<s>
Flak	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Flight	O
Experience	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
designed	O
by	O
Alain	O
Marsily	O
,	O
programmed	O
by	O
Yves	O
Lempereur	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Funsoft	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flak	B-Application
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1982	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
game	O
Xevious	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
ANALOG	O
Computing	O
,	O
Steve	O
Panak	O
called	O
Flak	B-Application
"	O
the	O
worst	O
mistake	O
your	O
wallet	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
and	O
advised	O
readers	O
to	O
"	O
avoid	O
it	O
like	O
radioactive	O
waste	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
challenging	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
some	O
almost	O
impossibly	O
fine	O
maneuvering	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Spectrum	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rip-off	O
of	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
0.8/5	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
should	O
've	O
been	O
drowned	O
at	O
birth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
other	O
contemporary	O
reviews	O
,	O
Personal	O
Computer	O
Games	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
is	O
"	O
too	O
easy	O
"	O
and	O
therefore	O
"	O
lacks	O
any	O
truly	O
addictive	O
qualities	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
6/10	O
.	O
</s>
