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Jane's Attack Squadron
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, hence the title.
"Jane's Attack Squadron" was first conceived by Looking Glass employee Seamus Blackley as "
out on a dynamic battlefield" as the player carried out missions. Aesthetically, IGN's Tal Blevins noted that the game had "a very distinct 40s charm", which was present "from the briefings to the options screens".
Development Bankruptcy and cancellation.
Electronic Arts rebranded "Flight Combat" as "Jane's Attack Squadron", to fit with the Jane's Information Group license that the publisher had used for its "Jane's Combat Simulations" line. According to Stellmach, the publisher demanded that the game