Aero Fighters 2

Aero Fighters 2[lower-alpha 1] is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released in 1994 by Video System.[1][2]

Aero Fighters 2
European Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Video System
Publisher(s)SNK
HAMSTER Corporation (PS4/Switch/Xbox One)
Designer(s)A. Ōkawara
Katsuyuki Yamamotoya
Hiroko Yokoyama
Composer(s)Hiroyuki Itou
Norie Aoki
Soshi Hosoi
SeriesAero Fighters
Platform(s)Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release
Genre(s)Vertically scrolling shooter
Mode(s)
CabinetUpright
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot.

The game is played with two buttons, with the A button firing projectiles from the plane and the B button launching a special bomb attack which uses a bomb from a limited stock of bombs.[3] Power projectiles can be obtained by destroying buildings and armored enemy planes. There are two types of Power projectiles: "P" Power projectiles, that increase the plane's firepower by one level, and "F" Power projectiles, that increase the plane's firepower to the maximum level instantly. The maximum level only lasts for a limited number of shots. When certain ground enemies and buildings are destroyed, money bonuses appear which give a set number of points based on how fast you destroy them and how quickly you collected the bonus. When the player reaches the end of the stage, the player has to face a boss ship. There are ten levels. Once those levels are beaten, there is an intermission. Another ten levels beaten at a higher difficulty will result in the game ending.

Characters
CountryPlayer 1Player 2
United StatesRobo Keaton (F-117)Captain Silver (A-10)
JapanHien (FSX)Mao Mao (F-15 Eagle)
O.N.U.Ellen & Cindy (F-14 Tomcat)Spanky (Northrop YF-23)
FranceSteve/Angela (Dassault Rafale)N/A
United KingdomN/ABobby (FRS.2)

Development and release

Reception
Contemporary reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(Neo Geo) [4]
Famitsu(Neo Geo) 28 / 40[5]
GamePro(Neo Geo) 14 / 20[6]
Next Generation(Neo Geo) [7]
CD Consoles(Neo Geo CD) [8]
Hobby Consolas(Neo Geo) 90 / 100[9]
Hobby Hi-Tech(Neo Geo CD) 6 / 10[10]
Joypad(Neo Geo CD) 75%[11]
MAN!AC(Neo Geo) 63%[12]
Megablast(Neo Geo) 74%[13]
Mega Fun(Neo Geo) 71%[14]
Neo Geo Freak(Arcade) 12 / 20[15]
Player One(Neo Geo CD) 70%[16]
Superjuegos(Neo Geo CD) 91 / 100[17]
VideoGames(Neo Geo) 7 / 10[18]

In Japan, Game Machine listed Aero Fighters 2 on their September 1, 1994 issue as being the seventh most-successful table arcade unit of the year, outperforming titles such as Fantastic Journey.[19] On release, Famitsu scored the Neo Geo version of Aero Fighters 2 a 28 out of 40.[5] GamePro's Captain Squideo gave it a generally positive review. While citing some issues with slowdown and an absence of sound effects for the player's jet, as well as a general lack of originality, he considered it an overall enjoyable shooter with fun weapons, huge bosses, and "crisp" controls.[6] Next Generation reviewed the Neo-Geo version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "Players with any skill will beat the game on the easy or normal level in under an hour. The higher levels offer more challenges, but not new ones".[7]

Retrospective reviews
Retrospective assessments
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(Switch) 90%[20]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Nintendo Life(Switch) [21]
Bonus Stage(Switch) 6 / 10[22]
Pure Nintendo Magazine(Switch) 5 / 10[23]
Video Chums(Switch) [24]

Aero Fighters 2 has been met with mostly positive reception from retrospective reviewers in recent years.

Notes
  1. Also known as Sonic Wings 2 (Japanese: ソニックウィングス2, Hepburn: Sonikkū~ingusu 2) in Japan.
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References
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  2. "Oh! Neo Geo Vol. 27 - ソニックウィングス2". Beep! MegaDrive (in Japanese). No. 62. SoftBank Creative. November 1994. p. 134.
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  5. "NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ソニックウィングス2". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 332. ASCII. April 28, 1995. p. 21.
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  7. "Finals - NEO-GEO - Aero Fighters 2". Next Generation. No. 1. Imagine Media. January 1995. p. 94. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  8. Taborda, David (January 1995). "Les Critiques: Aero Fighters 2 - Neo Geo CD". CD Consoles (in French). No. 3. Pressimage. pp. 154–157.
  9. del Campo, Manuel (January 1995). "Lo Más Nuevo - Neo Geo: Aero Fighters 2 – Infierno En Los Aires". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). No. 40. Hobby Press. pp. 112–113.
  10. "Reportaje - Clásicos en CD -- Titulos disponibles para el nuevo formato de SNK: Aero Fighers 2". Hobby Hi-Tech (in Spanish). No. 1. Axel Springer SE. March 1995. p. 28.
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