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Air

Air is the all-ages version of the Japanese visual novel developed by Key that follows the story of the life of Yukito Kunisaki, a traveling showman searching for the "girl in the sky". He arrives in a quiet…

78 27 July 2001

Air is an adventure developed by Key, released 27 July 2001 on Legacy Mobile Device and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Air is

Air is an adventure game developed by Key and released in 2001. It was published by Visual Art's Motto. It is available on Legacy Mobile Device and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Real Live.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kunisaki Yukito's deceased mother left him with the doll and her last wish that Yukito look for the "girl in the skies" because it is his destiny to save her. Only half-understanding what his mother meant, Yukito has been traveling across Japan, vainly searching for this myth-like girl his mother told him about. His latest destination is a small, sleepy town where summer has just arrived; and his encounter with a young girl named Misuzu there sets the wheels of destiny turning....
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Air holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Air launched on 27 July 2001, within three weeks of Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Golden Sun and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Golden Sun, Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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All media

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Quick answers

Air — frequently asked questions

When did Air come out?
Air was released on 27 July 2001 for Legacy Mobile Device and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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