Software:Action Fighter
| Action Fighter | |
|---|---|
 Japanese arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Composer(s) | Tokuhiko Uwabo |
| Platform(s) | Master System, arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Vehicular combat |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Sega System 16 |
Action Fighter (アクション ファイター) is a 1986 vehicular combat game developed and published by Sega for the Master System. It was ported to Japanese arcades shortly after its release, and later to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and IBM PC compatible computers in 1989.
The player begins the game riding a superbike. In subsequent levels, a sports car, a jet via added wings, jetski, helicopter and Formula One racing car can all be driven, as seen in the game's title screen. All of the vehicles are armed to deal with enemy vehicles and gun emplacements. The helicopter levels play as a vertically scrolling shooter.
Gameplay
Development
Release
In 2022, the arcade version was included as part of the Sega Astro City Mini V, a vertically-oriented variant of the Sega Astro City mini console.[9]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Action Fighter as the 12th most successful table arcade unit of October 1986.[10]
Computer and Video Games magazine reviewed the Master System version in 1989, giving it an 89% score.[11]
References
- ↑ "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer 5 (9): p. 14. December 1986. https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/0ff414b0-9fe1-4d28-b14f-f3971bfeec3b.
- ↑ "Software List" (in ja). Sega Corporation. https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html.
- ↑ "Mega Cartridges". Mastertronic - The Sega Master System Game Catalog 1987 - A - United Kingdom Catalogue. Mastertronic. https://www.smspower.org/Scans/Mastertronic-Catalogue-TheSegaMasterSystemGameCatalog1987-A?gallerypage=2. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 36. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n37/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Action Fighter" (in ja). Agency for Cultural Affairs. https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M728335.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Preview: Action Fighter". Computer and Video Games (EMAP) (93): 108. August 1989. https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_093b_1989-08_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n107/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer 8 (2): p. 14. May 1989. https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/fb498176-e4dc-48fa-923c-a18d5b48788c.
- ↑ "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer 8 (10): p. 22. January 1990. https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/cff99160-03fe-4527-80d8-2cd40ae1a436.
- ↑ McFerran, Damien (December 17, 2021). "Sega's Astro City Mini Is Getting A 'TATE' Version Packed With Shmup Goodness". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/segas-astro-city-mini-is-getting-a-tate-version-packed-with-shmup-goodness.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (294): 31. 15 October 1986.
- ↑ "Complete Games Guide". Computer and Video Games (Complete Guide to Consoles): 46–77. 16 October 1989. https://retrocdn.net/images/9/98/CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf#page=46.
External links
- Action Fighter at the Killer List of Videogames
- Action Fighter at Arcade history
- Template:Lemon Amiga game
- Action Fighter at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
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