Airwolf
Airwolf, based on the Donald Bellisario 80s TV show about a hi-tech military helicopter solving Cold War era missions, is a horizontal shoot-em-up. Kyugo Boueki originally created it for the Arcades in 1987…
Airwolf is a shooter developed by Kyugo, released 24 December 1988 on Family Computer.
What Airwolf is
Airwolf is a shooter game developed by Kyugo and released in 1988. It is available on Family Computer only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Airwolf, based on the Donald Bellisario 80s TV show about a hi-tech military helicopter solving Cold War era missions, is a horizontal shoot-em-up. Kyugo Boueki originally created it for the Arcades in 1987 and it would receive an NES home version the following year. It is not to be confused with the 1989 Airwolf licensed game from Beam Entertainment and Acclaim. The player receives their mission via an introductory cutscene, chooses the weapon load-out for the Airwolf that best suits the kind of resistance they're likely to face (so an emphasis on bombs if there's expected to be a lot of ground units) and is sent off to complete the mission. For the boss battles, the game will occasionally…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Airwolf series
Airwolf is the fourth of 5 entries we hold in the Airwolf series. The next entry was Airwolf in 1988.
What it launched against
Airwolf launched on 24 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.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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