Back to Baghdad

{{About|the combat flight simulator|the tactical shooter video game|Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad}}

{{Short description|1995 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

|title=Back to Baghdad

|image= File:Back_to_Baghdad_1995_DOS_Cover_Art.jpg

|developer= Military Simulations

|publisher= Military Simulations

|designer=

|programmer=

|artist=

|series=

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|released= November 1, 1995{{cite web|first=Rod|last=White|url=http://www.pcme.com/intrview/bcarter/bcarter.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981202021656/http://www.pcme.com:80/intrview/bcarter/bcarter.htm|title=An Interview with Bob Carter|archivedate=December 2, 1998|date=September 1995|accessdate=August 23, 2023}}

|genre=Combat flight simulator

|modes=Single-player

|platforms=MS-DOS

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Back to Baghdad is a 1995 combat flight simulator video game developed and published by Military Simulations.{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970525123042/http://www.pcgames.com/reviews/fly/baghdad.html | url=http://www.pcgames.com/reviews/fly/baghdad.html | title=Back to Baghdad | date=November 1996 | author=Olafson, Peter | work=PC Games | archivedate=May 25, 1997 | url-status=dead }}

Gameplay

Back to Baghdad is a combat flight simulator: its gameplay involves piloting a realistic reproduction of the F-16 fighter jet.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| CGSP = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971007213010/http://www.cdmag.com/simulation_vault/back_to_baghdad_review/page1.html | url=http://www.cdmag.com/simulation_vault/back_to_baghdad_review/page1.html | title=Back to Baghdad | author=Wartofsky, Steve | date=August 25, 1996 | work=Computer Games Strategy Plus | archivedate=October 7, 1997 | url-status=dead }}

| PCGUS = 78%{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000305165325/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1247.html | url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1247.html | title=Back to Baghdad | author=Vaughn, Todd | date=September 1996 | work=PC Gamer US | archivedate=March 5, 2000 | url-status=dead }}

| rev1 = PC Games

| rev1Score = C−

| rev2 = Computer Game Review

| rev2Score = 78/100{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961221183652/http://www.nuke.com/cgr/reviews/9607/backtob/backtob.htm | url=http://www.nuke.com/cgr/reviews/9607/backtob/backtob.htm | title=Back to Baghdad | author=Stassus, Mike | date=July 1996 | work=Computer Game Review | archivedate=December 21, 1996 | url-status=dead }}

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Writing for PC Games, Peter Olafson gave Back to Baghdad a largely negative review. He concluded, "I do like a good flight sim, but here, again and again, I felt lost in a world that offered small rewards for hard work." Mike Stassus of Computer Game Review was more positive: he called the game "a pretty good entry for serious flight sim fans" despite its flaws. Computer Games Strategy Plus offered yet a better review, with Steve Wartofsky dubbing Back to Baghdad "the first real contender for the serious simulation crown we've seen since SSI's release of Su-27".

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