<s>
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gulf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
in	O
March	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
several	O
other	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
much	O
upgraded	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
depicts	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
an	O
insane	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
dictator	O
,	O
General	O
Kilbaba	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Mike	O
Posehn	O
had	O
no	O
video	O
game	O
experience	O
prior	O
to	O
developing	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Choplifter	B-Application
,	O
he	O
aimed	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
nonlinear	O
game	O
with	O
smoothly	O
animated	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Posehn	O
developed	O
a	O
camera	O
system	O
with	O
momentum	B-Algorithm
to	O
mimic	O
realistic	O
helicopter	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
modeling	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
vehicle	O
sprites	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
touched	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
level	O
with	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
:	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
chart-topping	O
best	O
seller	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
Electronics	O
Arts	O
 '	O
highest	O
selling	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
some	O
controversy	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
subject	O
matter	O
,	O
with	O
commentators	O
criticising	O
it	O
as	O
in	O
poor	O
taste	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
proximity	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
recently	O
ended	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
an	O
AH-64	O
Apache	O
helicopter	O
(	O
albeit	O
modified	O
with	O
a	O
Fenestron	O
rotor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
mission	O
(	O
Scud	B-Application
Buster	O
)	O
entails	O
locating	O
and	O
destroying	O
a	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
plant	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
scud	B-Application
launchers	I-Application
wielding	O
chemically	O
charged	O
missiles	O
,	O
and	O
evacuate	O
local	O
and	O
American	O
non-combatants	O
and	O
P.O.W.s.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
scene	O
shows	O
the	O
pilot	O
and	O
copilot	O
at	O
the	O
Rose	O
Garden	O
of	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
being	O
met	O
by	O
President	O
and	O
Mrs.	O
Bush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
was	O
felt	O
by	O
commentators	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
thinly	O
disguised	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
while	O
comparisons	O
were	O
drawn	O
between	O
Kilbaba	O
and	O
Saddam	O
Hussein	O
,	O
and	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unnamed	O
desert	O
setting	O
and	O
Iraq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
Posehn	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
for	O
EA	O
as	O
a	O
software	B-Application
developer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
spurred	O
Posehn	O
to	O
branch	O
out	O
and	O
experiment	O
with	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
titled	O
Fly	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
Personal	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
International	O
Business	O
Machines	O
cancelled	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Posehn	O
later	O
met	O
with	O
EA	O
president	O
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
who	O
suggested	O
that	O
Posehn	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
soon	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
recommended	O
that	O
Posehn	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
game	O
Choplifter	B-Application
;	O
Hawkins	O
felt	O
flying	O
a	O
helicopter	O
and	O
rescuing	O
people	O
was	O
"	O
cool	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
underwent	O
few	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
plans	O
outlined	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	B-Application
also	O
aimed	O
to	O
include	O
cinematic	O
scenes	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
The	O
Revenge	O
of	O
Shinobis	O
introduction	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Manley	O
recalled	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
actually	O
wrote	O
most	O
of	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
before	O
Desert	O
Shield	O
happened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
compromise	O
,	O
the	O
developers	B-Application
only	O
included	O
power-ups	O
to	O
replenish	O
ammunition	O
,	O
armour	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
helicopter	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calvin	O
eventually	O
felt	O
the	O
rendering	O
process	O
was	O
a	O
waste	O
of	O
resources	O
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
sprites	O
on	O
the	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
level	O
himself	O
without	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
preferred	O
the	O
sprites	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
models	O
over	O
Calvin	O
's	O
freestyle	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Posehn	O
had	O
a	O
difficult	O
time	O
working	O
within	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
's	O
output	O
resolution	O
of	O
320×240	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Posehn	O
also	O
integrated	O
momentum	B-Algorithm
to	O
the	O
camera	O
movements	O
to	O
smooth	O
transitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
version	O
,	O
work	O
began	O
on	O
a	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
with	O
Gary	O
Roberts	O
(	O
known	O
for	O
a	O
John	O
Madden	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
)	O
and	O
David	O
Colclough	O
(	O
responsible	O
for	O
Myth	B-Application
)	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	B-Application
retouched	O
and	O
redrew	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
added	O
additional	O
sound	O
effects	O
taken	O
from	O
military	O
training	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversions	O
for	O
other	O
systems	O
include	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
ten	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
as	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
budget	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
an	O
immediate	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
going	O
straight	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
deemed	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
thus	O
far	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
essential	O
"	O
for	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
on	O
the	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
this	O
"	O
thinking	O
man	O
's	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
"	O
among	O
top	O
ten	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
particularly	O
innovative	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
claimed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ran	O
more	O
slowly	O
than	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
but	O
overall	O
felt	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
more	O
than	O
satisfactory	O
translation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
noted	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
over	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
EA	O
's	O
finest	O
moment	O
since	O
Populous	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
commended	O
the	O
"	O
Successful	O
cross	O
between	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
and	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
"	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
varied	O
missions	O
and	O
"	O
tremendous	O
fun	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
reviewer	O
noted	O
some	O
"	O
occasional	O
glitches	O
"	O
occurring	O
in	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
explosions	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
reviewer	O
derided	O
friendly	O
units	O
 '	O
invincibility	O
as	O
unrealistic	O
and	O
complained	O
of	O
poor	O
enemy	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
however	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
All	O
things	O
considered	O
,	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
could	O
n't	O
be	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
fast	O
and	O
frantic	O
"	O
action	O
and	O
"	O
just-one-more-go	O
appeal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praised	O
the	O
mix	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
strategy	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
opining	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
strong	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
varying	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
's	O
controls	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
concurred	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
smaller	O
portable	O
screen	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
loses	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
impact	O
and	O
playability	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
identify	O
enemies	O
or	O
even	O
see	O
the	O
bullets	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
fires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
almost	O
everything	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
great.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
particularly	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
extensive	O
,	O
realistic	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
very	O
impressive	O
given	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
some	O
commentators	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
then-recent	O
,	O
extensive	O
news	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
advanced	O
,	O
impersonal	O
weapons	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
aircraft	O
and	O
guided	O
missiles	O
)	O
to	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
weapons	O
and	O
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
26th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
the	O
game	O
78th	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
bit	O
old	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	O
army	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
nice	O
tasteless	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
setting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Super	O
Play	O
listed	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
92nd	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
four	O
sequels	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
Urban	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
that	O
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
it	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
Urban	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
both	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
featured	O
additional	O
vehicles	O
and	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
featured	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
sequel	O
provisionally	O
titled	O
Future	O
Strike	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
as	O
Future	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
:	I-Application
LAPD	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mech-based	O
shooter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatima	O
Al	O
Qadiri	O
,	O
a	O
musician	O
who	O
lived	O
in	O
Kuwait	O
during	O
Operation	O
Desert	O
Storm	O
,	O
recorded	O
an	O
EP	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
experience	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
war	O
ended	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
by	O
Fade	O
to	O
Mind	O
.	O
</s>
