Air Control (video game)

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Air Control
Air Control video game logo.jpg
Developer(s)Killjoy Games
Publisher(s)Killjoy Games
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseMay 23, 2014
Mode(s)Single-player

Air Control is a 2014 video game developed by Russian indie studio Killjoy Games and released May 23, 2014. It is based on the Unity 5 game engine. The game was panned by critics. It was removed from Steam within several months of its release.

Gameplay[]

In casual mode and realistic mode, the player acts as a flight attendant in an aircraft initially. After enough service as a flight attendant to humans, the player then becomes an attendant for zombies, which then transitions to a first person shooter. Eventually it becomes a flight simulator, allowing the player to control an aircraft.

Killjoy mode allows the player to use a set of keys to control an aircraft from the exterior.

Reception[]

Reviewers panned Air Control. Adam Smith, writing for Rock, Paper, Shotgun pre-release, compared the game to a "trashy B movie experience", remarking "so it's good that it's bad!", and wasn't sure whether "there [was] any flight simulation at all".[2] Alexander Pushkar, writing for Russian website Igromania, also pre-release, was hyperbolic about the effects the game had on his mental state and stated that the game has no right to exist.[3] Kevin VanOrd, writing for GameSpot, called the game a "travesty, [...] homely, unfinished, and inept."[4] Tyler Wilde, writing for PC Gamer, called the game "one giant bug" and advised players not to purchase the game.[5] Wilde also found that the game contains audio from the Delta Air Lines safety video.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Brown, Fraser (June 3, 2014). "Plane crash: Air Control is the best example of why Steam still needs to be curated". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Smith, Adam (May 6, 2014). "Brazen Aviation: Air Control". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Pushkar, Alexander (May 11, 2014). "Shit Bucket Challenge! Zachem v samoletah paketiki dlya rvoty" Shit Bucket Challenge! Зачем в самолетах пакетики для рвоты [Shit Bucket Challenge! Why vomit bags are on planes]. Igromania (in Russian). Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ^ VanOrd, Kevin (May 23, 2014). "Air Control Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Wilde, Tyler (May 31, 2014). "Air Control may be the worst game on Steam — we played it and asked the developer to explain". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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