Air Warrior III


Air Warrior III is a video game developed by Kesmai Studios and published by Interactive Magic for the PC.

Gameplay

Air Warrior III is a flight simulator with campaigns from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, and more than 450 missions.
Air Warrior III had as one playing area a map of northern Europe, besides many small playing fields with some real-life features labeled. Berlin, the Kiel Canal, and Peenemünde were unmarked in the game. There was also a playing area map that included a hodgepodge of Pacific islands and the coast of Australia. The player could design his own missions on any of these playing fields. Fans of the on-line competition developed a tool that enabled the player to paint his or her own aircraft. Screenshots could be taken in combat, and even videos, which could be distributed over the Internet. Douglas C-47s could be used to carry paratroops to take enemy air bases.
There were many ships and a few buildings to attack, including V-2s at Peenemünde, a bridge near Westminster's Parliament House, and the Brandenburg Gate of Berlin. However, targets that were destroyed soon re-appeared. Besides aircraft, the player could control a jeep, a tank, a truck, or a flak panzer. The player could also drive through the fence surrounding after destroying it with a tank. The aircraft carriers and other ships were fixed at their places.

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "As a flight simulation, Air Warrior III is great. The planes are historically accurate and behave as they should. However, not everyone enjoys a game in which you can stall out and crash on a moment's notice."

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