B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th
Developer(s) | Wayward Design |
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Publisher(s) | Hasbro Interactive |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th is a combat flight simulator developed by Wayward Design and published by Hasbro Interactive under the MicroProse brand in 2000 as a sequel to the 1992 flight simulator B-17 Flying Fortress World War II Bombers in Action. Tommo purchased the rights to this game and digitally publishes it through its Retroism brand in 2015.[2]
Reception[edit]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 82/100[3] |
Publication | Score |
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CNET Gamecenter | 8/10[4] |
Computer Games Strategy Plus | [5] |
Computer Gaming World | [6] |
EP Daily | 8/10[7] |
Eurogamer | 7/10[8] |
GameSpot | 7.8/10[9] |
GameSpy | 90%[10] |
IGN | 8/10[11] |
Next Generation | [12] |
PC Gamer (US) | 82%[13] |
The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] However, Samuel Bass of NextGen gave it a negative review, saying, "Scuttled before it can even get off the runway, B-17 is simply a betrayal of MicroProse's fans."[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (December 6, 2000). "B-17 Ship Date Announced". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 2, 2001. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Purchase Agreement between Atari, Inc. and Rebellion Developments, Stardock & Tommo" (PDF). BMC Group. July 22, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Dultz, Marc (January 10, 2001). "B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Berger, Brett (January 22, 2001). "B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 25, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Berg, Gordon (April 2001). "It Bombed (B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 201. Ziff Davis. pp. 90–91. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Suciu, Peter (January 11, 2001). "B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on September 13, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Boys, Ian (December 23, 2000). "B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Geryk, Bruce (December 19, 2000). "B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 23, 2001. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Farmer, Doug (January 8, 2001). "B-17 Flying Fortress [The Mighty 8th]". GameSpy. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on April 28, 2001. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Butts, Steve (December 18, 2000). "B-17 Flying Fortress II: The Mighty Eighth [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Bass, Samuel (May 2001). "B-17 Flying Fortress—The Mighty 8th". NextGen. No. 77. Imagine Media. p. 90. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Klett, Steve (March 2001). "B-17 Flying Fortress II [sic]". PC Gamer. Vol. 8, no. 3. Imagine Media. p. 80. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved May 12, 2017.