Electronic Arts Ships Jane's F-15

Business Wire, March 30, 1998

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 1998--

The Definitive Jet Combat Simulator Hands Gamers the Controls

of the Most Realistic Flight Experience Available for the PC

Electronic Arts(TM) (NASDAQ:ERTS), the world's largest independent interactive entertainment software company, has begun shipping Jane's(R) F-15. Representing the next generation in jet combat simulations for the PC, F-15 features the most realistic graphics, physics, avionics and gameplay in the sky.

"The development team has worked tirelessly for more than two years with a single focus -- creating the definitive jet combat simulator for a wide range of players," executive producer Andy Hollis said. "These guys live and breathe military aircraft and are responsible for some of the industry's best sims. In the end, a great product comes not just from a great idea, but from a great team."

The F-15E, currently in use by the US Armed Forces, played a crucial role in the Desert Storm conflict. This allowed the team to work closely with retired and active duty F-15E pilots and incorporate their input to create a new standard of realism.

"The F-15E is the plane the military uses when the mission absolutely, positively must be accomplished." Hollis said, "It's a multi-function aircraft that can handle both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, which makes it a really exciting plane to simulate."

Up and Flying in Five Minutes

Casual play mode includes simplified controls to ensure quick access to the action. Simple, effective training missions get players flying and fighting right away. Adjustable realism and difficulty levels provide gameplay balance for all players. Jane's F-15 supports head-to-head multiplayer battles with up to eight players over the Internet, modem, network or direct serial connections.

Feel the Intensity of Raw Speed

Jane's F-15's unprecedented flight model is based on US Air Force data used to model aircraft characteristics. Hug the ground at breakneck speed or scream above the clouds at 50,000 feet. Feel every G with the F-15's groundbreaking flight model. Innovative point-and-click instrumentation and user-definable multi-purpose displays provide a seamless cockpit interface. Maintain optimal situation awareness with the F-15's free-panning, 3-D virtual cockpit or jump into the back seat and neutralize targets from the weapons officer's seat. Jane's F-15 includes mid-air refueling, smart bomb camera views, real-world F-15E squadrons, intense radio communications, stellar artificial intelligence, and more than 30 accurate weapons systems.

Amazing Graphics Capabilities

F-15's breakthrough graphics engine delivers lightning fast performance on a broad range of PCs. Witness realistic visual effects including true dynamic lighting and shading, real shadows, swarms of glowing tracer fire, dissipating smoke trails, translucent clouds, crisp night vision, meticulously detailed objects, incredible explosions and geographically-accurate, jaw-dropping terrain.

Rewrite History

Relive the Desert Storm conflict through an intense campaign based on actual events and sorties flown in the Gulf War. If that's not enough, jump into a hypothetical campaign set over the mountains of Iran. Attack and patrol in a 3-D world comprising almost 3 million square miles of geographically accurate terrain. Select and fly with one of eight actual USAF F-15E squadrons currently on active duty.

Or, rewrite history with F-15's powerful mission builder, the same tool used by the game designers in creating F-15's campaigns and missions. Design challenging custom missions by placing targets and threats like air defense missiles and anti-aircraft artillery batteries among complex cities featuring numerous types of vehicles, buildings, chemical weapons factories, bridges, landmarks and oil refineries. Customize and trade missions with friends through email or download exciting new battles from the Jane's Combat Simulations website (www.janes.ea.com).

Availability

Jane's F-15 is available now with an expected retail price of $49.95. More information on Jane's F-15 can be found on the Internet at the Jane's Combat Simulations website located at http://www.janes.ea.com. It is also available through EA direct sales at 1-800-245-4525 or on the online EA store at http://www.store.ea.com.

Electronic Arts, headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $860 million for calendar 1997. The Company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation(R) and Nintendo(R) 64. Electronic Arts markets its products worldwide under six brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS(TM), Maxis(TM), Inc., Origin Systems(TM) Inc., Bullfrog(TM) Productions Ltd. and Jane's Combat Simulations. EA has international subsidiaries in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The Company has North American development operations in San Mateo and Walnut Creek, Calif.; Baltimore, Maryland; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com.