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| Air Power | |
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| Developer(s) | Rowan Software |
| Publisher(s) | Mindscape |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
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| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulation |
Air Power is a video game developed by Rowan Software and published by Mindscape for MS-DOS, and released on November 6, 1995. [1]
Air Power is a fantasy flight simulator involving dirigibles. [2]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Game Review | 73/79/71 [3] |
Computer Game Review summarized Air Power as "an interesting idea that comes up short in the game play department." [3] In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Air Power the 9th-worst computer game ever released. [2]
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