Birds of Prey

Console:	Amiga
TV Standard:	Region Not Set
Developer(s):	Argonaut Games
Publisher(s):	Electronic Arts
Release Date:	1991-12-18
Players:	1
Co-op:	No
ESRB:	Not Rated
Type:	Flight Simulator

Birds of Prey is a flight simulation set in a fictional battle between the Soviet Union (B-side) and the Nato + allied (A-side.) CONTROLS: F1 - Changes detail levels F2 - Target Select Manual / Auto F3 - weapon Select Manual / Auto F4 - Same as pressing Left and/or Right mouse button. F7 - Change Video Mode F10 - Cockpit View of Selected Plane 1 - Cockpit View 2 - Cockpit - Roll Lock 3 - Cockpit - Pitch Lock 4 - Pitch and Roll Lock 5 - Outside View 6 - Outside - Roll Lock 7 - Outside - Pitch Lock 8 - Pitch and Roll Lock 0 - Analog Joystick On / Off (-) = Thrust Down 1 step (+) = Thrust Up 1 step (\) = Max. Thrus or Min. Thrust / Some Jets Afterburners / Start Up Full Back Space = Pause / Unpause Q - Control Auto Center W - Wide View E - Flight Type Easy / Real T - Target Status Wide Screen Only Y - Auto Pilot Select I - Navigation Aid / radar Mode O - Control Auto Center P - Bank Right [ - Flap Down 1 degree ] - Flap Up 1 degree - Map A - Control Auto Center On S - Sound On / Off D - Heads Up Display On / Off G - Air Brakes On / Off J - Start Up Engine / Shut Down Engine L - Detail Level Low / Med. / High (:;) - Tactic Map Zoom Out ("') - Tactic Map Zoom In X - Missle View On / Off V - Misson Report B - Wheel Brakes (Hold Down) N - Different Airport Locations (Nav. Aid Only) M - Tactic Map / Stores / RADAR Mode / Nav. Aid (,<) - Scroll Left Through Plane Views (.>) - scroll Left Through Plane Views (/?) - Request Fuel Tanker - Same as Left Mouse Button Left Alt. - Open Bay Doors Left Amiga - Close Bay Doors Right Alt. - Scan Target(s) Right Amiga - Scan Target(s) Left Shift - Select Armament on Left Wing Right Shift - Select Armament on Right Wing TAB - Control Center On / Off (~`) View Backwards ESC - Eject / Quit Del. - Nose Gear Left Help - Nose Gear Right Number Key Pad Look around, e.g. 7 = look forwards. The player can fly up to 40 different planes and also control the whole battle campaign. Aircraft available for A-side: BAe Hawk Mk.66, BAe Hawker Siddley Harrier GR. Mk 3, Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet, Dassault-Breguet Mirage F.1E, Dassault-Breguet Rafale A, Fairchild A-10A, General Dynamics F-111, General Dynamics F-16, Grumman F-14A+ Tomcat, Grumman X-29, Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules, Lockheed F-104S Starfighter, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed TR-1A, Lockheed F-117A, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, McDonnell Douglas F-15E Eagle, McDonnell Douglas KC-10A, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet, North American X-15A, Northrop F-5E Tiger II, Northrop F-20A Tiger Shark, Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber, Panavia Tornado F Mk.3 (ADV), Rockwell B-1B, SAAB JAS-39 Gripen (Gryphon), Aircraft available for B-side: Antonov AN-124 Condor, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed N, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger G, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat E, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Flogger J, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum A, Sukhoi Su-21 Flagon F, Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer D, Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot, Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker B, Tupolev Tu-95 Bear G, Tupolev Tu-26 Backfire B, Yakovlev Yak-38 MP Forger A The player is required to select one side 'A' or 'B' in the conflict, and keep the save game for each pilot on a separate floppy. Each pilot you can fly different missions and aircraft, but only those from your own side. The player character flies from three land bases and two aircraft carriers on each side, and these bases can be damaged in several ways by enemy action, making them unavailable until repaired and reducing the available aircraft in the campaign. Mission types are: air intercept, air superiority, long range bombing, bomber escort, close support and ground attack, border or sea patrol, reconnaissance, troop drop, supply drop, stealth bombing, stealth reconnaissance & test pilot. An autopilot mode is available for longer cruises, if the enemies are far off. The 'test pilot' mission involves flying the X-15/X-29 and is not a part of the campaign.