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Air Cavalry

A standard helicopter war-game, featuring the Air Cavalry division. The game is played in a third person view using mode 7 graphics, with the cockpit displayed in splitscreen. There are three campaign areas to…

20 July 1995

Air Cavalry is a shooter developed by Synergistic Software, Inc., released 20 July 1995 on Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Air Cavalry is

Air Cavalry is a shooter game developed by Synergistic Software, Inc. and released in 1995. It was published by Cybersoft. It is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A standard helicopter war-game, featuring the Air Cavalry division. The game is played in a third person view using mode 7 graphics, with the cockpit displayed in splitscreen. There are three campaign areas to fly in: Middle East, Indonesia, and Central America. There are also 2 player versus and co-op split-screen modes.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Air Cavalry launched on 20 July 1995, within three weeks of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery and MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Air Cavalry come out?
Air Cavalry was released on 20 July 1995 for Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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