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Air Rescue

Air Rescue is similar to Choplifter!. You are a driver of a helicopter and the object is to rescue hostages without being shot down by soldiers, jeeps, tanks, choppers, and ground-based missiles, and bring…

1 February 1992

Air Rescue is a shooter developed by SEGA AM1, released 1 February 1992 on Sega Master System/Mark III and Arcade.

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What Air Rescue is

Air Rescue is a shooter game developed by SEGA AM1 and released in 1992. It was published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.. It is available on Sega Master System/Mark III and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Air Rescue is similar to Choplifter!. You are a driver of a helicopter and the object is to rescue hostages without being shot down by soldiers, jeeps, tanks, choppers, and ground-based missiles, and bring them back to base. A maximum of four hostages can fit into the helicopter at any given time, so it is necessary to make more than one trip. You can choose from a variety of weapons that you can use to shoot down enemies. There are five rounds, which take you through theme parks, burning skyscrapers, army bases, sunken submarines, and caverns. The round ends when you have taken the required number of hostages to the bases.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Air Rescue launched on 1 February 1992, within three weeks of X-Men, Baseball Stars 2 and Romancing SaGa.

Released around the same time: X-Men, Baseball Stars 2, Romancing SaGa.

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When did Air Rescue come out?
Air Rescue was released on 1 February 1992 for Sega Master System/Mark III and Arcade.

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