''FireHawk'' is an unlicensed game developed by

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which was released by Camerica for the

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. This game has the player being commissioned by the

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to stop the trafficking of drugs into the

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. The player flies an Apache helicopter to different places around the world and the player must destroy the drug traffickers' factories. It is very similar to ''

Desert Strike ''Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf'' is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in March 1992 for the Sega Genesis. The game was released on several other formats such as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, including a ...

'' and the rest of the "

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" series, and nearly identical to ''

Raid on Bungeling Bay ''Raid on Bungeling Bay'' is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Will Wright and published by Broderbund for the Commodore 64 in 1984. It was the first video game designed by Will Wright. The Commodore 64 version was published in the UK by A ...

'', which was released for the Commodore 64 in 1984 as well as the Nintendo Entertainment System and

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computers in 1985. On 1993, an unrelated action game Firehawk (Super Nintendo) was shown by

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.Nintendo Power, Pak Watch - Summer CES, Publication date: August 1993, Volume: 51, Pages: 113 In 1992 it was released by

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for the

(cartridge and Aladdin Deck Enhancer), Atari ST and

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