Harrier Attack (Amstrad CPC)

[Stephen Parry]

Did anybody ever play Harrier Attack?

We bought this game in 1984. If you've read my profile, you'll know that aviation is an interest of mine and, because of that, a game like this was bound to come to my attention. The British Aerospace Sea Harrier was a fascinating aircraft to read about, one of my favourites.

By modern standards, a game such as this would be seen as simplistic, but sometimes simplicity and fun go hand in hand. I certainly caused a few aches and pains in my hands playing this game.

Also, I accidentally bombed my own aircraft carrier in the game, but as I never, ever completed the game, I have no idea whether the carrier was there at the end of it.

Looking forward to reading comments from anyone who may have played the game.

[frogandhat]

I Played it on my Speccy, always thought it was a bit tough as well, I never seemed to last too long.
My favourite 'flying' game was Zzoom by Imagine. It was a kind of Defender type game, but from the viewpoint of you being inside the aircraft, and you had to defend people walking across the screen from various planes / submarines, but the funny bit was that you could actually shoot the people you are trying to save as well.