Desert Strike

shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in February 1992 for Sega's Mega Drive
VideoGame video_game Q1200598
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Desert Strike

Summary

Desert Strike is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desert Strike's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Desert Strike's composer is recorded as Brian L. Schmidt[4].
  • Desert Strike was published by Electronic Arts[5].
  • Desert Strike's genre is shoot 'em up[6].
  • Desert Strike's developer is recorded as Electronic Arts[7].
  • Desert Strike's part of the series is recorded as Strike[8].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as Game Boy Advance[9].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as DOS[10].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[11].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as Super Nintendo Entertainment System[12].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[13].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as Q751719[14].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as Game Boy[15].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as Atari Lynx[16].
  • Desert Strike's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[17].
  • Desert Strike's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[18].
  • Desert Strike's review score is recorded as 86%[19].
  • Desert Strike's review score is recorded as 90%[20].
  • Desert Strike's review score is recorded as 72%[21].
  • Desert Strike's input device is recorded as gamepad[22].
  • Desert Strike's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • Desert Strike was published on February 1992[24].
  • Desert Strike was published on October 1992[25].
  • Desert Strike was released on March 26, 1993[26].
  • Desert Strike was published on May 27, 1993[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Desert Strike was published by Electronic Arts[5].

Publication

Publication dates include February 1992[24], October 1992[25], March 26, 1993[26], and May 27, 1993[27]. Desert Strike's genre is shoot 'em up[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Strike[8].

Subject and Themes

Desert Strike's part of the series is recorded as Strike[8].

Reception

Reviews include 86%[19], 90%[20], and 72%[21].

Why It Matters

Desert Strike ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Teiron · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'lld', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Kanobu game id → desert-strike-advance
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10171]]: desert-strike-advance, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296062147|Desert Strike Advance (#296062147)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  2. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 86%, 90%, 72%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P444]], uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  3. 10w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 5753
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 5753, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180136164|Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (#180136164)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|G"
  4. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Desert_Strike_Return_to_the_Gulf
    Publication date → +1992-02-00T00:00:00Z, +1992-10-00T00:00:00Z, +1993-03-26T00:00:00Z +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  5. 20w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sega retro id → Desert_Strike:_Return_to_the_Gulf
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P8255]]: 0307"
  6. 21w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → Electronic Arts
    Country of origin → —
    Platform → —
    Genre → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: Desert Strike"
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