Lost In Translation/Aero Fighters 2

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Aero Fighters 2
Neo-Geo marquee.
Aero Fighters 2 title screen.
Neo-Geo control panel.
Manufacturer Video System Co.
Released 1994
Control
Method
8-way Joystick
4 Button(s)
Main CPU Neo-Geo
68000 (@ 12.000 MHz)
Z80 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Sound CPU Stereo
YM2610 (@ 8.000 MHz)
Video
Details
Raster (Horizontal)
320 x 224 pixels
59.19 Hz
4,096 Palette colours
Screens 1
ROM Info 20 ROMs
14,745,600 bytes (14.06 MiB)
MAME ID sonicwi2

About The Game

Aero Fighters 2 is a vertically scrolling arcade video game shoot-em-up sequel to the superb "Aero Fighters".

Players once again take control of a jet fighter aircraft and take to the skies to destroy enemy jets, boats, helicopters, gun emplacements and huge end-of-level bosses. The graphics are every bit as accomplished as those of the prequel and the game delivers a good level of challenge.

The end-of-level bosses change from game-to-game; a nice touch that adds variety to an already solid game.

Players can choose to play as any one of eight different fighter pilots, each of which pilots a different jet :

Additional Technical Information

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

=> [A] Main shot, [B] Special weapon

Trivia

Released in July 1994.

This game is known in Japan as "Sonic Wings 2".

This represent the second game in the "Aero Fighters" series and the first one on the Neo-Geo MVS.

The game's storyline changes according to the pilots currently selected, this applies to the endings as well. So try out different pair combinations in order to see some truly wacky endings!

In one part of the city in the Japan stage, you can see Red Rabbit (from "Rabio Lepus") on a sign, a poster of Mao Mao, a small sign with Mambu on it, and of course that infamous 'Heroin Magic' sign. Also, Check out the theme park in the U.S.A. stage. Among the rides, you can see the Red Rabbit, Tenukie, and Mambu.

The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'OH!'.

Updates

In the Japanese version of the game, Spanky is called Whity and Steve is called Angela.

Series

  1. Aero Fighters / Sonic Wings (1992)
  2. Aero Fighters 2 / Sonic Wings 2 (1994)
  3. Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3 (1995)
  4. Sonic Wings Limited (1996)
  5. Aero Fighters Assault (1997, Nintendo 64)

Staff

Plan
Count IKuei
Program
Aiz!
You-Chan
Design
K. Yamamotoya
Takasu
Akira
Armored Cruiser
Oh! Kawara
Manbow Yokoyama
Eriko
Sound
Soushi Hosoi (Hoso-Q)
Pirowo
Norie
Tarako
Hira
Assist
Mac
840AV
Matsunami
Sisyou
K. Nakajima
T. Sakon
Masako
Hiki
T. Tateishi

Cabinet and Artwork

Ports

Consoles
SNK Neo-Geo CD (1994)

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name Catalogue No. Released Publisher Comments
Sonic Wings 2 PCCB-00158[1] 1994-12-16 Pony Canyon, Scitron Label

References


The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.