<s>
Airstrike	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
box	O
cover	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
Airstrike	O
2	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
written	O
by	O
Steven	O
A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riding	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
English	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airstrike	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1982	O
Airstrike	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
programmed	O
by	O
Riding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
have	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Scramble	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Airstrike	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
to	O
clear	O
all	O
five	O
zones	O
using	O
a	O
fighter	O
ship	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
laser	O
gun	O
and	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airstrike	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
while	O
a	O
second	O
reviewer	O
was	O
more	O
forgiving	O
:	O
"	O
Excellent	O
use	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
800	I-Device
's	O
considerable	O
graphics	O
 [ ... ] 	O
As	O
it	O
stands	O
,	O
probably	O
English	O
Software	O
's	O
best	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
covered	O
Airstrike	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
issue	O
#054	O
,	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
nicely	O
detailed	O
and	O
well	O
complemented	O
by	O
colour	O
.	O
</s>
