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Game entry

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

1992 · Shoot 'em up, Strategy · DOS, Super Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive, Amiga, BlackBerry OS · Gremlin Interactive

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf holds position no. 3,132 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,448 ELO points and 34% of duels won out of 73 played. Of the 3 duels that pitted it against Gun.Smoke, it has won 1 and lost 2. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 33 out of 57 (1992).

World rank

no. 3,132

ELO score

1,448

Wins

34%

Duels played

73

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About Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, commonly known as Desert Strike, is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in February 1992 for Sega's Mega Drive. The game was later released on several other formats such as the SNES, including a much upgraded version for the Amiga home computer. The game was inspired by the Gulf War and depicts a conflict between an insane Middle Eastern dictator, General Kilbaba, and the United States. The player controls a lone Apache helicopter and attempts to destroy enemy weapons and installations, rescue hostages and capture enemy personnel, while managing supplies of fuel and ammunition.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,448 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,129 Viewtiful Joe 1,448
  2. 3,130 Pole Position 1,448
  3. 3,131 Granblue Fantasy: Relink 1,448
  4. 3,132 Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf 1,448
  5. 3,133 Star Wars: Starfighter 1,448
  6. 3,134 Technobabylon 1,448
  7. 3,135 Wing Commander 1,448

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The standing

Where Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 33 out of 57 (1992).

Where Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,132 5,046
Shoot 'em up 36 70
1990s 408 659
1992 33 57

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