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4.0 out of 5 stars
An in-depth air combat simulation from the height of the Cold War.,
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This review is from: Air War: Modern Tactical Air Combat Game (SPI box set) (Hardcover)
Air War is an old style wargame that simulates air-to-air combat from Korea thru the '80s. It was the most realistic representation (without using a computer) of the relative merits of the various aircraft used in combat at the time. The rules are quite complex and in depth. It is not an easy game to learn and it requires good visualization skills as the 3-D environment is represented by a 2-D map and aircraft status displays, especially when trying to translate the various special aircraft maneuvers to the game's system.
This type of game has been superceded by the various computer based simulators, and is mostly useful now for its historic perspective of the evolution of these types of wargames. Disclaimer: I temped at SPI in high school, and I was a play tester for Air War Update, which was an expansion set for this game.
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