Yager

Yager
Developer(s)Yager Development
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Uwe Beneke
Mathias Wiese
Platform(s)Xbox, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseXbox
  • EU: 23 May 2003
  • NA: 28 September 2004[1]
Microsoft Windows
  • EU: 3 October 2003
  • NA: 4 February 2005
Genre(s)Air combat simulation
Mode(s)Single-player Edit this on Wikidata

Yager is a combat flight simulation video game. It was developed by Yager Development. It was published by THQ, Kemco, and DreamCatcher Interactive. It was first released as an Xbox exclusive. Later being ported to Microsoft Windows, both in 2003. The Xbox version was released in North America in later 2004, while the PC version was released in North America as Aerial Strike: Low Altitude - High Stakes: The Yager Missions in February 2005.

The game was not a commercial success in larger part because of a delayed North American release in a lack of advertising.

Reception

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Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCXbox
CGW2.5/5 stars[2]N/A
EurogamerN/A7/10[3]
Game InformerN/A7/10[4]
GameRevolutionN/AC+[5]
GameSpot6.3/10[6]6.7/10[7]
GameZone6.8/10[8]N/A
IGN6/10[9]7.9/10[1]
OXM (US)N/A5.1/10[10]
PC Gamer (US)75%[11]N/A
X-PlayN/A3/5 stars[12]
Aggregate score
Metacritic62/100[13]70/100[14]

Yager and Aerial Strike received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Perry, Douglass C. (21 September 2014). "Yager". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Atkin, Denny (June 2005). "Aerial Strike: The Yager Missions" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 252. Ziff Davis. p. 88. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (5 June 2003). "Yager (Xbox)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  4. ↑ Juba, Joe (October 2004). "Yager". Game Informer. No. 138. GameStop. p. 139. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  5. ↑ Gee, Brian (15 October 2004). "Yager Review (Xbox)". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Palley, Stephen (3 March 2005). "Aerial Strike: The Yager Missions Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Palley, Stephen (19 October 2004). "Yager Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Waktins, Rob (16 February 2005). "Aerial Strike: The Yager Missions - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Butts, Steve (16 February 2005). "Aerial Strike [The Yager Missions]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Yager". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. November 2004. p. 74.
  11. ↑ "Aerial Strike: The Yager Missions". PC Gamer. Vol. 12, no. 5. Future US. May 2005. p. 60.
  12. ↑ Sewart, Greg (15 February 2005). "Yager Review". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Aerial Strike: The Yager Missions for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Yager for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

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