After Burner II - Arcade

Publisher:Sega  Info
Developer:SEGA  Info
Year:1987
Category:Shooter
Controls:View
Commands:N/A
Game Manual:N/A Game Music:N/A

Series: After Burner, G-LOC Air Battle, Strike Fighter

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In game image of After Burner II on the Arcade.
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Title screen of After Burner II on the Arcade.
Title Screen
Artwork for After Burner II.
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Arcade Cabinet for After Burner II.
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Arcade Cabinet Marquee for After Burner II.
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Advert for After Burner II on the Arcade.
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After Burner is another Sega game rendered with their then-ubiquitous 3-D sprite-scaling technology; this time putting the player into the seat of a powerful F14 Tomcat jet fighter.

Players must fight their way through 21 colourful, fast-moving stages, shooting down waves of enemy fighters while avoiding the enemy's incoming missiles. The F14 is equipped with a machine gun and a limited number of homing missiles. The gun has infinite ammunition and targeting is achieved by maneuvering the Tomcat so that the targeting cursor situated just in front of the jet is placed over an enemy fighter.

To deploy missiles, the player must first 'lock-on' to the target, a sound will indicate that the lock has taken place and missiles should then be fired, these will home in on and destroy the locked-on enemy fighter.

Missile stocks are replenished at the end of every 2nd stage, either by the appearance of a large support plane that automatically links up with the player's jet fighter, or by landing on a military airstrip - which again happens automatically.

After Burner's straightforward shoot-em-up gameplay is simple and repetitive, but the game's incredible visuals ensured its success.

Game description from www.arcade-history.com


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