The Air Combat Series: U.S. NAVY FIGHTERS

SAN MATEO, Calif., December 14, 1994 -- The high-G excitement of modern
carrier aviation comes alive in U.S. Navy Fighters, the first in
Electronic Arts' new Air Combat Series of high-end PC CD-ROM flight
simulations. Developed by the team that brought us Chuck Yeager's Air
Combat, this ultimate dogfighting sim lets players push the envelopes of
some of the hottest U.S. combat aircraft including the F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18
Hornet, and the proposed naval verion of the F-22 Lightning. In addition,
the player get the unique chance to "turn and burn" in the SU-33 Flanker,
the Russian Navy's powerful fourth-generation fighter-bomber.

The Air Combat Series' line of flight sims is designed to meet the demand
for extraordinary graphic performance and sound effects. The first in the
series, U.S. Navy Fighters, utilizes features such as digital stereo sound
effects, bit-mapped and digitized animations, and -- a first -- rear view
mirrors, to create an environment unrivaled by other flight sims.

For a sensation of seamless air combat maneuvering, multiple resolution
modes and graphics options are used to match the processor speed of the
user for maximum performance. Dramatic four-track (four left, four right)
digital stereo sound effects create an atmosphere filled with sonic booms,
crackling fire, ricocheting cannon shells, and thundering aircraft.
Players hear radio transmissions from shouting wingmen, radar intercept
officers, and AWAC's aircraft as they update the pilot on the
ever-changing combat situation.

Many other special effects add to the game's realism, including fully
texture-mapped aircraft, ships, and land vehicles. Bitmapped animations
are used to create a variety of special effects, including animated
catapult officers directing aircraft on the carrier deck; multiple
explosion effects digitized from actual video; and ejection/parachute
sequences. The game environment itself features texture-mapped water, sky,
coastlines, roads, bridges, trees, and cities, while atmospheric hazing,
time of day, and weather effects bring the world to life.

U.S. Navy Fighters is the first flight sim to display rear view mirrors
like those used in real fighter aircraft. These provide the pilot with a
quick "check six" for bandits and enemy missiles. "Track View" simulates a
pilot's head rotation -- the player's view shifts around the cockpit to
keep sight of the enemy target. The player remains in control of the
airplane and is free to maneuver in order to bring the target back into
his gunsights. Many players find the Track View provides a more realistic
sensation of flight and is easier to use than the "virtual cockpit" of
other games. Other player features include "pop up" windows of all the
cockpit displays, flight envelopes, and target views.

As the first in a series, U.S. Navy Fighters sets the stage for what can be
expected from future Air Combat Series' titles -- an enhanced air combat
experience, attention to detail, and a knock-your-socks-off good time.

The storyline of U.S. Navy Fighters, places the player, a Navy pilot. on
board the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower. Radical nationalist
forces in Russia have ousted Boris Yeltsin and are now leading a crusade
to absorb ethnically Russian areas in neighboring republics. When the
United States agrees to protect Ukraine--a recent ally in the region --the
Eisenhower is deployed to the Black Sea. The player must use his skill and
judgment to repel the Russian invasion using all of the aircraft in his
carrier wing. In the course of a 50 mission campaign, he will experience a
wide variety of fighter and strike missions: combat air patrols, escort
missions, and-ship and anti-tanks strikes, close air support, suppression
of enemy air defenses, and more.

Electronic Arts
1450 Fashion Island Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94404

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