Action Fighter

Action Fighter (アクション ファイター) is an overhead vehicular combat game released by Sega for arcades in 1986. It was ported to the Master System the same year, and then to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and IBM PC compatible computers.

Action Fighter
Japanese arcade flyer
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Composer(s)Tokuhiko Uwabo
Platform(s)Arcade, Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS
ReleaseSeptember 1986: Arcade[1]
1986: Master System
1989: Amiga, Amstrad, Atari ST, C64, Spectrum
December 1989: MS-DOS
Genre(s)Vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega System 16

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.

Release

In 2022, the original arcade version was included as part of the Sega Astro City Mini V, a vertically-oriented variant of the Sega Astro City mini console.[2]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Action Fighter on their October 15, 1986 issue as being the twelfth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[3]

Computer and Video Games magazine reviewed the Sega Master System version in 1989, giving it an 89% score.[4]

References
  1. "Action Fighter". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. McFerran, Damien (December 17, 2021). "Sega's Astro City Mini Is Getting A 'TATE' Version Packed With Shmup Goodness". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  3. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 294. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 October 1986. p. 31.
  4. "Complete Games Guide" (PDF). Computer and Video Games (Complete Guide to Consoles): 46–77. 16 October 1989.
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