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Fair Strike pc Game Reviews
Fair Strike
Critic Score
Metascore: 56 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.5 out of 10
based on 7 reviews
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Command an elite squadron of the best military helicopter pilots in the world and battle a nefarious syndicate of international terrorists. Pilot six of the deadliest military helicopters on the planet in 30 levels of intense air-to-air, air-to-ground and air-to-sea combat! Fly 6 playable helicopters: AH-64A Apache, RAH-66 Comanche, PAH-2 Tiger, Ka-50 Black Shark, Ka-52 Alligator, and the Ka-58 Black Ghost. Battle heavily-armed narco-terrorists in the Caribbean, violent separatists in Eastern Europe, and Muslim fundamentalists in South East Asia and the Middle East. Lay waste to enemy tanks, tankers, bunkers, ships, helicopters, troops. Everything on screen is destructible! Awesome multiplayer modes – via Internet or LAN defeat terrorists in 2-player cooperative missions or compete in 16-player death matches! [Encore Software]

PUBLISHER: Encore Software / Buka Entertainment
DEVELOPER: G5 Software
GENRE(S): Flight Simulation, Helicopter
PLAYERS: 16
ESRB RATING: T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE: February 10, 2004

What The Critics Said

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75
GameZone
Skimping on a tutorial may have some gamers a bit frustrated, but after you take the time to toggle some things on and off and re-map the keys you will find it really is not that hard. Those hard core helicopter fans will find the simulation mode quite challenging.
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70
Loaded Inc
Remember "Jungle Strike" and "Desert Strike" for any of the old school consoles? Make the game prettier and add control that is much more involved and you will have a good idea of what to expect.
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70
PC Arena
The graphics in FairStrike are really something else. The background artwork look more like scenic renders than skies and clouds. The water glimmers as light reflects off the surface.
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66
Jolt Online Gaming UK
In the end Fair Strike comes across as a competent if not particularly thrilling combat helicopter flight sim.
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61
PC Gamer
The scripted predictability of the missions and the relative sameness of each helicopter's flight characteristics significantly reduce the overall replayability. [May 2004, p.71]
48
GameSpot
But with so many major flaws, any of the game's strengths are hard to find and appreciate for any length of time.
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39
PC Format
Perfect for people who hate helicopters and simulations. [Dec 2004, p.104]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

LIONPRIDE gave it a 5:
Though it looks great-graphics wise ... the gameplay is sub-par with Comanche 4 ... or anything else out there. Multiplay is almost non-existent. I want to like this game, but I find that I want to throw it out the window 9 times out of 10. Very Poor Flight Model and targeting system. For $29.00, I would save your money till it drops quite a bit. Buy Gunship or Comanche vs. Hokum.

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