Air Raiders
Air Raiders is an action game developed by M-Network and published by Mattel. The game was released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. The game received mixed reviews from critics.
Air Raiders
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- 1983
- Publisher
- Mattel
- Genre
- action game
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Air Raiders is an action game developed by M-Network and published by Mattel. The game was released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. The game received mixed reviews from critics.
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• Title — Air Raiders • Developer — M-Network • Publisher — Mattel • Released — 1982 • Genre — Flight simulator • Modes — Single player • Platforms — Atari 2600 • Designer — Larry Zwick
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• Illustration — The player destroying an enemy aircraft Air Raiders is a flight simulator whose the player has the view of an airstrip as seen from the cockpit of a jet fighter. The goal of the game was to shoot as many enemies as possible, while avoiding the enemy's cannon fire and landing safely before the fuel runs out.
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1983
Air Raiders published.
1983
Air Raiders is recorded as published in 1983.
2016
Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders (2 catalogued editions) (2016) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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Air Raiders (1991) — Open Library
Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders (2024) — Open Library
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Air Raiders was described as a highly underrated first-person jet fighter. A review on Epinions said that the game was impressive.
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