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Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Sega Game Gear
Domark
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up, Simulation (both are listed on the box; Sega of Japan master list only lists Shoot-'em-Up)

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU 		MK 29010-50
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Game Gear
US 		$39.9539.95[1]
Sega Game Gear
EU 		T-88068-50

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Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, called Desert Strike: Wangan Sakusen (デザートストライク 湾岸作戦) in Japan and better known simply as Desert Strike, is an isometric-projection shoot-em-up by Electronic Arts released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992, and subsequently ported to other platforms. It is the first game in EA's so-called Strike series of isometric shoot-em-ups.

A terrorist named General Kilbaba violently takes over a small Arab emirate and plans a major nuclear strike, to which the president of the United States orders a helicopter (A Super Apache as named in game) team in the Special Forces to intervene. You are in control of one such helicopter.

Mega Drive Gameplay

Each of the game's four levels is a separate mission with different objectives. To complete the objectives, you are given ammunition of varying power levels (shot by pressing A (Hellfires and Jink), B (Hydras), or C (Guns), listed in order of decreasing power). Though the game uses an isometric projection, the control behaves more like a full 3D game, where using Left and Right rotates your chopper, Up moves you forward in t he direction you're facing, and Down moves you backward. Hitting  START  allows you to access a map, a summary of the mission, and mission status.

Master System Gameplay

Due to limitation of buttons on Master System's control pad, control scheme is somewhat different than Mega Drive version. Pressing both 1 and 2 buttons fire Hellfire, while holding down button 2 is need for strafing. Pause button is the status screen.

Missions are mostly intertwined with each other. For example blowing up a radar station will in return make you harder for enemies to hit you. Failing one of missions usually results in game over.

You are also given co-pilot that will assist you with your mission. These pilots have varying degrees of skills with marksmanship and winch control. Reading their dossiers will usually give you a rough idea about their skill levels. 5th pilot Valdez is missing and can be found in first mission. He is near the north-western part of the map nearby a crashed F-14.

Your helicopter has limited ammo and fuel. It also has limited armor. Without ammo, you can attack enemies. If fuel depletes, your helicopter will eventually crash and you will lose life. If armor reaches zero you will also lose a life. Ammo and fuel can be recovered by acquiring ammo boxes or fuel drums respectively with your winch. Armor can be recovered two ways : either find an Armor Repair (very, very rare. In later levels map don't even show their locations) or by rescuing people and dropping them off near a friendly landing zone. Each rescued person will increase the armor by 100 points. Be careful though as power ups can be destroyed and prisoners can be killed. Each level also has extra lives but these are, again, very difficult to find.

You are required to return to your home base (usually the frigate you take off from at the beginning of each level) when you complete or fail the level. There are total of 3 lives. Losing all of them will end the game.

Game contains 5 levels with different missions, with some of them having time limits.

Desert Strike also has a password system.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Rather than having a static title screen, the MD version shows a repeating animation of the helicopter flying with the game title on top while the credits appear on the bottom of the screen.

  • By Mike Posehn (implying he is the creator)
  • Programming: Mike Posehn
  • Game Design: Mike Posehn, John Manley
  • Art: Paul Vernon, Gary Martin, Amy Hennig
  • Sound and Music: Rob Hubbard, Brian Schmidt
  • Technical Director: Carl Mey
  • Producer: Richard Robbins

Master System version

Published Under License By: Domark Software Limited
Desert Strike is a Trademark of Electronic Arts
Desert Strike Presented by The Kremlin
Programmed By: Michael A Carr (The Magi)
Graphic Artists: Matthew Hicks, Mike Adams
Music Composed By: Andy Taylor
Sound Effects By: Michael A Carr
Original Game By: Mike Posehn, Paul Vernon and John Manley
Copyright 1992 Electronic Arts
All Rights Reserved

Promotional material

  • DesertStrike MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    Mega Drive US print advert

  • DesertStrike MD US PrintAdvert 2.jpg

    Mega Drive US print advert 2

  • Mega Drive UK print advert

  • Master System UK print advert

  • Game Gear US print advert

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №55, p42-47[2]
70 AllGame
83
85 №7, p100-103
92 №124, p22/23[3]
92
68 №33, p26[4]
68 №1993, p46[5]
68 1998, p85
84 №32, p44[6]
85 №5, p4/32/33
91 №5, p26-29
100 №44
93
86
93 №6, p94-96
90 №24, p120/121[7]
90 №5, p91
84 №4, p81
86 №23, p79
94 №1, p65
93 №3, p18-21[8]
94 №18, p56
94 №17, p18-21[9]
89 №20, p62/63[10]
82
80 2004-09-07
92 №4, p62/63[11]
91 №29, p16-19
92 №6, p60/61[12]
93 №18, p65
90 №1, p4[13]
83 1999-12-21
Sega Mega Drive
 87
Based on
33 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
75
[14]
ACE (UK)
89
[2]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[15]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[16]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[17]
Console XS (UK) PAL
92
[18]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
92
[20]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[4]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[21]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2 (RU)
80
[22]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
92
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[24]
Game Mania (UK)
94
[25]
Game Power (IT)
93
[26]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[6]
Games-X (UK)
100
[27]
Génération 4 (FR)
90
[28]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
85
[29]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
91
[30]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[31]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
86
[32]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)
60
[33]
Joypad (FR)
93
[34]
Joystick (FR)
90
[7]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
90
[35]
Mega (UK) PAL
84
[36]
Mega (UK)
86
[37]
Mega Action (UK)
94
[38]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[39]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
75
[40]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
93
[8]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
94
[41]
Mean Machines (UK)
94
[9]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
94
[42]
Player One (FR)
89
[10]
Play Time (DE)
63
[43]
Power Play (DE)
82
[44]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[45]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[12]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[46]
Sega Force (UK)
92
[11]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
82
[47]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[48]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
91
[49]
Supersonic (FR)
90
[13]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
87
[50]
User (GR) PAL
92
[51]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[52]
Video Games (DE)
82
[53]
Sega Mega Drive
 84
Based on
50 reviews

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

Mega Drive, US
DesertStrike MD US Box.jpg
Cover
DesertStrike MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)

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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
DesertStrike MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
DesertStrike MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU (Classic)
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Cover
DesertStrike MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
DesertStrike MD JP CartTop.jpg
DesertStrike MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
DesertStrike MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
DesertStrike MD BR Box.jpg
Cover
DesertStrike MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, KR
DesertStrike MD KR Box.jpg
Cover
DesertStrike MD KR carttop.jpg
DesertStrike MD KR cartback.jpgDesertStrike MD KR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №28, p144[54]
89 №27, p106
92 №14, p104/105[55]
79 №38, p114[56]
92 №2, p109[57]
90 №7, p70/71[58]
90 №6, p26/27[59]
92 №49, p106-108
93 №26, p62/63
Sega Master System
 90
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
89
[60]
Joypad (FR) PAL
89
[61]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
92
[55]
Player One (FR)
79
[56]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[57]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
92
[62]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[63]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
75
[64]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
90
[65]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
92
[66]
VideoGames Shopper (UK) PAL
89
[67]
Sega Master System
 88
Based on
11 reviews

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

Master System, EU
DesertStrike SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
DesertStrike SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, AU

DesertStrike SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 AllGame
70 №54, p200[1]
82 №28, p115[68]
91 №39, p116[69]
88 №27, p60
90 №2, p36[70]
Sega Game Gear
 80
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
85
[71]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[72]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[1]
Gamer (GR)
80
[73]
Joypad (FR) PAL
82
[68]
Mega Force (FR)
89
[74]
Player One (FR)
91
[69]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
88
[75]
Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video! (FR)
90
[70]
Todo Sega (ES)
86
[76]
Video Games (DE) PAL
62
[77]
Sega Game Gear
 81
Based on
11 reviews

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

Game Gear, US
DesertStrike GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngDesertStrike GG US cover.jpg
Cover
DesertStrike GG US cart.jpg
Cart
Desertstrike gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
DesertStrike GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngDesertStrike GG EU cover.jpg
Cover
DesertStrike GG EU cart.jpg
Cart

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Strike games for Sega systems
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