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''Jane's Attack Squadron'' is a 2002 combat flight simulator developed by Looking Glass Studios and Mad Doc Software and published by Xicat Interactive. Based on World War II, the game allows players to pilot fifteen reproductions of that era's military aircraft and to carry out missions for the Axis or Allies. Although it contains dogfights, the game focuses largely on air-to-ground combat. ''Jane's Attack Squadron'' was first conceived by Looking Glass employee Seamus Blackley as ''Flight Combat'', a combat-based sequel to ''Flight Unlimited''. The company continued designing the game after Blackley was fired in 1995, and it entered production under Electronic Arts in 1998. The team experienced problems with deadlines and funding during development, with the game eventually being heavily redesigned and renamed ''Jane's Attack Squadron'' at the request of the publisher. These issues contributed to Looking Glass's bankruptcy and closure in 2000. In 2001 and 2002, the game was acquired and finished by Mad Doc Software, a company in part composed of former Looking Glass employees. The game received mixed to poor reviews. Critics found its physics modelling unrealistic, and many believed that the game's graphics and gameplay were outdated, particularly in light of contemporary simulators like ''IL-2 Sturmovik''. The limited number of missions and large number of glitches were widely panned. Certain critics enjoyed ''Jane's Attack Squadron''s air-to-ground combat and several hoped that fans would improve the game with the included physics and mission editors. ==Gameplay== As a combat flight simulator, ''Jane's Attack Squadron'' allows players to pilot military aircraft in a three-dimensional (3D) graphical environment.〔〕〔 The game is set in Western Europe during World War II; and players may control fifteen German and Allied planes from the era, including the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Supermarine Spitfire, Junkers Ju 88, Avro Lancaster and Consolidated B-24 Liberator.〔〔〔 Although dogfights are possible, the game places a heavy focus on air-to-ground combat.〔〔 Objectives range from bombing and torpedo runs to defense and escort missions.〔〔 The player may engage in tutorials, "quick missions", "single missions" and a campaign. Quick missions allow the player to select variables such as the objective and the number of friendly and enemy aircraft, while single missions, of which there are five, are scripted, "pre-made" levels.〔〔 Two campaigns are available: one each for the Allies and Germans.〔 Both campaigns feature ten missions that branch depending on the outcome achieved by the player.〔 An online multiplayer component allows players to engage in dogfights.〔 Each plane in ''Jane's Attack Squadron'' is composed of forty-five parts that may be removed or otherwise damaged in combat.〔 Damage to these parts affects performance; for example, a broken fuel line will leak, quickly decreasing the fuel gauge.〔 Various adjustments may be made to the game's realism, including an "arcade physics" option that drastically reduces flight difficulty.〔〔 The game is packaged with the mission and physics editors that were used to develop it.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jane's Attack Squadron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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