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and published by Infogrames United Kingdom in 1998. It simulates the

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fighter aircraft. It's a sequel to '' F-22: Air Dominance Fighter''.

Gameplay

The notable features in the game include the ability for the player to dynamically alter their flight campaigns and the realistic physics engine. The storyline in the game revolves around a war campaign over the Red Sea between two ambiguous fighting forces which both feature modern air-combat sorties that are launched against each other in an all out total aerial war. Because the campaign missions are dynamically selected by a computer algorithm built into the game based on the player's performance in battle and random events in the game, no two air missions the player plays should ever be the same.

Reception

The

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nominated ''Total Air War'' for " PC Simulation Game of the Year" at the

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, although the game lost to '' Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit''. ''Total Air War'' was a finalist for ''

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''s 1998 "Best Simulation" award, which ultimately went to ''

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''. ''

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'' said "If you want ultra-realistic air combat and don't mind investing the time, Falcon 4.0 is your game. Strategic thinkers will prefer Total Air War's emphasis on the big picture".

References

External links

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Gamespot.com summary and review of TAW
1998 video games Combat flight simulators Digital Image Design games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video game sequels Video games developed in the United Kingdom Windows games Windows-only games {{flightsim-videogame-stub