| Jetfighter III | |
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| Developer(s) | Mission Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Interplay Entertainment |
| Series | Jetfighter |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | November 20, 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Jetfighter III is a 1996 video game developed by Mission Studios and published by Interplay for DOS. It is the third game in the Jetfighter series. An expansion pack, Enhanced Campaign CD, was released in April 1997. It added 74 new missions and two new regions.
Development
Around 1996, Take-Two Interactive was making about US$10 million, but Ryan Brant wanted to further expand the company, and made its first acquisition of Mission Studios and publishing its JetFighter III game in 1996.
Gameplay
Jetfighter III is a game in which the player is the pilot of the F-22N - a fictional version of the F-22 fighter - and has been assigned to work as part of a battle group for the United Nations.
Reception
Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "Jetfighter III manages to soar high when others flop. If you're in the market for a thrilling (but not necessarily realistic) representation of modern air combat, Jetfighter III is a perfect choice. Only a lack of multiplayer support and mild problems with the game's realism keep this from five-star territory."
Reviews
- Computer Gaming World #152 (Mar 1997)
- PC Games (Germany) - Jan, 1997
- PC Player (Germany) - Jan, 1997
References
- "Online Gaming Review". 1997-02-27. Archived from the original on 1997-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- "FORM 10-KSB". Take-Two Interactive. February 6, 1998. pp. 3–5. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- McDonald, T. Liam (11 June 1997). "JetFighter III Enhanced Campaign CD". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- Rogers, Dan Lee (March 3, 2004). "The End Game: How Top Developers Sold Their Studios – Part One". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Finals". Next Generation. No. 29. Imagine Media. May 1997. p. 156.