<s>
AirCars	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
MidNite	O
Entertainment	O
Group	O
Inc.	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
ICD	O
and	O
in	O
France	O
by	O
La	O
Terre	O
du	O
Milieu	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
announced	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
AirCars	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
by	O
MidNite	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
third-party	O
developers	O
signed	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
support	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
play	O
using	O
the	O
CatBox	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
peripheral	O
by	O
Black	O
Cat	O
Design	O
and	O
ICD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirCars	B-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
journalists	O
before	O
the	O
planned	O
initial	O
launch	O
was	O
held	O
up	O
and	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
;	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirCars	B-Application
is	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
shooter	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
primarily	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
using	O
JagLink	O
or	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
via	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
play	O
using	O
CatBox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirCars	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
by	O
MidNite	O
Entertainment	O
Group	O
Inc.	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
third-party	O
developers	O
signed	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MidNite	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
conversions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Food	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
Airball	B-Device
,	O
an	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1988	O
high	O
fantasy	O
adventure	O
film	O
Willow	O
,	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Ship	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
CatBox	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
multimedia	O
peripheral	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
project	O
between	O
Black	O
Cat	O
Design	O
and	O
ICD	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
play	O
with	O
other	O
Jaguar	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
revealed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Car	O
Wars	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
1994	O
issue	O
of	O
online	O
magazine	O
Atari	O
Explorer	O
Online	O
and	O
initially	O
listed	O
for	O
a	O
vague	O
1994	O
launch	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
CatBox	O
peripheral	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
life	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
final	O
title	O
,	O
AirCars	B-Application
,	O
was	O
later	O
unveiled	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
promotional	O
recording	O
sent	O
by	O
Atari	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
retail	O
stores	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
being	O
advertised	O
with	O
a	O
December	O
1994	O
launch	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
showfloor	O
,	O
the	O
CatBox	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
along	O
with	O
BattleSphere	B-Device
at	O
E3	O
1995	O
by	O
ICD	O
co-founder	O
Tom	O
Harker	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
co-designer	O
at	O
4Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CatBox	O
released	O
in	O
mid-1995	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
was	O
held	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
by	O
MidNite	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
less	O
than	O
enthusiastic	O
response	O
from	O
press	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
facing	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
,	O
leaving	O
AirCars	B-Application
unpublished	O
despite	O
being	O
completed	O
,	O
passing	O
certification	O
and	O
listed	O
with	O
a	O
July	O
1995	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
MidNite	O
's	O
only	O
completed	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
two	O
more	O
releases	O
planned	O
:	O
the	O
arcade-style	O
action	O
strategy	O
game	O
Assault	O
:	O
Covert	O
Ops	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
fantasy	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Dungeon	O
Depths	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
via	O
CatBox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICD	O
eventually	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
AirCars	B-Application
and	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
200	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
AirCars	B-Application
'	O
94	O
,	O
produced	O
in	O
low	O
numbers	O
by	O
AtariAge	B-Application
community	O
member	O
Gary	O
"	O
Gaztee	O
"	O
Taylor	O
with	O
permission	O
from	O
game	O
collector	O
and	O
owner	O
Marco	O
Pasquali	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
Team	O
Jaguar	B-Device
discovered	O
an	O
unreleased	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
dubbed	O
KA	O
AirCars	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
ESRB	O
for	O
evaluation	O
,	O
producing	O
and	O
releasing	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
100	O
copies	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
clamshell	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirCars	B-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
journalists	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
planned	O
initial	O
launch	O
was	O
held	O
up	O
and	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Zengerle	O
favorably	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
with	O
Starglider	B-Application
and	O
highlighted	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
link-up	O
option	O
using	O
CatBox	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
worthwhile	O
for	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
player	O
but	O
not	O
in	O
single-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Aircars	B-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
attempt	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
make	O
the	O
grade	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
vital	O
categories	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
,	O
graphics	O
–	O
which	O
are	O
extremely	O
simplistic	O
and	O
lacking	O
in	O
any	O
particular	O
variety.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
publication	O
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
was	O
appalled	O
by	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
labelling	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
atrocious	O
"	O
and	O
unfavorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
with	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Andy	O
Slaven	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
3D	O
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Seanbaby	O
placed	O
AirCars	B-Application
as	O
number	O
13	O
in	O
his	O
"	O
20	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
