Team Apache
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| Developer(s) | Simis |
| Publisher(s) | Mindscape Group SSI |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | June 24, 1998[1] |
| Genre(s) | Flight simulator[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Team Apache is an attack helicopter flight simulator[2] developed by Simis and published by the Mindscape Group. Team Apache is mostly about commanding a group of six AH-64 Apache US Army crews in battles against the Communist FARC insurgents in Colombia and the Russian military in Latvia.
Development
Team Apache was initially developed by Simis under Eidos Interactive. When Simis lead developers, Jonathan Newth and Ian Baverstock bought the company back from Eidos, they became an independent development team once more. Mindscape later purchased the publishing rights to the game.
Gameplay
Team Apache is an intricate video game characterized by its focus on the principles of command, tactics, and battlefield authenticity. The player assumes a managerial role, being accountable for the supervision of unit morale, supply logistics, maintenance procedures, and strategic planning undertaken prior to the mission deployment.
The game utilizes a combination of manual instructions and a daily newspaper system to provide players with the geopolitical context behind the depicted wars, accentuating the underlying emphasis on realism. Detailed, military-style situation reports are employed to offer a comprehensive overview of the tactical environment, ensuring a complete understanding of the situation on the battlefield.
During the game's progress, ground forces engage in realistic deployments and movements, accurately replicating the dynamics of a theatre of conflict.
"Team Apache" offers a diversity of gameplay modes to its players. Notably, it includes a multiplayer mode which allows players to collaborate or compete with others. Furthermore, the game is equipped with a mission building application, enabling players to design and execute their own missions, thereby enriching the user's engagement with the game's strategic elements.
Plot
In Team Apache, the player commands six AH-64 Apache crews of the US Army in battles against the Communist FARC insurgents in Colombia and the Russian military in Latvia. The storyline is developed through FMV sequences, in-mission briefings and newspaper articles.
Colombian Campaign
In 1998, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia–Ejército del Pueblo or FARC-EP (Spanish for "Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army") has staged a large-scale guerrilla offensive against the government of Colombia. In its wake comes a wave of kidnappings and assassinations of high-ranking officials and their families. The corrupt and inefficient military of Colombia and police cannot hold their own against the insurgents, and need help from the United States. The United States needs to safeguard Colombia's oil industry and eliminate FARC's illegal cocaine industry.
Latvian Campaign
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See also
- Comanche – series of war simulation games
References
- ^ "News for June 24, 1998". Online Gaming Review. June 24, 1998. Archived from the original on December 4, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
"June 24, 1998: "Some new games have been spotted in stores: ...Team Apache from SSI." - ^ a b "Team Apache". Gamepressure. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
External links
- Combatsim.com Team Apache interview A site dedicated to combat simulations, with an interview with Bryan Walker, the original concept developer for Team Apache.
- Gamespot review
- Team Apache at MobyGames
- Migman's Team Apache info