After Burner is an aircraft shooter. 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.

The SEGA Master System adds a boss fight at the very end. Despite being called After Burner, all other console / computer ports are based on After Burner II.

Source.

Platform

Sega Master System

Developer(s)

Sega AM2

Publishers(s)

Sega

Genres(s)

Action, Shooter

NA Release Date

June 25, 1988

JP Release Date

December 12, 1987

MVGL User Score

7.5 by 2 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

-

Composer(s)

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Added by

4 User(s)

This game also exists on:
Nintendo NES Commodore 64 Amiga Arcade

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