Airborne Ranger
One soldier on action-packed missions behind enemy lines. Get ready for a fast-paced, easy-to-learn combat game featuring intelligent challenges, suspenseful scenarios and endless action- perfect for arcade…
Airborne Ranger is an adventure developed by MicroProse Software, Inc., released 31 December 1987 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Airborne Ranger is
Airborne Ranger is an adventure game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. and released in 1987. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
One soldier on action-packed missions behind enemy lines. Get ready for a fast-paced, easy-to-learn combat game featuring intelligent challenges, suspenseful scenarios and endless action- perfect for arcade gamers, combat strategists and simulation fans alike. Nobody but Microprose could pack so many kinds of fun into just one game. Go in with guns blazing, or try a subtle approach by crawling through trenches and natural cover- the choice is yours! Leap into combat with an M-16, grenades, anti-tank rockets and timed plastic explosives. Overcome enemy soldiers, machine gun nests, minefields, robot mini-tanks and more! Run, walk, crawl and shoot in any direction across full-scrolling, 3-D…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Airborne Ranger launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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