Operation: Desert Storm (video game)

Operation: Desert Storm is a top-down tank shooter for the Macintosh. It is the first commercial game released by Bungie[3] and the first game released after their incorporation. It followed the freeware title Gnop!, published by Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian under the Bungie name prior to incorporation. Operation: Desert Storm sold about 2,500 copies[4][5] and was based on the events of the ongoing Gulf War.

Not to be confused with Conflict: Desert Storm, a 2002 title from Pivotal Games.
Operation: Desert Storm
Developer(s)Bungie[1]
Publisher(s)Bungie[1]
Designer(s)Alex Seropian
Platform(s)Mac OS
Release
Genre(s)Military strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

The game features twenty levels, culminating in a mission set in Baghdad, Iraq with the final enemy being Saddam Hussein. It comes with a glossary of military terms and trivia which was needed in order to validate the copy-protection in the game, and authentic maps of the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations.

References
  1. Operation: Desert Storm release information at GameFAQs
  2. "Operation: Desert Storm". Archived from the original on 1996-10-19. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. Marathon Scrapbook, pages 1-2. From the Marathon Trilogy Box Set, Bungie, 1997.
  4. Peterson, Kim (November 8, 2004). "Halo effect". The Seattle Times. p. E1. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  5. "1up description". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2010-04-29.


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