Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit

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Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Kaneko

Developer: Kaneko

Kaneko/Inter State

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit is a 1990 arcade shoot-'em-up by Kaneko. It was ported to a variety of home consoles such as the Sega Mega Drive. This port was released in 1991 in the US and in Japan, where it was renamed Aero Blasters: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit (エアロブラスターズ).

Gameplay

Pressing shoots and can be held down for rapidfire; some powerups depend on rapidfire. Button also shoots but holding will charge a flash attack which damages everything on screen. Once it is fully charged, release to perform the attack; the player must then wait for the charge bar to empty (it will display a black bar telling how much time is remaining) before it is possible to charge another. Powerups can be found by destroying barrels scattered throughout each level.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[1]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[2]

ACE (UK)

79

^[3]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

70

^[4]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[5]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[6]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

62

^[7]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

80

^[8]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

74

^[9]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

20

^[10]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[11]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-J

60

^[12]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

74

^[13]

Mega (UK)

PAL

85

^[14]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

78

^[15]

Mean Machines (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[16]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

78

^[17]

Power Play (DE)

79

^[18]

Power Play (DE)

80

^[19]

Raze (UK)

NTSC-J

74

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

100

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

62

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

62

^[23]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[24]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

75

^[25]

	73
Based on 25 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 28
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 14
↑ ACE, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-08), page 72
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 128
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 31
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 100
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126
↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-16), page 79
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 16
↑ Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 41
↑ Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 106
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 83
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 85
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
↑ Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 40
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
↑ Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 150
↑ Power Play, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 136
↑ Raze, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-03-28), page 66
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 6

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 28

[2] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:ACE_UK_45.pdf_p72-3] ACE, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-08), page 72

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-05.pdf_p128-4] Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 128

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-02.pdf_p31-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 31

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p100-6] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 100

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p126-7] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126

[:File:CVG_UK_113.pdf_p79-8] Computer & Video Games, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-16), page 79

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p16-9] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 16

[10] Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 41

[:File:Joystick_FR_015.pdf_p106-11] Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 106

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p90-12] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-04.pdf_p83-13] Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p85-14] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 85

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p76-15] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_06.pdf_p40-16] Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 40

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-17] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-02.pdf_p150-18] Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 150

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-06.pdf_p136-19] Power Play, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 136

[:File:Raze_UK_07.pdf_p66-20] Raze, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-03-28), page 66

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p52-21] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p18-22] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-23] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-24] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[25] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 6

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