''Jane's F-15'', also known as simply ''F-15'', is a

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video game developed and released by

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in 1998 for the PC. It models the

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. EA's 2000 '' Jane's F/A-18'' used an improved version of ''F-15s game engine.

Gameplay

The game has two campaigns: one based on the 1991

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and the other focusing on a fictional conflict with

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. The virtual cockpit was one of the first of its kind, but the game still featured a 2D cockpit which also allowed the player to switch between the pilot and the

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seat in the back of the cockpit to monitor the different multi-functional displays.

Reception

The game received favorable reviews. ''

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'' described the game for having fast-paced and hot-and-heavy air combat and challenging AI. The game sold 126,461 units in the U.S. and earned $5 million by October 1999. ''Jane's F-15'' was a finalist for the

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" PC Simulation Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to ''

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''. The game was also a finalist for ''

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''s 1998 "Best Simulation" award, '' CNET Gamecenter''s 1998 Best Combat Flight Sim award, and ''

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''s "Best Simulation of the Year" award, all of which ultimately went to ''

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''. It was also a runner-up for ''

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'' "Simulation Game of the Year" award, losing again to ''European Air War''. The staff called the former "extremely impressive". ''

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'' also nominated the game as the best simulation of 1998, but it lost to '' Falcon 4.0''.

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* 1998 video games Combat flight simulators Electronic Arts games Gulf War video games Jane's Combat Simulations Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in the United States Video games set in 1991 Video games set in Iran Video games set in Iraq Video games with historical settings Windows games Windows-only games {{flightsim-videogame-stub