Acrojet
The player flies a BD5J, a small agile jet. The player has to complete a series of eight stunt courses and routines with the jet. For example, in one set, the player has to fly the plane around a series of…
Acrojet is a simulator developed by MicroProse Software, Inc., released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and PC-8800 Series.
What Acrojet is
Acrojet is a simulator game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. and released in 1985. It was published by SystemSoft. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player flies a BD5J, a small agile jet. The player has to complete a series of eight stunt courses and routines with the jet. For example, in one set, the player has to fly the plane around a series of pylons. In another, the player must fly a figure eight. Stunts get harder as play progresses. Some game parameters, such as weather, are configurable. There are ten acrobatic events which can be played by up to four players at four levels of difficulty. In all ten events the player must fly over a series of obstacles.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Acrojet launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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