Simulation
F-22 Lightning III
Developer: NovaLogic · Published by NovaLogic · 1999
Accessible F-22 dogfighting with up to 128 players online.
About This Game
F-22 Lightning III is a 1999 combat flight sim from NovaLogic, the third in its F-22 series after Lightning II and Raptor. Built for accessibility over hardcore realism, it pairs single-player campaigns with NovaLogic's free Novaworld online service, which supports up to 128 players. It released on PC.
POCG Review
4
Excellent
Review Verdict
F-22 Lightning III
NovaLogic's accessible F-22 sim trades hardcore realism for fast, furious fun, and its free 128-player Novaworld is the real draw.
In the News
Jul 91999
F-22 Raptor Upgrade Released
For the first time ever, gamers can fly three stand-alone air combat simulations in a single, large-scale environment, the Integrated Battle Space (IBS) on NovaLogic's free.
ReleaseJun 151999
NovaWorld Game Joins Top 10 Million
Computer game developer and publisher NovaLogic announced that NovaWorld, its online gaming service, has achieved more than 10 million game joins since mid-December 1998, boosted in part by the company's latest air combat simulation, F-22 Lightning 3 and its free Voice-Over-Net technology.
ReleaseHow to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
Original Hardware
A Windows 95/98 PC; a 3D accelerator and a joystick get the best of it. The Novaworld servers are long offline.
Modern Re-release
No official re-release; the disc can run on modern Windows with compatibility tweaks, though online play is gone.