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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. 2,426 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,484 ELO points and 37% of duels won out of 94 played. Of the 4 duels that pitted it against Gun.Smoke, it has won 1 and lost 3. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 21 out of 55 (1992).
World rank
no. 2,426
ELO score
1,484
Wins
37%
Duels played
94
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 1,484 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Gun.Smoke 25% 4 duels played · 29 points ahead
- against Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 50% 2 duels played · 82 points ahead
- against Urban Strike: The Sequel to Jungle Strike 100% 2 duels played · 118 points ahead
- against Galaga 0% 2 duels played · level on score
- against Grand Theft Auto 2 0% 2 duels played · 165 points behind
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Around this spot
The games Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf sits between in the world ranking.
- 2,423 Kirby Mass Attack 1,484
- 2,424 Anodyne 1,484
- 2,425 Final Fantasy III 1,484
- 2,426 Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf 1,484
- 2,427 Microsoft Flight Simulator 1,484
- 2,428 Splitgate 1,484
- 2,429 James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace 1,484
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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: 21 out of 55 (1992).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 2,426 | 5,110 |
| Shoot 'em up | 26 | 67 |
| 1990s | 304 | 655 |
| 1992 | 21 | 55 |
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