Air Raiders

Atari console exclusive

Air Raiders is an action game released for the Atari 2600 by Mattel in 1982. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Released: 1983
Platforms: Atari 2600 ZX Spectrum
Genres: Action Shooter Simulation
Developers: Telegames
Publishers: Mattel ZX Computing
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Air Raiders is an action game developed by M-Network and published by Mattel. The game was released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. The game received mixed reviews from critics.

Keywords

combat flight simulator
flight simulator
shoot 'em up
flying
airplane

Media

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Gameplay

Air Raiders is a flight simulator whose the player has the view of an airstrip as seen from the cockpit of a jet fighter. The goal of the game was to shoot as many enemies as possible, while avoiding the enemy's cannon fire and landing safely before the fuel runs out.

Reception

Air Raiders was described as a highly underrated first-person jet fighter. A review on Epinions said that the game was impressive.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
Platform	Released	Regions
Atari 2600	31 December 1982	North America

Box artone per regional release we hold art for

North America
Atari 2600

Editions and related releases

Included in: Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 3Atari Flashback ClassicsAtari Flashback PortableAtari Flashback 6Atari Flashback 8 Gold: Activision Edition