''MiG-29: Soviet Fighter'' is a

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game developed by

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in 1989 and released for several contemporary

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s. An unlicensed version was also released for the

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by Camerica.

Gameplay

The player plays the role of a

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MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twinjet, twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the large ...

fighter pilot. The object of the game is to defeat the World Terrorist Army. It is similar in style to ''

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''. ''MiG-29'' cartridges have a small switch in the back to make the game compatible with U.S. and European systems.

Development

The original version of the game was written for the ZX Spectrum by Richard Chaney while he was a pupil at

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, Hull, UK. Updated graphics and sound were later added by Codemasters. The ten names on the high score table are pupils in Richard's form at the school, giving away the game's home-grown origins.

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* * 1989 video games Amiga games Amstrad CPC games Atari ST games Codemasters games Commodore 64 games Unauthorized video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Single-player video games Video games scored by Allister Brimble ZX Spectrum games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Camerica games {{Shmup-videogame-stub