Nations: WWII Fighter Command

{{Short description|1999 video game}}

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| developer = Psygnosis

| publisher = Psygnosis

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| genre = Combat flight simulator

| platforms = Windows

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}}Nations: WWII Fighter Command is a 1999 video game from Psygnosis.

Development

The game was announced in May 1998 and was showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo that year.{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Ocampo|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/163/nations_fighter_command_at_e3.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030901224037/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/163/nations_fighter_command_at_e3.html|title=Psygnosis announces new WWII dogfight game|magazine=Computer Games Magazine|archivedate=September 1, 2003|date=May 14, 1998|accessdate=November 15, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Psygnosis%2BPresents%2Bits%2BUpcoming%2BGames%2Bat%2BE3Expo.-a020644516|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403061225/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Psygnosis+Presents+its+Upcoming+Games+at+E3Expo.-a020644516|title=Psygnosis Presents its Upcoming Games at E3Expo|website=Business Wire|archivedate=April 3, 2016|date=May 28, 1998|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=The Free Library}}{{cite web|first=Micheal|last=Mullen|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_05/14_psyg/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001016042055/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_05/14_psyg/index.html|title=Psygnosis' Take on WWII|website=GameSpot|archivedate=October 16, 2000|date=May 14, 1998|accessdate=November 15, 2022}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

|rev1=Computer Gaming World

|rev1Score=1/5{{cite web|first=Jesse|last=Hiatt|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_188.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510044246/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_188.pdf|title=Nations Fighter Command|magazine=Computer Gaming World|page=149|archivedate=May 10, 2013|date=March 2000|accessdate=November 15, 2022|url-status=live}}

|rev2=Gamezilla

|rev2Score=38/100{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Miser|url=http://gamezilla.com/reviews/n/nfc.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020211052601/gamezilla.com/reviews/n/nfc.asp|title=Nations WWII Fighter Command|website=gamezilla.com|archivedate=February 11, 2002|date=January 5, 2000|accessdate=November 15, 2022}}

|rev3=IGN

|rev3Score=6.8/10{{cite web|first=Stephen|last=Butts|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/11/nations-fighter-command|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003123125/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/11/nations-fighter-command|title=Nations Fighter Command|website=IGN|archivedate=October 3, 2015|date=November 11, 1999|accessdate=November 15, 2022}}

|rev4=Jeuxvideo

|rev4Score=11/20{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000423_test.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218123054/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000423_test.htm|title=Nations Fighter Command|website=Jeuxvideo|language=fr|archivedate=February 18, 2004|date=December 16, 1999|accessdate=November 15, 2022}}

|rev5=PC Joker

|rev5Score=60%{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/pcjokeroktober1999images/page/n95/mode/2up|title=Nations Fighter Command|magazine=PC Joker|language=de|page=98|date=October 1999|accessdate=November 15, 2022}}

|rev6=PC Gamer

|rev6Score=10%{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/UneditedPCGamer_marktrade/PC_Gamer_069u/page/n109/mode/2up|title=Nations|magazine=PC Gamer|language=en|page=107|date=February 2000|accessdate=17 August 2023}}

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Jesse Hiatt from Computer Gaming World gave the game a score of 1 out of 5, criticizing the average graphics, oversimplified flight models, boring missions, and the ineffective controls.

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