Air Raiders
Dec 31, 1982
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2.50 average rating based on 6 ratings
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Air Raiders is an action game released for the Atari 2600 by Mattel in 1982. It received mixed reviews from critics.
The player has the view of an airstrip as seen from the cockpit of a jet fighter. In order to start the launch, it is required that the player presses the fire button. When the player pulls back on the joystick, the jet fighter becomes airborne. A feature of the game includes a horizontal tilt that happens when the jet fighter turns to the left or the right for realistic simulation. The goal is to fire at enemy aircraft. …
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Air Raiders is an action game released for the Atari 2600 by Mattel in 1982. It received mixed reviews from critics.
The player has the view of an airstrip as seen from the cockpit of a jet fighter. In order to start the launch, it is required that the player presses the fire button. When the player pulls back on the joystick, the jet fighter becomes airborne. A feature of the game includes a horizontal tilt that happens when the jet fighter turns to the left or the right for realistic simulation. The goal is to fire at enemy aircraft. The player also has to worry about not making a quick dive after an enemy craft that would lead to a crash landing. There is also a bar that is located on the width of the screen that allows the player to keep track of the horizontal position. It is important to stay out of heavy gunfire zones because it can lead to a nosedive crash. It is possible to pull out of a nosedive, but it would be a better idea for the player to avoid flak.
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- Developers
- Mattel Electronics
- Publishers
- Mattel Electronics
- Platforms
- Atari 2600
- Genres
- Shooter, Simulator
- Themes
- Action
Release Dates
1982 (North_America)
Atari 2600
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This review is for the Atari 2600 version
I saw this game on Retroachivements and managed to beat it, it was quite the fun experience. The game really impressed me despite its age.
The good
- The game is very intense despite being simple. You fly a fighter jet in first person and you have to make your ammo count, you start with 99 shots, they only refill with the amount of kills you get; so you better save that ammo and do it well. Also you can run out of fuel, and you lose fuel if you climb up too much, if you get shot a lot of times you will fall down and you may crash.
- The graphics are good for its time, everything looks distinct and it has a primitive mode 7 (Fake 3D) that wouldn't be used until the SNES. Whoever programmed it must have been a genius.
The bad
- The refill mechanic is poorly done. Your fuel gets replenished, but your ammo gets reset down to the amount of kills you got, so if you land with 30 shots and you killed 20 jets, you end up with only 20 shots, they don't add up. This causes a big problem because eventually you will …
I saw this game on Retroachivements and managed to beat it, it was quite the fun experience. The game really impressed me despite its age.
The good
- The game is very intense despite being simple. You fly a fighter jet in first person and you have to make your ammo count, you start with 99 shots, they only refill with the amount of kills you get; so you better save that ammo and do it well. Also you can run out of fuel, and you lose fuel if you climb up too much, if you get shot a lot of times you will fall down and you may crash.
- The graphics are good for its time, everything looks distinct and it has a primitive mode 7 (Fake 3D) that wouldn't be used until the SNES. Whoever programmed it must have been a genius.
The bad
- The refill mechanic is poorly done. Your fuel gets replenished, but your ammo gets reset down to the amount of kills you got, so if you land with 30 shots and you killed 20 jets, you end up with only 20 shots, they don't add up. This causes a big problem because eventually you will get unlucky and run out of ammo without having killed enough jets.
Conclusion
It is a surprisingly intense and engaging game that showcases the ingenuity of early game developers. Despite its age, the game's fast-paced gameplay and impressive graphics for the time make it a worthwhile experience for a few minutes.