Action Fighter

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Action Fighter
Sega System 16

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.

The player begins the game riding a

vertically scrolling shooter
.

Gameplay

Development

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. 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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