Airstrike (video game)
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| Publisher(s) | English Software |
| Designer(s) | Steven A. Riding |
| Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit |
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Airstrike is a horizontally scrolling shooter written by Steven A. Riding for Atari 8-bit computers. It was published in 1982 as the first release from UK-based English Software. Similar to Konami's 1981 Scramble arcade video game, the player flies through caverns while shooting and bombing targets, avoiding terrain, and managing fuel and (unlike Scramble) ammunition. The company described the game as "Very, very, difficult!" in magazine advertisements, and reviewers agreed with that assessment.
Airstrike was followed by Airstrike II, also programmed by Riding, in 1983.