A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol[lower-alpha 1] is an isometric shoot 'em up developed by Japanese studio Opus and published by SETA for the SNES.
Contents
1Gameplay
2Development and release
3Reception
4Notes
5References
6External links
Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot.
For the gameplay, it's similar to Strike. The game is based somewhat upon the Gulf War.[2][3] As a pilot in the Air Strike Patrol, the player's aim is to stop Zarak (Iraq) from invading Sweit (Kuwait). The player gains points for judgement in managing resources, attack power and political sensitivity. The total of these determines which text is displayed when the game is finished. The dogfights make the game more diverse and the cheat options, e.g. ability to destroy buildings with the chain gun, give variety. There are various optional targets to destroy on the open map, but if you take too long, you fail the mission.
Development and release
Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
Aggregator
Score
GameRankings
66.33%[4]
Review scores
Publication
Score
EGM
28/50[5]
Game Informer
8.0/10[6]
GamePro
15/20[7]
Nintendo Power
3.325/5[8]
Aktueller Software Markt
8/12[9]
Computer+Videogiochi
94/100[10]
Joypad
70%[11]
MAN!AC
77%[12]
Megablast
74%[13]
Mega Fun
71%[14]
Nintendo Player
[15]
Player One
80%[16]
Super Console
90/100[17]
Superjuegos
89/100[18]
Total!
2 (B)[19]
Video Games
72%[20]
A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol was generally well received by critics and reviewers alike since its release.
Notes
↑Also known as Desert Fighter: Sand Storm Operation (Japanese: デザートファイター:砂の嵐作戦, Hepburn: Dezāto Faitā: Suna no Arashi Sakusen) in Japan and Desert Fighter in Europe.
References
↑"Super NES Games". Nintendo. http://www.nintendo.com:80/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf.
↑"A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) (61): 46–49. June 1994.
↑A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol instruction manual (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, US)
↑"A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol for Super Nintendo". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2019. https://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588192-asp-air-strike-patrol/.
↑Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Williams, Ken; Weigand, Mike (August 1994). "Review Crew - Major Mike's Game Roundup - Air Strike Patrol". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Sendai Publishing) (61): 32. https://archive.org/stream/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_61#page/n31/mode/1up.
↑"A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol". Game Informer (Sunrise Publications) (123). July 2003.
↑the Bugg, Uggs (November 1994). "Super NES ProReview: Air Strike Patrol". GamePro (IDG) (64): 164. https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_064_November_1994#page/n173/mode/1up.
↑"Now Playing - A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) (61): 104. June 1994.
↑Schnelle, Michael (April 1994). "Nintendo - Super Nintendo: Desert Fighter". Megablast (Joker-Verlag) (6): 20. https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Megablast_DE_1994-04.pdf&page=21.
↑Hellert, Stefan (September 1994). "Test Kunterbunt - Desert Fighter (Import Game)". Mega Fun (CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG) (24): 90. https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=13520.
↑Elwood (September 1994). "Selection - Desert Fighter". Nintendo Player (Média Système Édition) (23): 43–44.
↑Abidal, Pierre (September 1994). "Tests - Desert Fighter". Player One (Média Système Édition) (45): 66–67. https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=32&num=1908&album=oui.