{{Short description|1994 video game}} {{Infobox CVG | title = Air Havoc Controller | image = Air Havoc Controller cover.jpg | caption = | developer = Trimark Interactive | publisher = Trimark Interactive<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-games-1995-05/page/86/mode/2up|title=Air Havoc Controller|magazine=Electronic Games|page=88|date=May 1995|accessdate=June 28, 2022}}</ref> | producer = | designer = | programmer = | released = November 23, 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104548362/johnson-city-press/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627235731/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104548362/johnson-city-press/|title=Air Havoc Controller animations almost too real, frighthening|newspaper=Johnson City Press|page=14|archivedate=June 27, 2022|date=November 23, 1994|accessdate=June 28, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|url-status=live}}</ref> | genre = | modes = | platforms = Windows | alt = | writer = | composer = | artist = }}'''Air Havoc Controller''' is a 1994 video game from Trimark Interactive.
==Gameplay== ''Air Havoc Controller'' is a high-pressure air traffic control simulation set in a 30-mile stretch of Arizona airspace, encompassing Phoenix, Deer Valley, and Scottsdale airports. Players take on the role of an air traffic controller, managing aircraft that are taking off, landing, or passing through the zone. The core challenge lies in preventing mid-air collisions and ensuring smooth traffic flow, especially when multiple planes with varying flight plans, speeds, and altitudes converge. Gameplay intensifies as the number of planes increases, requiring players to carefully align them to safely sequence aircraft. The game features several difficulty levels, with the most intense mode, "Terror in the Tower", challenging the player with 50 planes in just 45 minutes. Custom scenarios can push that number to 99 planes over 90 minutes. ''Air Havoc Controller'' boasts 256-color visuals, 3D Studio-rendered animations, and digitized stereo sound. Players are rewarded with cinematic sequences for successful landings — and dramatic crash visuals when things go wrong. A built-in VCR feature allows replaying these moments.<ref name="PCGamer"/>
==Development== The game was developed by Trimark Interactive, a company founded in March 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=Product Information |url=http://www.trimarkint.com/simple_file/pr001.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970127135008/http://www.trimarkint.com/simple_file/pr001.html |archivedate=January 27, 1997 |accessdate=October 8, 2025 |website=Trimark Interactive}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | rev1 = ''Computer Gaming World'' | rev1Score = 3.5/5<ref name="CGW">{{cite web|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_128.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512045357/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_128.pdf|title=Air Havoc Controller|magazine=Computer Gaming World|pages=158,160,162|archivedate=May 12, 2013|date=March 1995|accessdate=June 26, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev2 = ''PC Gamer'' | rev2Score = 75%<ref name="PCGamer">{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Bennett|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1344.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990820044643/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1344.html|title=Air Havoc Controller Review|magazine=PC Gamer|archivedate=August 20, 1999|date=January 1995|accessdate=June 28, 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Power Play'' | rev3Score = 57%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=21103|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627235951/https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=21103|title=Air Havoc Controller|magazine=Power Play|language=de|archivedate=June 27, 2022|date=October 1995|accessdate=June 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev4 = ''PC Player'' | rev4Score = 59%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=16310|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627235950/https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=16310|title=Air Havoc Controller|magazine=PC Player|language=de|archivedate=June 27, 2022|date=September 1995|accessdate=June 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev5 = ''PC Joker'' | rev5Score = 73%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=15229|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627235951/https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=15229|title=Air Havoc Controller|magazine=PC Joker|language=de|archivedate=June 27, 2022|date=September 1995|accessdate=June 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
''Computer Gaming World'' gave the game a score of 3.5 out of 5, stating, "Provided you're not training to pass an FAA controller exam, but simply want some high-tension challenges steering some heavy metal through crowded skies, ''Air Havoc Controller'' is a game you'll want to play."<ref name="CGW"/>
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==External links== *{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19970127135105/http://www.trimarkint.com:80/techsup/airhav.htm}} (archived)
Category:1994 video games Category:Air traffic control simulators Category:Trimark Interactive games Category:Windows games Category:Windows-only games