Sunday, 8 December 2024

Airwolf (NES review)

Developer: Beam Software
Publisher: Acclaim
Released: 1988

Airwolf is a flight simulator that's based on the TV series of the same name.

+ Action is fast and frantic with a decent landing mini-game, and you'll see some familiar characters from the TV show.

+ Overhead map before each mission allows you to plan an optimal route to victory, while plotting your refuelling / repair point.

+ Start / Select buttons are used effectively for increasing or decreasing your speed, giving you full control at any moment.

+ Excellent (albeit repetitive) rendition of the series' theme tune, and there's some large character art on display.

- The 20 missions basically repeat the same ideas, with nothing new added to the mix to spice things up.

- Touching the boundary edge before completing a mission decreases your speed to zero, making you a lame duck.

- Almost impossible to outrun enemy missiles due to a slow turn speed, and the graphics are rather primitive.


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