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Aironauts

Aironauts is a flying aerobatic stunt action game for up to two players, set in a dystopian future society where prisoners are pitted against one another in arena battles to the death. Players choose from 8…

19 September 1999

Aironauts is a video game, released 19 September 1999 on PlayStation.

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What Aironauts is

Aironauts was released in 1999. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Aironauts is a flying aerobatic stunt action game for up to two players, set in a dystopian future society where prisoners are pitted against one another in arena battles to the death. Players choose from 8 characters, each with distinct weapons and looks, and take to the skies in a battle to the death for the viewing public on "SKP-TV". Every level, called battle area, consists of a series of challenges, e.g. destroying certain items or a checkpoint race, ended with a one-to-one boss fight. After every area the player can trade collected and earned angel wings for power-ups which improve his abilities, e.g. speed or armor. The game features Deathmatch, Stunt and Battle Modes.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Aironauts launched on 19 September 1999, within three weeks of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Homeworld, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Freespace 2.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Homeworld, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Freespace 2.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

Aironauts — frequently asked questions

When did Aironauts come out?
Aironauts was released on 19 September 1999 for PlayStation.