Apache Strike is a 3D helicopter game first released for the

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in 1987.

Gameplay

Its objective is flying an

Apache helicopter The Boeing AH-64 Apache () is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night visi ...

through a rudimentary hidden line-rendered cityscape in order to destroy the enemy's strategic defense computer. Enemy helicopters and tanks are encountered and must be shot down along the way. The Apache's position is shown in an onscreen map as well as bearing and distance to the defense computer. Some game events are presented in digitized speech by the Lifelike In-board Narrative Damage Assessment computer, or LINDA. The intro music bears more than a passing resemblance to the ''

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'' helicopter TV series theme.

Reception

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'' in 1989 called the PC version of ''Apache Strike''s graphics "sparse but colorful", noting that it was among the few inexpensive games supporting

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. The magazine recommended the game to those who "just want to blow some bad guys out of the sky without having to think too hard".

References

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: ''Computer Games'' (1987.) Includes video reviews of ''Beyond Dark Castle'' and ''Apache Strike'' with Silicon Beach development V.P. Eric Zocher

External links

*{{lemon64 game, id=123, name=Apache Strike 1987 video games Activision games Classic Mac OS games Combat flight simulators Commodore 64 games DOS games Helicopter video games Silicon Beach Software games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United States