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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.

Production Credits

Software: K.Matsumoto, M.Yoshida
Graphics: H.Yokoyama, M.Taguchi
Music Compose: T.Watanabe
Sound Operate: K.Komatsu, T.Ohkuma
Test Game: Inter State Staff
Special Thanks: Kaneko Arcade Staff
Total Coordinate: Y.Hojo
General Producer: A.Uto

Promotional Material

AirBuster MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

US print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[7]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[8]

ACE (UK)

79

^[1]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

70

^[9]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[10]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[11]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

62

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

80

^[2]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

74

^[13]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

20

^[14]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[15]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-J

60

^[16]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

74

^[17]

Mega (UK)

PAL

85

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

78

^[3]

Mean Machines (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[4]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

78

^[19]

Power Play (DE)

79

^[20]

Power Play (DE)

80

^[21]

Raze (UK)

NTSC-J

74

^[5]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

100

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

62

^[6]

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 Manual

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

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↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:Raze UK 07.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 07.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 28
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 14
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
↑ 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

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[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 28

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-05.pdf_p128-9] Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 128

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-02.pdf_p31-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 31

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p100-11] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 100

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p126-12] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p16-13] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 16

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

[:File:Joystick_FR_015.pdf_p106-15] Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 106

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p90-16] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-04.pdf_p83-17] Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p85-18] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 85

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-19] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-02.pdf_p150-20] Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 150

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-06.pdf_p136-21] Power Play, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 136

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p52-22] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52

[: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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Contents

Gameplay

Production Credits

Promotional Material

Physical Scans