IF-22

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iF-22
IF-22 Raptor cover.jpg
Developer(s) Magic Labs
Publisher(s) Interactive Magic
Designer(s) Arnold Hendrick
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s) Combat flight simulator
Mode(s) Single-player

iF-22, mislabeled as iF-22 Raptor, [2] is a video game developed by American studio Magic Labs and published by Interactive Magic for Windows. The game was first released in 1997. [3]

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Reception

The game received average reviews. Next Generation said of the game, "There's a lot here for the casual pilot, and something for the flight fan, but for the hard-core sim purist, it's just not anything to shout about." [2]

The game shipped more than 400,000 copies. [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "iF-22 Raptor [sic]". Next Generation . No. 35. Imagine Media. November 1997. p. 204. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
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  4. ↑ Cirulis, Martin E. (August 1, 1997). "iF-22 Raptor [sic]". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ Chick, Tom (1997). "iF-22". Computer Games Strategy Plus . Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on December 10, 2003. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ Basham, Tom (October 1997). "Raptor Unwrapped (iF-22 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 159. Ziff Davis. pp. 249–51. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
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  8. ↑ McDonald, T. Liam (August 19, 1997). "iF-22 Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot . Red Ventures. Archived from the original on January 28, 2005. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "iF-22". GameStar (in German). Webedia. September 1997.
  10. ↑ Bennett, Dan (October 1997). "iF-22". PC Gamer . Vol. 4, no. 10. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 1999. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
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  13. ↑ Rich, Jason. "GameWEEK Interview: Interactive Magic's Bill Stealey". GameWeek . Archived from the original on June 13, 1998. Retrieved December 4, 2024.


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