After Burner is an aircraft shooter that originated in the arcades. The goal is simple: use your F-14 Tomcat and shoot as many enemies as you can. This aircraft has two weapons: lock-on missiles and Vulcan cannons (basically machine guns). In some versions there is an option to let the cannons shoot automatically all the time.

The game is viewed from behind the plane with you fighting wave after wave of enemy fighters. But at heart it offers the usual shooter mechanics, meaning you spend most of your time dodging and shooting. Sometimes you come across a friendly supply plane and if you dock with it you can replenish your missiles.

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Alternate Titles

"After Burner Complete" -- Japanese and European 32X title
"アフターバーナー" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	After Burner - Sega Master System	SEGA Master System
	After Burner	NES
	Breakthru: The Arcade Game	Commodore 64
	After Burner	SEGA 32X	$11.95
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User Reviews

Good standalone title, bad arcade conversion.

SEGA Master System

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The Press Says

Génération 4	SEGA Master System	Jul, 1988	81 out of 100	81
SEGA-Mag (Objectif-SEGA)	SEGA 32X	Aug 06, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Game Freaks 365	NES	2005	7.6 out of 10	76
Defunct Games	SEGA 32X	Oct 31, 2004	70 out of 100	70
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	SEGA 32X	May, 1995	7 out of 10	70
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Mar, 1989	7 out of 10	70
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amstrad CPC	Apr, 1989	672 out of 1000	67
CU Amiga	Amiga	May, 1989	31 out of 100	31
The Video Game Critic	SEGA 32X	Mar 13, 2007	D	25
1UP!	SEGA Master System	Oct 29, 2007	25 out of 100	25

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Trivia

References to the game

In the movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day, John Connor is shown playing After Burner at the arcade at the mall.

References

During one of the take-off sequences of the game, you're followed by a small red car. It's the Ferrari from Outrun, another hit arcade game.

ZX Spectrum version

The ZX Spectrum version of the game has the plane firing its cannon constantly throughout and cannot be switched off. This is due to the fire button being used to fire the missiles.

Information also contributed by cafeine and festershinetop

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