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Strike
Fighter
ストライクファイター
(1991) |
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The
main issue with Strike Fighter is that
it is nothing more than a minimal upgrade of G-LOC
(1990). The gameplay and cabinet (left) are identical.
Having said that, it's not a bad game by any means.
Anyone who even vaguely enjoys After
Burner (1987) will feel right at home here:
the game is sharp and well-made, and the cabinet
provides plenty of thrills and spills. |
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'After
Burner III' is in fact nothing more than the home version
of Strike Fighter for FM Towns and Mega-CD,
renamed as a simple cash-in on the After
Burner namesake. And if the arcade disappeared into
obscurity relatively quickly, this below-par home conversion
didn't fare much better.
It's a bit of a sad story, really. The arcade Strike
Fighter managed to provide a few kicks here and
there, but After Burner III feels completely
watered-down and sterilized to such a degree that what
little remains fails to raise any kind of tension whatsoever.
It doesn't matter how hard you try to justify this game's
appeal or even existence, it's just a sorry let-down
in every way.
It also really didn't do the quality-starved Mega-CD
format any favours in the 1992-1993 popularity polls.
After Burner II was quite good on the Mega
Drive, so tagging such a famous name on the end of this
wet banger inevitably did Sega more damage than good:
even the most tolerant and forgiving After Burner
aficionado will walk away from this with a tear in the
eye, and a heart full of hate.
Worth a look for curiosity's sake, and not much else. |
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After
Burner III
アフターバーナーIII
FM TOWNS |
DETAILS
| Format |
FM
Towns |
| Released |
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| Publisher |
CRI |
| Product
ID |
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| Size
(cm) |
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| Weight
(kg) |
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As
always for FM Towns games,
this is now really hard
to come by complete in good
condition. But then again
you're not missing out on
much.
Large
PC-style packaging, Towns
CD-Rom disc in single-CD
casing, instruction manual.
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After
Burner III
アフターバーナーIII
MEGA-CD |
DETAILS
| Format |
Mega
Drive |
| Released |
18
Dec 1992 |
| Publisher |
CRI |
| Product
ID |
T-68014 |
| Size
(cm) |
14.2
x 12.4 x 1 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.10 |
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It
may not be anything special,
yet for some reason this was
strangely appealing in its
day.
Then again you were never
spoilt for choice on the Mega-CD.
CD
case, Mega-CD CD-ROM disc,
colour manual, spine card. |
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'Strike
Fighter', 'After Burner', 'Mega Drive', 'Mega-CD' and 'Sega' are
registered trademarks of Sega Corporation
'FM Towns', 'Marty' and 'Fujitsu' are registered trademarks of Fujitsu
Limited
Strike Fighter TM & © 1991 All Rights Reserved
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