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[[File:Combat Lynxanim.pnggif|thumb|right380px|Another plane checks us outChasing after an enemy for a bit. It looks like we forgot to stock up on ammunition at the base however.]][[File:Lynx2Combat Lynx wireframe anim.pnggif|thumb|right380px|The When you land at one your bases, you get this nice wireframe in all its gloryrendering.]]

'''''Combat Lynx''''' is a helicopter action-oriented flight sim with an arcade feel by Mike Richardson from [[Durell]]. It is not overly realistic. The helicopter and terrain are shown , but suffers from the rearsame problem as ''[[Turbo Esprit]]'', i.e. it is technically a marvel but there are also instruments like a compassso many things you have to watch at the same time (your ammo, engine temperature, altimeterheight, enemy planes and temperature monitor for tanks shooting at you, the enginemap, etc. There are air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons in the ) that gameplay feels a bit overloaded. Especially for a game, and one can land at several bases to refuel or get new ammothat ''looks'' like an easy arcade flight sim.

Gameplay was usually quite hectic, because pretty much The helicopter and terrain are shown from behind the only way not to get hit by incoming missile was to fly at full tilt all the time. Thankfully there is a map, but even with that it is still possible to lose your way in the comparatively huge playing area. When heli; when the heli turns the screen view switches to another viewing direction, i.e. one always looks either between north, south, east, or west.There are also instruments like a compass, altimeter, and temperature monitor for the engine. There are air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons in the game, and one can land at several bases to refuel or get supplies or ammo. (You have to land very carefully though or your heli will be destroyed, which is often easier said than done in the midst of battle all around you,)

Gameplay was usually quite hectic because the easiest way not to get hit by incoming missiles was to fly at full tilt all the time. Thankfully there is a map, but even with that it is still possible to lose your way in the comparatively huge playing area. While this game does not quite qualify as a full flight simulator, this was still am impressive game for the time, especially as it was released during the 464 era. A cool wireframe animation of the helicopter and its equipment at the base were a particular hightlighthighlight, as was the lush terrainwith houses and trees. Later Amiga games like ''Gunship'' were somewhat similar to ''Combat Lynx''. Still, on the whole ''Combat Lynx'' is yet another Durell game with too much realism in an essentially arcade-like game which makes gameplay challenging even for adults, not to mention children and teens of the era.