''F-16 Multirole Fighter'' is a combat

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game, released by

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in 1998. It focuses on the

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, and uses the same

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as '' MiG-29 Fulcrum''; both were reissued together in 2001 as a double-disc edition named ''Jet Pack''."Jet Pack"

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. Retrieved April 28, 2016. It was re-released in 2009 on

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Gameplay

Being a

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, ''F-16 Multirole Fighter'' is reasonably accurate, especially when compared to most console

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-style games such as

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's ''

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'' series and

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's ''

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'' series. Features such as limited

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quantity (important to consider when playing through campaigns), fuel levels, and many flight characteristics come into play. The player must quickly learn to compensate for other events such as engine flameouts, flatspins, red- and blackouts (affected by the ''g''-forces).

Campaigns

The campaigns in ''F-16 Multirole Fighter'' vary and take place across the globe; featuring locations such as Serbia, Burma, Liberia, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

{{NovaLogic 1998 video games Combat flight simulators NovaLogic games Video games developed in the United States Video games set in Liberia Video games set in Myanmar Video games set in Serbia Video games set in Somalia Video games set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Windows games Windows-only games