "''iF-16'' is essentially a marriage of the most often simulated combat aircraft in history with a slightly tweaked version of the APACHE/HIND engine. It brings almost nothing new to the table"<ref name="CGW 2"/>
==See also== *''iF-22'' *''iF/A-18E Carrier Strike Fighter''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19970716210452/http://www.imagicgames.com/f16.dir/f16.html}} (archived) *{{moby game|id=/641}}
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Category:1997 video games Category:Combat flight simulators Category:Digital Integration games Category:IEntertainment Network games Category:Windows games Category:Windows-only games