F-22 Lightning II

F-22 Lightning II
Developer(s)	NovaLogic
Publisher(s)	NovaLogic
Series	F-22
Platform(s)	DOS
Release	NA: September 25, 1996[1] EU: 1996
Genre(s)	Action, Simulation

F-22 Lightning II is a video game developed and published by NovaLogic for DOS.

Gameplay

F-22 Lightning II is a game in which the player pilots the U.S. Air Force F-22 experimental fighter.^[2]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "There are lots of interesting missions, and the flexible multi-player options are a real treat, but at the end of the day, F-22 doesn't live up to the real expectations of computer sim freaks."^[2]

The game was the best-selling military simulation in the United States for the first half of 1997 according to PC Data.^[3] The game sold 71,000 units in 1997.^[4] The game sold more than 350,000 units worldwide by April 1997.^[5]

Reviews

• PC Gamer (1996 December)
• GameSpot - Oct 17, 1996^[6]
• PC Player (Germany) - Nov, 1996

References

1. "Online Gaming Review". 1997-02-27. Archived from the original on 1997-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
2. "Finals". Next Generation. No. 25. Imagine Media. January 1997. p. 182.
3. ""F-22 Lightning II" Flying High as Best-Selling Military Simulation; Stealth Fighter Still Topping Charts". Business Wire. August 21, 1997. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via The Free Library.
4. Dunkin, Alan (January 29, 1998). "NovaLogic Has a Good Year". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 3, 2000. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
5. "NovaLogic forms alliance with the U.S. Air Force Memorial Foundation". Business Wire. April 2, 1997. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via The Free Library.
6. Macdonald, Tim Liam (1 May 2000). "F-22 Lightning II Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 14 July 2003.