Air Warrior (1988) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Air Warrior

Air Warrior was a multiplayer on-line air-combat simulator launched by Kesmai in 1988. It was hosted on GEnie and used that service as a server for client software running on a variety of personal computers…

31 December 1988

What Air Warrior is

Air Warrior is a shooter game developed by Kesmai and released in 1988. It was published by Fujitsu. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore CDTV, DOS, FM Towns and Mac.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The most advanced, realistic air combat simulator available. You've gotta be good to fly against these guys... or be ready to take the flak. "262s-low!" Assassin radioed. Great! We'd caught those Messerschmitt jets just before they'd reached their unstoppable speeds. I ordered the squadron to attack. Then, out of the corner of my eye- Focke Wulfs! Damn! They'd been waiting up there, but I didn't keep one flight high- a rookie mistake! Now we were all low and slow- meat to those guys. "Break!" I shouted as I kicked the rudder. As tracer fire flew past me, I jammed the stick into my stomach and felt the Mustang shake as she approached departure. Spin now, this low, and I'm dead; but a gentle…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Air Warrior launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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