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Reach for the Skies (video game)

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168:. After that is the choice of playing as either the pilot or the controller. Pilots fly in missions and take out enemy aircraft. Controllers make strategic decisions for the battle. The game offers two control options: simple or easy. Simple mode uses basic joystick directions and a fire button. Help systems like autogun and autopilot are offered. Autogun fires the gun automatically when an enemy is over the gunsights. Autopilot flies the plane automatically between predesignated points. 34: 273:
is "much more playable on a low-end Amiga" and has "the edge in speed and lasting playability". In conclusion it was called "an excellent flight simulator".
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concluded "It's not exactly original stuff, but it's damn exciting and damn realistic."
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Grafik: 10/12, Sound: 10/12, Spielablauf: 10/12, Motivation: 9/12, Gesamtnote: 9/12
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The game is set on the southeast coast of England during the
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summarized: "Excellent ideas poorly implemented. A waste."
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Index


Developer(s)
Rowan Software
Publisher(s)
Virgin Games
Platform(s)
Amiga
Atari ST
MS-DOS
Genre(s)
Combat flight simulation
Single-player
combat flight simulation
video game
Rowan Software
Virgin Games
Amiga
Atari ST
MS-DOS
Battle of Britain
Royal Air Force
Luftwaffe
Aktueller Software Markt
Amiga Format
Atari ST User
CU Amiga
The One
Amiga Format
Their Finest Hour
The One

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