Modern warfare: wargaming in modern times
Wargame is a niche genre born during the dawn of the video gaming scene. Since the beginning of wargaming, two of the most important aspects were the setting and the time period such as the classical era, Napoleon wars, World War 1 or 2, modern times, or even the future. Modern warfare is exactly that: war happening in modern times. That said, by "modern times" we mean that period which goes from the post-world wars to the present day. Modern warfare was also extensively used as a theme for other genres such as combat flight simulations.
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A Line in the Sand
DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
A Line in the Sand (1992) is what happens when a board game about modern Middle Eastern warfare gets turned into a DOS strategy title with all the subtlety of a cold war memo. You command military forces in a region that is perpetually on fire, and your job is to somehow make that worse - or better, depending on your alignment and ability to read p...
ACE 2
DOS1987 Artronic Limited
In ACE 2 (1987, DOS), you and a buddy can engage in split-screen dogfights so slow they make real air combat look like fast-forwarded ballet. The graphics are simple, but the charm is in the rivalry — few things bond friendships like chasing each other through the skies with barely responsive controls. Not quite “top ace” material...
ACE: Air Combat Emulator
DOS1986
This 1986 DOS classic sounds way cooler than it is — ACE: Air Combat Emulator promises combat, but delivers what feels like flying a lawnmower through molasses. Still, for its time, it gave players the thrill of joystick jostling and the joy of watching enemy planes disappear into four jagged pixels. Think of it as the Wright brothers’ ...
B-1 Nuclear Bomber
DOS1981 Avalon Hill
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
DOS1991 Electronic Arts
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1991 by Electronic Arts. The game is named after and endorsed by the real-life aviation legend, Chuck Yeager, who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier. In Chuck Yeager's Air Combat players take on the role of a World War II fighter pilot, flying various ai...
Comanche: Maximum overkill
DOS1992 NovaLogic
Conflict: Korea
DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Evasive Action
DOS1993 Particle Systems
F-15 Strike Eagle
DOS1985demo MicroProse Software
F-15 Strike Eagle II
DOS1989 MicroProse Software
F-15 Strike Eagle III
DOS1992 MicroProse Software
F-15 Strike Eagle III is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1992. It was developed by MicroProse and is the third installment in the F-15 Strike Eagle series. The game was designed for various computer platforms of that era, including MS-DOS and Amiga. F-15 Strike Eagle 3 is a military flight simulation that puts playe...
F-16 Combat Pilot
DOS1989 Digital Integration
F-19 Stealth Fighter
DOS1988protected MicroProse Software
F-22 Lightning 2
DOS1996 NovaLogic
F29 Retaliator
DOS1990protected Digital Image Design
Falcon
DOS1987protected Spectrum HoloByte
Falcon 3.0
DOS1991protected Sphere
Falcon AT
DOS1988 Sphere
Fleet Command
DOS1999protected Sonalysts
Fleet Defender
DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
Flight of the Intruder
DOS1990 Rowan Software
Gulf Strike
DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Gunboat
DOS1990protected Accolade
Gunship
DOS1986demo MicroProse Software
Gunship 2000
DOS1991 MicroProse Software
Infiltrator
DOS1987 Chris Gray Enterprises
Infiltrator 2
DOS1988 Chris Gray Enterprises
Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters
DOS1996 Electronic Arts
Jet
DOS1985 subLOGIC
Jetfighter 2: Advanced Tactical Fighter
DOS1990 Velocity
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