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Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

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First release
Feb 1992
Genres
Shooter, Strategy · Warfare, Action
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Amiga, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom, BlackBerry OS

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, commonly known as Desert Strike, is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in February 1992 for Sega's Mega Drive. The game was later released on several other formats such as the SNES, including a much upgraded version for the Amiga home computer. The game was inspired by the Gulf War and depicts a conflict between an insane Middle Eastern dictator, General Kilbaba, and the United States. The player controls a lone Apache helicopter and attempts to destroy enemy weapons and installations, rescue hostages and capture enemy personnel, while managing supplies of fuel and ammunition.

Also known as Desert Strike Advance, Apache AHX: Desert Madman, Desert Strike: Wangan Sakusen

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After terrorist leader General Kilbaba has seized control of an unnamed "small but wealthy" Gulf emirate, overthrown the monarchy and installed himself as dictator, the United States sends a lone helicopter to destroy his army in a series of swift strikes. The game's plot was felt by commentators to be a thinly disguised reference to the Gulf War, while comparisons were drawn between Kilbaba and Saddam Hussein, and between the game's unnamed desert setting and IraqRead more

After terrorist leader General Kilbaba has seized control of an unnamed "small but wealthy" Gulf emirate, overthrown the monarchy and installed himself as dictator, the United States sends a lone helicopter to destroy his army in a series of swift strikes. The game's plot was felt by commentators to be a thinly disguised reference to the Gulf War, while comparisons were drawn between Kilbaba and Saddam Hussein, and between the game's unnamed desert setting and Iraq

Release dates
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Feb 1992
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Apr 23, 1992
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Apr 29, 1992
All 10 release dates
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Oct 1992
Super Famicom
Mar 26, 1993
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
May 27, 1993
Amiga
1993
DOS
1994
Game Boy Advance
May 07, 2002
BlackBerry OS
Feb 24, 2013
Age ratings
ESRB EUSK 0
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
helicopter, 16-bit, gulf war
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IGDB · recorded 18 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 18 Oct 2026