10 /10 1 Votes
Initial release date 1991 Publisher Atari Platform Atari Lynx | 5/5 Emuparadise Developer Atari Genre Combat flight simulator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar Gates of Zendocon, Zarlor Mercenary, Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop, Crystal Mines II, Pinball Jam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warbirds is a computer game developed by Atari in 1991 for the Atari Lynx.
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Plot
Warbirds is a flight simulator that allows the player to become a World War I pilot. The game has five scenarios in which the player can fly against one to three enemy pilots of varying skill levels.
Gameplay
The player can look ahead, behind, above, and to the left or right of his plane. A variety of options can be altered to aid in shooting down enemy planes, including turning on unlimited ammunition and changing the amount of damage the aircraft can take before it explodes. The Lynx has the ability to link up with three other people, allowing each player to fly a separate plane. Each player has a first-person perspective of the game.
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1992 in Dragon #181 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game a positive review awarding it 4½ out of 5 stars.