<s>
Flight	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Intruder	I-Application
is	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Rowan	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spectrum	O
HoloByte	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
flying	O
either	O
the	O
Grumman	O
A-6	O
Intruder	O
or	O
the	O
McDonnell	O
Douglas	O
F-4	O
Phantom	O
II	O
from	O
aircraft	O
carriers	O
against	O
targets	O
in	O
North	O
Vietnam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
challenged	O
both	O
by	O
the	O
comprehensive	O
enemy	O
defenses	O
and	O
the	O
restrictive	O
and	O
complex	O
rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
engagement	I-Application
of	O
the	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realistic	O
features	O
include	O
unreliable	O
missiles	O
and	O
smokey	O
engines	O
for	O
the	O
Phantom	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
,	O
the	O
trail	O
would	O
disappear	O
in	O
afterburner	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
mission	O
types	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
from	O
simple	O
bomb	O
runs	O
or	O
combat	B-Application
air	I-Application
patrols	I-Application
to	O
SEAD	O
missions	O
requiring	O
close	O
cooperation	O
between	O
the	O
call	O
signs	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mission	O
editor	O
allows	O
for	O
changes	O
in	O
waypoints	O
and	O
also	O
how	O
friendly	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
behave	O
in	O
each	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
flight	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
planes	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
taking	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
respective	O
airplane	O
or	O
leave	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
flying	O
and	O
just	O
spectate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carrier	O
landings	O
can	O
be	O
left	O
to	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
flown	O
manually	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
aircraft	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
envelope	O
to	O
safely	O
land	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
completing	O
a	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
Flight	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Intruder	I-Application
by	O
Stephen	O
Coonts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1990	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
wingmen	O
distinguished	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
other	O
flight	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
,	O
and	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
the	O
flight	O
models	O
and	O
other	O
realistic	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
tour	O
de	O
force	O
in	O
simulation	O
programming	O
...	O
for	O
the	O
moment	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
,	O
Flight	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Intruder	I-Application
is	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
flight	O
simulations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
