After Burner II
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Published by

SEGA Enterprises Ltd.

Developed by

SEGA-AM2 Co., LTD.

Released

Oct, 1987

Platforms

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, J2ME, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA 32X, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum

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Gameplay

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ZX Spectrum	78	...

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Description

After Burner II is an updated re-release of After Burner. Besides extra levels, a few new enemies, a few touches at the soundtrack and more disposable missiles, the biggest addition is the ability to slow down or speed up manually. The rest of the gameplay remains identical.

Despite being called After Burner, most ports to home computers and consoles are based on this version. The NES, Amiga and Commodore 64 received two different ports with significant technical differences. This entry documents the original ports and the second ones can be found under the following entries: NES and Amiga / C64.

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Screenshots

After Burner II MSX Serious dogfighting in stage 10

After Burner II Genesis Launching from the carrier...

After Burner II Commodore 64 Title screen

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Alternate Titles

"After Burner Complete" -- Japanese and European 32X title
"After Burner" -- Amiga / CPC / Atari ST / C64 / DOS / Genesis / MSX / NES / 32X / ZX Spectrum title
"AB2" -- informal/slang
"3D After Burner II" -- Nintendo 3DS title
"アフターバーナーⅡ" -- Japanese spelling

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Critic Reviews

Power Play	TurboGrafx-16	Dec, 1990	81 out of 100	81
SEGA-Mag (Objectif-SEGA)	SEGA 32X	Aug 06, 2008	8 out of 10	80
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Genesis	Oct, 1991	695 out of 1000	70
IMPLANTgames	SEGA 32X	Oct 11, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Play Time	SEGA 32X	Jan, 1995	69 out of 100	69
The One	Atari ST	Jan, 1989	63 out of 100	63
Génération 4	TurboGrafx-16	Nov, 1990	6 out of 10	60
Sega-16.com	NES	Mar 22, 2012		60
Atarimagazin	Atari ST	1989	4 out of 10	40
Games Preview	Commodore 64	Jan, 1989	17 out of 100	17

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Merge After Burner and After Burner II?	2	Игги Друге (46426) Mar 17, 2011

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Trivia

Cover art

Although the aircraft piloted in the game is a variation of F-14 Tomcat, the plane displayed on the North American cover is an F-15 Eagle.

Development

After Burner II was originally planned to have a World War II theme and be a realistic flight sim, but the idea was dropped because Yu Suzuki stated that "it would not have fit the arcade scene." A pure dogfighter was not his intention.

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.

Awards

Commodore Format
- January 1991 (Issue 4) - listed in the A to Z of Classic Games article (Bad)

Information also contributed by cafeine festershinetop and Rad Spencer

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