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P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty

This expansion to Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe allowed players to fly in, and against, the jet-powered P-8P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty is a flight simulation game that immerses players in the pioneering…

1 January 1991

P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty is a simulator developed by Lucasfilm Games, released 1 January 1991 on DOS.

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What P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty is

P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty is a simulator game developed by Lucasfilm Games and released in 1991. It was published by LucasArts. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This expansion to Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe allowed players to fly in, and against, the jet-powered P-8P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty is a flight simulation game that immerses players in the pioneering era of jet aviation, focusing on the United States Air Force's first operational jet fighter. Set in the late 1940s, the game puts players in the cockpit of the P-80 Shooting Star, allowing them to experience the transition from propeller-driven aircraft to the jet age. Players take on various missions, likely including training flights, patrols, and air-to-air combat scenarios, all set against the backdrop of the early Cold War period. The game aims to provide a realistic simulation…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty launched on 1 January 1991, within three weeks of Sengoku and A-Train.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train.

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When did P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty come out?
P-80 Shooting Star Tour of Duty was released on 1 January 1991 for DOS.

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