Fighter Bomber

STORY / GAMEPLAY
Fighter Bomber is among the most thrilling combat flight simulators I've ever experienced on the 8bit and the 16bit home computers. It's a military pack of action that gives you the opportunity to fly the world's most advanced war hardware and jet aircrafts of the 80s and the 90s, with lots of missions to accomplish. The game offers a free-flight option, allowing you to get accustomed to the main controls, the scenery and each viewpoint. Its best part is -obviously- the actual 16 bombing missions. These missions are divided into four groups of four missions each, depending on the target(s) and they occur in the sky of South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Each mission has detailed debriefing text and a map of the area, which can be zoomed in to view the targets shown on the landscapes, so getting familiar with the targets is pretty easy.

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The visuals on the C64 are nice, with detailed aircraft and cockpit models, while the terrain is in 3D, filled with roads, buildings, bridges etc. The 3D animation is good considering the C64's hardware. You can choose among 4 aircrafts (MIG-27,Tornado, F-4 and F-111) and you can fly any of the enemy aircrafts as well (this feature is found only on the 16bit machines and is missing on the CPC version)! The sound features a good intro music and typical sound effects (aircraft engine throttle, gunfire etc).