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Aero the Acro-Bat 2
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sunsoft
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

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Aero the Acro-Bat 2 is the sequel to Aero the Acro-Bat, and was released for the Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo in 1994. The SNES version was released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2010. Like its prequel, the game follows the adventures of Aero, a bat tasked with saving the world from Edgar Ektor.

There are several improvements over the original game, such as more moves, cutscenes that progress the game's story in between each world, and a password system that allows progress in the game to be saved.

Story

The story starts directly after the events of the original game, where Aero had knocked Edgar Ektor off of a tower. After knocking him off, Aero leaves to explore Ektor's museum, finding a mirror which brings him to an ancient castle. Meanwhile, Ektor's henchman Zero manages to save him before he hits the ground, and tells Zero to prepare a 'Plan B'.

Gameplay

The game is split into 8 worlds, all of them except for the final world with three 'acts' each. The goal of each level is to find the exit at the end of every act, defeating enemies and collecting power-ups along the way.

Aero keeps his drill jump from the original game, an ability that can be aimed either diagonally up or down to reach enemies and platforms. New to this game is the added ability to aim the drill jump straight down, allowing Aero to attack enemies directly below him. Food can be collected for extra points, and stars can be thrown at enemies to defeat them, much like the original game. There are also four hidden letters in each act that spell the word 'Aero'. Finding all four letters will unlock a cup switching game at the end of the act where an extra life can be earned.

The game is split into eight worlds, each with three 'acts' each. There are three boss fights in the game, two of them at the end of certain worlds, and the third and final fight at the end of the final level.

Controls

A: Throw stars
B: Jump
C: Look
Up+B: Drill jump diagonally up
Down+B: Drill jump diagonally down
C while in the air: Drill jump directly downwards

Production credits

Created by: David Siller
Produced by: David Siller
Directed by: Nigel Cook, Carl Wade
Design by: Nigel Cook
Team Leader: Carl Wade
Programmers: Carl Wade, Richard Cowie
Additional Programming: Iguana UK
Project Manager: Jay Moon
Creative Director: Nigel Cook
Art Director: Matt Stubbington
Technical Director: Craig Galley
Executive Producer: Jeff Spangenberg
Lead Artists: Jonathan Casco, Michael McCallion
Artists: Adrian Ludley, Gregg Hargrove, Patrick Thomas, Adam McCarthy
Additional Art: William B. Yeatts, Matt Stubbington
Music Coordinators: Jay Moon, Darrin Stubbington
Music and Sound Effects: Fox Productions
Sunsoft Art Director: Mario Zavala
Technical Manager: Al Artus
Consumer Product Manager: Steve Gehrke
Marketing Director: Karen Shadley
Chairman: Masami Maeda
Vice Chairman: Tad Shimamoto
Director Sunsoft Japan: Kiharu Yoshida
International Coordinator: Kenji Yoshioka
Game Test Manager: Sam Patel
Game Testing: Mike Spangenberg, Steve Rizor, Daniel Rizor, Ryan Siller, Matthew Ross, Dan MacArthur, Steve Gehrke, René Boutin, Justin Siller
Game Manual: Alison Quirion
Executive Assistant: Nanette Hyssong
Customer Service and Credit: Kazuko Harman, June Eckert, Julie Williams, Jamie Jorgenson, Erin Berry, Connie Perez, Jaupale Laster
Sunsoft Thanks To: Bruce Reilly, Cathy Juby, Toko Okano, Darin Horgan, John Davis, Karen Lillie, Sherry Ross, Akito Takeuchi, Kazuaki Gotou, Masato Kawai
Very Special Thanks: Debra Siller
In Memory Of: Ayrton Senna
Iguana Thanks To: Stephen Broumley, Pete Suarez, Beth Spangenberg, Tammy Mullins, Jane Notgrass, John Lowe

Promotional material

  • AtA2 MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78
90
70
78
79 №35, p82/83[1]
60 №3, p98
76 №21, p90/91
67 №50, p62
Sega Mega Drive
 75
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
80
[2]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[3]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
75
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
78
[5]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)
90
[7]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
90
[8]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
70
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[10]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
78
[11]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
79
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
79
[1]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[13]
Play Time (DE) PAL
77
[14]
Sega Magazin (DE)
81
[15]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
76
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
67
[17]
Sega Megazone (AU)
65
[18]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
79
[19]
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
19 reviews

Aero the Acro-Bat 2

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 13
  3. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 7
  4. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  6. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 286
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 35
  8. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 11: November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 32
  9. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 3 March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
  10. ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  11. ↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 78
  12. ↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 117
  13. ↑ Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 100
  14. ↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 100
  15. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 76
  16. ↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 90
  17. ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-07), page 62
  18. ↑ Sega Megazone, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 37
  19. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 8
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