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Air Raiders

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Atari 2600 aerial shooter and simulator

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About this game

Air Raiders is an Atari 2600 shooter and simulator developed and published by Mattel in 1982.

Fly through a side-view combat scenario, shooting as many enemies as possible while avoiding flak cannons. Flak hits can force the aircraft down by up to 15 altitude, and the mission also requires a safe landing before the fuel runs out.

After destroying more than ten enemies, the aircraft can take off again with ammunition equal to the number of enemies hit.