<s>
Airborne	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1987	O
and	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Special	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
felt	O
Airborne	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
was	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
arcade	O
game	O
Commando	B-Application
,	O
but	O
much	O
deeper	O
and	O
more	O
versatile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Gazette	O
noted	O
that	O
Airborne	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
was	O
an	O
unusual	O
game	O
for	O
MicroProse	O
's	O
developers	O
given	O
their	O
history	O
of	O
publishing	O
simulations	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
they	O
have	O
created	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
darned	O
good	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Airborne	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
from	O
beginning	O
to	O
end	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
cautioned	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
violence	O
and	O
action	B-Application
are	O
graphic	O
and	O
highly	O
realistic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
