IF-22
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{{Short description|1997 combat flight simulator video game}}
{{infobox video game
| title = iF-22
| italic title = no
| image = IF-22 Raptor cover.jpg
| developer = Magic Labs
| publisher = Interactive Magic
| director =
| producer =
| designer = Arnold Hendrick
| artist =
| writer =
| composer =
| series =
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|July 18, 1997{{cite web|first=Kate|last=Hedstrom|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_07/15_imagic/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205133636/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_07/15_imagic/index.html|title=Interactive Magic Completes iF-22|website=GameSpot|archivedate=December 5, 1998|date=July 15, 1997|accessdate=July 30, 2022}}|EU|1998}}
| genre = Combat flight simulator
| modes = Single-player
}}
iF-22, mislabeled as iF-22 Raptor, is a video game developed by American studio Magic Labs and published by Interactive Magic for Windows. The game was first released in 1997.{{cite web |url=http://www.thecomputershow.com/computershow/previews/if-22lightning.htm |title=iF-22 Raptor Air Superiority Fighter |website=The Computer Show}}
Reception
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| CNG = 7/10{{cite web |last=Cirulis |first=Martin E. |date=August 1, 1997 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1019,00.html |title=iF-22 Raptor [sic] |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816095510/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1019,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
| CGSP = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Chick |first=Tom |year=1997 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/002/196/f22_review.html |title=iF-22 |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031210233038/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/002/196/f22_review.html |archive-date=December 10, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
| CGW = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Basham |first=Tom |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_159.pdf |title=Raptor Unwrapped (iF-22 Review) |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=159 |date=October 1997 |pages=249–51 |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
| GameRev = B{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thomas |date=July 1997 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32968-if-22-review |title=iF-22 Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040220154529/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/pc/flight/if-22.htm |archive-date=February 20, 2004 |url-status=live |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
| GSpot = 5.9/10{{cite web |last=McDonald |first=T. Liam |date=August 19, 1997 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/if-22-review/1900-2535431/ |title=iF-22 Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050128122719/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/if22/review.html |archive-date=January 28, 2005 |url-status=live |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
| GStar = 71%{{cite magazine |title=iF-22 |language=de |magazine=GameStar |publisher=Webedia |date=September 1997}}
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_35/page/n205/mode/2up |title=iF-22 Raptor [sic] |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=35 |date=November 1997 |page=204 |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
| PCGUS = 65%{{cite magazine |last=Bennett |first=Dan |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/552.html |title=iF-22 |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=4 |issue=10 |date=October 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991222150313/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/552.html |archive-date=December 22, 1999 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
| PCPP = 65%{{cite magazine |last=Lindgren |first=Ian |url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-017-1997-10/page/n63/mode/2up |title=iF-22 |magazine=PC PowerPlay |publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd |issue=17 |date=October 1997 |page=64 |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
| PCZone = 75%{{cite magazine |last=Presley |first=Paul |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_55_October_1997/page/n109/mode/2up |title=iF-22 |magazine=PC Zone |publisher=Dennis Publishing |issue=55 |date=October 1997 |page=108 |access-date=November 4, 2021}}
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The game received average reviews. Next Generation said of the game, "There's a lot here for the casual pilot, and something for the flight fan, but for the hard-core sim purist, it's just not anything to shout about."
The game shipped more than 400,000 copies.{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Rich|url=http://www.gameweek.com/feature/march15/imagic.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980613194056/http://www.gameweek.com/feature/march15/imagic.htm|title=GameWEEK Interview: Interactive Magic's Bill Stealey|magazine=GameWeek|archivedate=June 13, 1998|accessdate=December 4, 2024}}
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See also
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/windows/if-22}}
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Category:Arnold Hendrick games
Category:Combat flight simulators
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Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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