Harrier Combat Simulator | |
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Developer(s) | H+H Software[1] Eigen Software[1] Rowan Software (DOS)[2] |
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Designer(s) | Rod Hyde[1] |
Platform(s) | Atari ST, Amiga,[3] IBM PC,[3] Commodore 64[4] |
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Genre(s) | Flight simulator |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Harrier Combat Simulator (also known as High Roller[5]) is a combat flight simulation game published in 1987 by Mindscape for the Commodore 64. Ports for Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC (as a self-booting disk) followed in 1988.
Harrier Combat Simulator is a game in which the player assumes the role of a pilot in a Harrier-jet.[6] The player needs to become proficient in flying the jet, including its horizontal and vertical thrust and its advanced weaponry.[6] The player pilots the only jet fighter that was not destroyed in a saboteur attack, and will need to destroy the headquarters of the enemy before they can launch a successful attack to destroy the Sixth Fleet.[7] Most of the missions take place in Grenada, which was undergoing an American-led military invasion during the year 1984.[6]
The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #131 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.[7] The 1992 Computer Gaming World survey of wargames with modern settings gave the game two stars out of five.[8][9]
Computer Gaming World rated the game a 2 of 5.[10]