Jane's ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighters Download PC

Jane's ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighters is a 1996 combat flight simulator developed and published by Electronic Arts for DOS. It is part of the Jane's Combat Simulations franchise. An expansion pack, NATO Fighters, was released in 1996. A compilation package, Advanced Tactical Fighters Gold, was released in 1997 for Microsoft Windows.

Reception

In Computer Gaming World, Denny Atkin wrote, "Stripped of multiplayer mode, ATF is little more than another USNF data disk with a nice multimedia aircraft encyclopedia. But once you take on a human player, the game takes on new life, and becomes one of the most purely fun flight simulator experiences in existence today." Steve Wartofsky called ATF an "evolutionary rather than revolutionary step" for Jane's Combat Simulations, but argued that it "sets the standard for offering players a truly complete piece of work." While he found its graphics to be a "mixed bag", he enjoyed the game overall, and highlighted its encyclopedia as its best feature.

Writing for PC Gamer US, Dan Bennett called ATF "a solid, good-looking sim with a lot of variety and some really nice trimmings." Although he found the game to be overly difficult, he summarized it as a product that "belongs in every air combat fan's collection."

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, and stated that "this is an excellent combination for flight sim fans everywhere."

In 1996, the editors of Computer Gaming World nominated ATF for their "Simulation of the Year" award, which ultimately went to EF2000. They wrote that ATF "makes up for its aging engine by providing the best multiplayer environment of any modern sim." It was also a nominee for the Computer Game Developers Conference's 1996 "Best Simulation Game" Spotlight Award, but lost the prize to MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries.