Action Fighter

Action Fighter
Action Fighter
	Japanese arcade flyer
Developer	Sega R&D2
Publisher	Sega
Composer	Tokuhiko Uwabo
Platforms	Master System, arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS
Release	August 17, 1986 Master System JP: August 17, 1986; NA: November 1986; PAL: August 1987; Arcade JP: September 1986; Amiga, Atari ST, C64 NA: April 1989; EU: August 1989; CPC, ZX Spectrum EU: August 1989; MS-DOS NA: December 1989; ;
Genre	Vehicular combat
Modes	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.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Action Fighter as the 12th most successful table arcade unit of October 1986.

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

Notes

↑ Arcade version developed by Sega R&D1.

References

↑ "Software List". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21.
↑ "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 5, no. 9. December 1986. p. 14.
↑ "Mega Cartridges". Mastertronic - The Sega Master System Game Catalog 1987 - A - United Kingdom Catalogue. Mastertronic. 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) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 36. ISBN 978-4990251215.
↑ "Action Fighter". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
↑ "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 2. May 1989. p. 14.
1 2 "Preview: Action Fighter". Computer and Video Games. No. 93. EMAP. August 1989. p. 108.
↑ "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 10. January 1990. p. 22.
↑ McFerran, Damien (December 17, 2021). "Sega's Astro City Mini Is Getting A 'TATE' Version Packed With Shmup Goodness". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
↑ "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.
↑ "Complete Games Guide" (PDF). Computer and Video Games (Complete Guide to Consoles): 46–77. 16 October 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

External links

Action Fighter at MobyGames
Action Fighter at the Killer List of Videogames
Action Fighter at Arcade history
Action Fighter at Lemon Amiga
Action Fighter at SpectrumComputing.co.uk

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[1] Arcade version developed by Sega R&D1.

[2] "Software List". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21.

[3] "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 5, no. 9. December 1986. p. 14.

[4] "Mega Cartridges". Mastertronic - The Sega Master System Game Catalog 1987 - A - United Kingdom Catalogue. Mastertronic. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[5] Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 36. ISBN 978-4990251215.

[6] "Action Fighter". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[7] "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 2. May 1989. p. 14.

[cvgaug89-8] 1 2 "Preview: Action Fighter". Computer and Video Games. No. 93. EMAP. August 1989. p. 108.

[9] "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 10. January 1990. p. 22.

[10] McFerran, Damien (December 17, 2021). "Sega's Astro City Mini Is Getting A 'TATE' Version Packed With Shmup Goodness". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.

[11] "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.

[12] "Complete Games Guide" (PDF). Computer and Video Games (Complete Guide to Consoles): 46–77. 16 October 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.