Eagle One Harrier Attack

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Aloha...Hawaii is under siege from terrorist fanatics. As Eagle One, command the searing action and fly 5 different attack aircraft, including the versatile Harrier Jumpjet, in 25 adrenaline-pumping missions. Turn'n burn, baby...it doesn't get much Harrier than this.Amazon.com Despite unremarkable 3-D graphics and a laughable premise, Eagle One: Harrier Attack is nonetheless a fun and challenging air combat simulation that should satisfy most couch-bound fighter jockeys' need for speed. An underground terrorist organization has seized control of Hawaii and brought the nation down on its knees (snicker), requiring the player to save the day by successfully completing 25 missions using four types of aircraft. The missions are played out in consecutive order--with video newscasts in between to provide story details--and can be replayed to improve performance or to seek out the game's 10 hidden stunt bonuses, which reward fancy flying with a fifth playable fighter plane and a secret mission. The game also features a two-player split-screen mode that comes in two flavors, cooperative play and head to head. The gameplay in Eagle One: Harrier Attack is solid, with simple controls and a well-designed training mode that does an especially good job of acclimating gamers to the hover mode of the Harrier and rescue helicopter. In addition to being able to play from a first- or third- person viewpoint, players can manipulate an external camera view to get a better (or different) look at things around the aircraft when the game is paused; replays can be watched in the same fashion. --Joe HonPros: Fun and challenging air combat Hover mode of Harrier and rescue helicopter adds gameplay variety Stunt bonuses add additional mission replay value and unlock secrets Language selection of American English, Spanish, and French Cons: Unremarkable 3-D graphics More suited to hard-core fighter-simulation fans than casual gamers Product description Aloha...Hawaii is under siege from terrorist fanatics. As Eagle One, command the searing action and fly 5 different attack aircraft, including the versatile Harrier Jumpjet, in 25 adrenaline-pumping missions. Turn'n burn, baby...it doesn't get much Harrier than this. Review Eagle One: Harrier Attack tells a grim tale: A group of terrorists, armed with remnants of Soviet military technology, have launched an attack on US soil. With Hawaii as its launch point, the so-called Army of the New Millennium (ANM, for short) intends to accomplish nothing short of "freeing the world from the grasp of the American war machine." A lofty goal, to be sure, and one definitely not beyond the group's means: To facilitate its acquisition of the islands, ANM has employed an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapon. An EMP of sufficient power is capable of rendering any electrical device - from microwaves to computer networks - totally and completely useless. A scary thought, no doubt, but one that is eerily possible. At any rate, ANM used an EMP to effectively paralyze civilization on the islands of Hawaii, and, wasting no time, moved on in with an ex-Soviet aircraft carrier, making its intentions of world domination (liberation?) crystal clear. You, in the shoes of a crack US Marine pilot, are to put an end to this madness. Initially equipped with a drool-demanding Harrier Jumpjet, you must wade your way through 25 levels of not-so-typical flight-sim fare in order to vanquish the brutal ANM and reclaim Hawaii for good 'ole Uncle Sam. To quote the instruction manual, Eagle One has "four modes of play: a one-player mode, two two-player modes, and a training-mode." The single-player mode runs you through the 25 missions, which are equally and cleverly dispersed through Hawaii's five islands. Your actual base of operations changes every five levels, which makes for some decent scenic variety. The two-player modes consist of a straight-up dogfight mode and a couple of co-op levels, which could actually have been kind of cool, if not for the game's mechanical problems. The training-mode schools you in the subtle art of Harrier-piloting, and it comes complete with the requisite foul-mouthed, hard-assed drill sergeant voice-work. Taking place in the Navy Flight School, this

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