NES

Airwolf

Again, I have another puzzle to figure out. Why does it seem that the US market received such crappy versions of games? The Japanese version of Airwolf is actually quite enjoyable, but this, this is just worthless. If you're looking to see what a really crappy flight-sim looks like, check it out. Or, if you want to see some poor programming, look no further. Airwolf will not fail to please you in this regard and bore the hell out of you.

The logical thing to do would have been to translate better (though still ridiculously difficult) Japanese NES Airwolf game. That one followed (and improved on) the arcade version by offering the horizontal view, a nice selection of weapons, and that all important show theme during gameplay. It makes even less sense when you consider Airwolf was cancelled two years prior to this Acclaim mess. It may not be a well-known 80's TV show, but it deserved far better then this.

Once upon a time in the 80s, there was a government of a certain large western power. This government decreed that to meet the stringent demands of modern warfare, a new weapon must be crafted - the Mach 1 plus attack helicopter, codenamed Airwolf. The man asked to test this finely crafted Ferrari of air superiority is Stringfellow Hawke, who loves his new toy so much that he decides to use the chopper to make a getaway, and then keep it for himself. Yes, Stringfellow Hawke stole Airwolf, but I doubt you'll find any beta testers of the Airwolf game with copies they snuck out from Acclaim. In fact, if anyone stole this game, chances are excellent that they tried to bring it back.