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In the Cross Review feature of the magazine Famitsu, the four reviewers gave 6, 5, 6, and 5, for a total of 22.
The Neo Geo version of Aero Fighters 2 was given 28 out of 40 in the Famitsu Cross Review.
In the Neo Geo Game Twin Review carried out by Neo Geo Freak in the same magazine in 1997, it received 7 and 5, for 12 points.
Distribution began on 2026-3-12 for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 as 1 of the Console Archives titles.
The PS version of Sonic Wings Special was given 8, 5, 6 and 6 in the Famitsu Cross Review, for 25 points.
It is the last title in the arcade series and a reverse port of Sonic Wings Special.
Released on 1998-3-19 for the NINTENDO 64, it is the only title in the series made for home consoles alone.
Aero Fighters is the only entry in the series released under the McO'River brand name.
GamePro gave the Super NES version a negative review, saying the weapons are imaginative but the game suffers from slowdown, mediocre graphics, weak sound effects, and "monotonous" music, concluding that "Aero Fighters action won't stay with you - it's a temporary thrill that eventually retreats to the hanger."
Sonic Wings Special, a sort of "dream match" game based on the three previous entries, was released for the Sega Saturn and later for the PlayStation.
YouTuber and author John Green, having come across the game while at the Savannah Airport, mistakenly read the title as "Nerd Fighters" while filming a video addressing his brother Hank Green on the popular YouTube channel Vlogbrothers on February 17, 2007.
At the time of release competitive fighting games were booming, and companies that specialised in shooting games, such as Toaplan and UPL, went bankrupt one after another in the same period, but this title was a hit because the features described above were well received.
However, just before completion the hardware was changed to the MVS and the work site fell into great confusion. A developer of the time recounted in a doujinshi published years later that no one on the development team wanted to make a vertically scrolling shooter on a horizontal screen, but that they did their best to somehow turn it into an interesting game.
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