Sonic Wings Special
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Sonic Wings Special, an enhanced port of Sonic Wings Limited
, is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up
that combines the features in Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, Sonic Wings 3.
Once a player is chosen a team, the other player can only choose pilot and fighter of the respective team.
A pilot's secret fighter is unlocked by completing the game with the chosen pilot.
The NATO and Secret teams are unlocked by unlocking all secret fighters in USA, Japan, Russia, Sweden, P.K.F. teams.
If secret fighter is chosen, alternate version of the stages appear instead.
Sonic Wings Limited
Sonic Wings Special is the 4th entry of the Sonic Wings series. It combines stages and features from Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, Sonic Wings 3. A Taiwanese version was released by Video System, titled Aero Fighters Special and it is completely in English....
, is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
that combines the features in Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, Sonic Wings 3.
Fighters
There are 7 teams, 14 pilots, and 26 fighters in this game, with each team consist of 2 members, and a choice of 2 fighters per pilot, except the secret team, which has 1 fighter per pilot.Once a player is chosen a team, the other player can only choose pilot and fighter of the respective team.
| Team | Pilot | Normal fighter | Secret fighter |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Blaster Keaton/Mecha-Keaton | F117 Sea Hawk | F4-U Corsair |
| Captain Silver | A-10 Thunderbolt II | P-61 Black Widow | |
| Japan | Hien | FS-X | Gekkou |
| Mao Mao | F-15 Eagle | Seiran | |
| Russia | Volk | Ka-50 Hokum | Mig 3 |
| Chaika & Pooshika | IL-102 | IL-2 Stormovik | |
| Sweden | Kowful the Viking | AJ-37 Viggen | Ju87G Stuka |
| T.B. A-10 | F-104 Star Fighter | B-239 Buffalo | |
| P.K.F. | Whity | YF-23 | Hs129 |
| Lord River N. White | AV-8 Harrier II Plus | Boulton Paul Defiant | |
| NATO | Anjera | Rafale M | Dowoitine D520 |
| Ellen & Cincia | F-14 Tomcat | Sword Fish | |
| Secret | Kotomi | Aka-Usagi | |
| The Man | Diabloon | ||
A pilot's secret fighter is unlocked by completing the game with the chosen pilot.
The NATO and Secret teams are unlocked by unlocking all secret fighters in USA, Japan, Russia, Sweden, P.K.F. teams.
Stages
There are 17 stages in this game, but only 9 are playable at a time. After completing stage 1, 3 stages are randomly chosen out of 5. The game includes a branching system that allows player to choose 1 of 2 branches after completing stages 5, 7, or 8.If secret fighter is chosen, alternate version of the stages appear instead.