''Jet'' is a

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originally published in 1985 by

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. The game was released in 1985 for

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and the

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, 1986 for the

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, 1988 for the Atari ST and Amiga, and 1989 for the Macintosh and NEC PC-9801.Jet at Mobygames
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in 1987.

Gameplay

''Jet'' is easier to fly than '' Flight Simulator II'', and is compatible with its scenery disks. The player may choose either an

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for land missions or an

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for missions starting at sea from an aircraft carrier. The player can also practice flying and aerobatics in "free flight" mode, dogfight against Soviet MiGs, launch strikes against land or sea-based targets, or watch a demo. For either combat mode, the player can select which missiles and bombs the plane will have. Most of the indicators on a real jet fighter are present in Jet: altimeter, heading, frame loading, gear status, brake status, fuel level, radar, attitude, and range. The player can turn a few of these on and off. The controls consist of either the joystick or numeric keypad for steering and other keys to handle the chosen optional indicators, landing gear, weapons, and an eject button. Different perspectives can be chosen - a view from the control tower instead of the jet's cockpit.

Reception

''Jet'' was Sublogic's second best-selling Commodore 64 game as of late 1987. Describing it as "an upscale, friendlier version of ''Flight Simulator'', '' Compute!'s Gazette'' in 1986 said that the Commodore 64 version was "a great computer game doing what it does best—and letting you have some fun". ''

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'' in 1987 favorably reviewed the Apple II version of ''Jet'' and its excellent graphics, but criticized the slow performance, reporting that it was "painfully slow" at updating the display. ''

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'' called ''Jet'' "more of a 'game'" than ''

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'', which the magazine described as "a 'toy' ... you play a game, you play ''with'' a toy". The reviewer recommended both. In a 1994 survey of wargames the magazine gave the title one-plus stars out of five, describing the combat "mediocre".

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jet (Computer Game) 1985 video games Amiga games Apple II games Atari ST games Classic Mac OS games Combat flight simulators Commodore 64 games DOS games NEC PC-9801 games Single-player video games Sublogic games Video games developed in the United States

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