Bomber Raid

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Bomber Raid
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), Activision (US)
Developer: Sanritsu
Distributor: Samsung (KR)
Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1989-02-04 ¥5,5005,500 G-1373 US 1989-01 QC-003 EU 1989-06 27006 UK 1989-06 £24.9524.95 27006 SE 19xx AU 1989 MK-27006-50 KR 19xx GB-2373

Bomber Raid (ボンバーレイド) is a Sega Master System game developed by Sanritsu and published by Sega in 1989. It is notable for being the last Master System game to be released in Japan. It is a shoot-'em-up game, where the player pilots a small "freedom fighter" aircraft, destroying other planes and ships.

The game's western covers are misleading as they depict what appears to be an SR-71 Blackbird, a modern reconnaissance aircraft; in game, players take control of a World War II-era, propeller-driven fighter.

During development the game was known as Battle Wings. Activision may have intended to release the game under the title Super River Raid (tying it into an earlier game of theirs).

Gameplay

The game is an overhead shoot-'em-up. The player's plane is moved in any direction with the D-Pad. It shoots its primary gun with (which can be held for continuous fire, though it is much faster to press the button repeatedly). The player is equipped with cluster bombs, which are fired with and spread out to attack multiple targets. The player gains another three cluster bombs at the beginning of each mission.

The player can collect power-ups that upgrade the plane's weapon power and movement speed. Numbered power-ups give the player up to two squadron planes, which follow the player's plane and provide support fire. The formation of the planes and the direction in which they fire is determined by the number on the last collected power-up. Cluster bombs are strengthened by having more squadron planes. Squadron planes are destroyed when they are shot or collide with enemies.

Any collision with an enemy aircraft or enemy fire results in losing a life. The player's plane loses its power-ups when it is destroyed but starts each life with three cluster bombs. The game ends if the player runs out of lives. The player gains an extra life at 50,000 and 100,000 points and then every 100,000 points after that.

Items

	Power Pod
	Destroy to release an item.
	Power
	Empowers the player's primary gun, up to eight times, and gives the player 100 points.
	Speed
	Increases the speed of the player's plane and gives the player 200 points.
	Squadron 1
	Gives the player a squadron plane, up to two. Moves the first plane into the left side and the second plane into the right side, with each plane shooting to each side.
	Squadron 2
	Gives the player a squadron plane, up to two. Moves the first plane into the upper-left side and the second plane into the upper-right side, with each plane shooting at 45-degree angles to the front on each side.
	Squadron 3
	Gives the player a squadron plane, up to two. Moves the first plane into the lower-left side and the second plane into the lower-right side, with each plane shooting at 45-degree angles to the back on each side.
	Squadron 4
	Gives the player a squadron plane, up to two. Moves both squadron planes below the player's plane, with the first plane shooting to the left and the second plane shooting to the right.

Missions

	Mission 1
	Map: 1️⃣
	Mission 2
	Map: 1️⃣
	Mission 3
	Map: 1️⃣
	Mission 4
	Map: 1️⃣
	Mission 5
	Map: 1️⃣

Production credits

• Game Planning: Hide Itoen
• Visual Design: Nannorio, Hide Itoen
• Game Programming: Chicken Jun, Kimuron, Board Koba, Atsubanba
• Sound and Music: Ohtorii
• Special Thanks to: R Nakamura, Haruchan, Cup Ozeki, Hirokun, Noborunrun
• Presented by: Sega 1988

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In-game credits

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• Produced by: Tom Sloper
• Product management by: John Crompton
• Product testing by: Tom Bellamy and Steve Imes
• Editorial management by: Laura Singer
• Production by: GlennHills Graphics Company

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US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Bomber Raid/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Challenge: The Team Sega Newsletter (US) #5: "January 1989" (198x-xx-xx)
also published in:

• VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #3: "April 1989" (1989-0x-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #93: "July 1989" (1989-06-xx)
also published in:

• ACE (UK) #23: "August 1989" (1989-07-06)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #94: "September 1989" (1989-08-16)
also published in:

• ACE (UK) #24: "September 1989" (1989-08-03)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #95: "October 1989" (1989-09-16)

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Publication Version Score ACE (UK) 67 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 78 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 71 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL 71 Console XS (UK) PAL 37 Computer & Video Games (UK) 60 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 55 Games Preview (DK) 71 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 60 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 71 S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 82 Sega Power (UK) PAL 82 Sega Power (UK) PAL 50 Sega Pro (UK) 57 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 72 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 33 Smash (DE) PAL 86

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Bomber Raid

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