Air Raiders

Developer(s)| M-Network
Publisher(s)| Mattel
Designer(s)| Larry Zwick
Platform(s)| Atari 2600
Release| 1982
Genre(s)| Flight simulator
Mode(s)| Single player

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.

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Reception
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Gameplay

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.

## Reception

Reception

| Review scores

Publication| Score
The Atari Times| 80%[1]
AtariHQ| 5[2]

Air Raiders was described as a highly underrated first-person jet fighter.[3] A review on Epinions said that the game was impressive.[4]

## References

1. ↑ "Air Raiders". http://www.ataritimes.com/index.php?ArticleIDX=591.
2. ↑ "AGH Atari 2600 Review -- Air Raiders". http://www.atarihq.com/reviews/2600/air_raiders.html.
3. ↑ "Atari 2600 Reviews A-A by The Video Game Critic". June 1, 2004. https://videogamecritic.com/2600aa.htm#Air_Raiders.
4. ↑ Polenz, Chad (April 16, 2008). "I wish it played as well as it looked". http://www.epinions.com/content_426432695940.

## External links

* Air Raiders can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
* Air Raiders at MobyGames

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