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Revision as of 17:34, 28 April 2020

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Aerial Assault (Master System)
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Game Gear
Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Shooting[1]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
US
Sega Master System
EU 		7041
Sega Master System
BR
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥3,5003,500 G-3219
Sega Game Gear
US 		2320
Sega Game Gear
EU 		2320
Sega Game Gear
UK 		£24.9924.99[7] 2320
Sega Game Gear
BR 		015820

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Aerial Assault (Master System) (エアリアル アサルト) is a shoot-'em-up game developed by Sanritsu and published by Sega for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in 1990 and 1992, respectively. The working title for the game was Freedom Fighter, and was referred to as such in several magazine reviews.

Players control a prototype fighter plance codenamed "Freedom Fighter" (hence the working title) which looks like an F-15. (In game model looks like a Delta-wing plane however, like Mirage) Ultimate goal of the game is to defeat the terrorist organization named N.A.C. (meaning of this acronym was never explained even in the manual) which somehow managed to gather enough resources and technology to start a war against the entire world. Player is tasked with the destruction of N.A.C.'s secret weapon, a giant laser cannon called "EL" which can destroy the ozone layer. It has been hinted that N.A.C. is actually an alien civilization.

Gameplay (Master System version)

A typical shoot'em up (Or "Shoot'em Right") game, Aerial Assault has simple mechanics. Players must shoot down enemies as game screen scrolls towards the right. Every stage has different type of enemies and bosses which will force players to use different kind of tactics in each level. Game contains 5 levels. (4 if you play in Easy)

Freedom Fighter can be destroyed if hit by enemy, projectiles or touches any stationary object, such as ground. There are not "hit points" but a "Shield" power-up which appears in later levels can save the players a few times until it is gone.

Controls are also easy. Number 1 fires the main weapons while number 2 fire special weapons.

Levels

Mission 1 Attack the enemy's open seas fleet and sink the enemy battleship "Vinsk"

Mission 2 Ascend into the stratosphere and intercept the enemy bomber fleet. Target is massive bomber CB-53.

Mission 3 Location of N.A.C.'s headquarters detected. Destroy the cliff fortress to gain entrance.

Mission 4 Raid the N.A.C.'s headquarters and destroy "EL".

Mission 5 War is not over. Fly into Earth orbit and destroy N.A.C.'s space cruiser and the threat once and for all.

Power Ups

Aerial Assault contains many power-ups.

  • Primary Weapons
    • Normal Shot
    • 3-Way Shot
    • 8-Way Shot
    • Laser
    • Wide Laser
    • Chaser Missile
    • Explosion Shot
    • Increase Shot
    • Direction Shot
  • Secondary Weapons
    • Bomb
    • Triple Bomb
    • Missile Napalm
    • Hyper Ball
  • Other
    • Speed Up
    • Bonus
    • 1 Up
    • 1 Down
    • Guard (Shield)

Production credits

  • Planner: All Members
  • Designer: Tommy, Yukino
  • Programmer: Nonchan, T.Hagiwara
  • Sound: Ippo
  • Test Player: Kou
  • Special Thanks: O.B
  • Presented by: Sega
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Aerial Assault (Master System)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Master System version

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #2: "October/November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #18: "January 1991" (199x-xx-xx)[8]
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Power (UK) #13: "December 1990" (1990-11-01)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Game Gear version

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-07: "July 1992" (1992-06-08)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #11: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
63 [19]
82 [20]
83 [21]
74 [22]
75 [23]
50 №32
85 [24]
82 [25]
78 [26]
80 [27]
76 [28]
79 №12, p89
Sega Master System
 76
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
63
[29]
Ação Games (BR)
92
[30]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
82
[20]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
76
[31]
Console XS (UK) PAL
69
[32]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
83
[21]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
74
[33]
Joystick (FR)
75
[23]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
45
[34]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
50
[35]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
82
[36]
Player One (FR)
85
[37]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
82
[38]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[26]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[27]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
76
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
69
[39]
Tilt (FR)
40
[40]
Tilt (FR)
80
[41]
Zero (UK)
79
[42]
Sega Master System
 73
Based on
20 reviews

Aerial Assault (Master System)

Master System, US
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Cover
Aerialassault sms us manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
AerialAssault SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
AerialAssault SMS EU cart.jpg
Cart
AerialAssaultSMSEUManual3L.pdf
Manual
Master System, GR (Zegetron)
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Cover
AerialAssault SMS EU cart.jpg
Cart
AerialAssaultSMSEUManual3L.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU

AerialAssault SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart
AerialAssaultSMSAuManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, BR
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Cover
AerialAssault SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, SE (Rental)

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
73 [7]
78 [43]
45 [44]
45 [45]
39 [46]
24 №35, p47
42 №11, p48
48 [47]
Sega Game Gear
 49
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Game Gear
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Aerial Assault (Master System)

Game Gear, JP
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Cover
AerialAssault GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, US
AerialAssault GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngAerialAssault GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
AerialAssault GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Aerialassault gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
AerialAssault GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngAerialAssault GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
AerialAssault GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, BR
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 ecf491cf
MD5 0713f2e55a1eea0d9e2fb7044740261b
SHA-1 2a9090ed365e7425ca7a59f87b942c16b376f0a3
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 15576613
MD5 8b603c931418a3680b8723861f55a7b5
SHA-1 e57b1d4476ca33d18d9071e022ddc9cc702d6497
256kB Cartridge (US)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 04fe6dde
MD5 f1dee7875668c536f0434217a67ba2f4
SHA-1 2a91ab5817938dddf2724df2dfd95a3bc6f5156d
128kB Cartridge (JP)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 3e549b7a
MD5 b6fb54e60f8992daaa35e98a712ff2cb
SHA-1 cbdbaaeb62a8483d9d5a8757b0f19233dfb9b416
128kB Cartridge

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
  2. ↑ ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 165
  3. ↑ ACE, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-03), page 58
  4. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 117
  5. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 39
  6. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 41
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1992 (Go! Issue 12)" (UK; 1992-09-15), page 7
  8. ↑ GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  9. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-16), page 58
  10. ↑ ACE, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-xx), page 92
  11. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 168
  12. ↑ ACE, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 102
  13. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-06), page 2
  14. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-15), page 98
  15. ↑ Sega Visions, "Summer 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 10
  16. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 142
  17. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 29
  18. ↑ Todo Sega, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-03-15), page 2
  19. ↑ ACE, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-03), page 58/59 (58)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 89
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-16), page 86
  22. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1992" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 92 (84)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 124
  24. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 38/39 (38)
  25. ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-05), page 4/5 (4)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 41
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  29. ↑ ACE, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-03), page 56
  30. ↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 28
  31. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 90
  32. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 137
  33. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1992" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  34. ↑ Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 31
  35. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1991" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
  36. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132
  37. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 38
  38. ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-05), page 4
  39. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
  40. ↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 100
  41. ↑ Tilt, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 116
  42. ↑ Zero, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 89
  43. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 137
  44. ↑ Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 156
  45. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 195
  46. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 115 (111)
  47. ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 78/79 (78)

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