Wing War

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Wing War
System(s): Sega Model 1
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer: Sega AM1
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1994-06 ¥? ? US 1994-09 $? ?

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Wing War (ウイングウォー) is a Sega Model 1 arcade combat flight simulator game developed by Sega AM1 and manufactured by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Released exclusively to Japanese and American arcades in 1994, the game puts players in the cockpit of a variety of both historic and modern aircraft and pits them in an aerial dogfight with a second rival aircraft.

As the final game developed for the aging Model 1 arcade architecture, Wing War was due to receive a port to the 32-bit hardware sometime around 1995. However, the system's poor sales reportedly caused the port's cancellation - leaving it as the only one of Sega's Model 1 games not to receive a home port. However, the game did receive an updated version enabling compatibility with R360 hardware.

Gameplay

Wing War takes advantange of the Model 1 board to present a 3D aircraft fighting game. The player selects on of eight aircraft, competing against the other seven in a tournament.

The game has two modes; "Dogfight", where both vehicles continously travel forwards and take it in turns to try and hit each another (in a similar style to After Burner, albeit with missiles coming from behind) and "Expert", which takes the form of a full 360 air combat game.

While each aircraft is equipped with different weapons, all can gain missiles which can be targeted at opponents, and smoke as a means of defending yourself. The fight finishes either when a craft is blown up, or the time runs out (being similar to fighting games, where the player with the most health at the end is declared the winner).

Wing War plays fast and loose with real world physics in the name of entertainment. Hitting the ground or obstacles merely causes the player to take damage, and despite showcasing many decades-worth of aviation technology, even the oldest planes can withstand heavy firepower before exploding.

After the tournament is complete (which only involves the player winning three matches), they will go up against a UFO over Tokyo (and more specifically an area above and including Sega's then-Japanese headquarters).

Aircraft

	Fokker (Max Von Richtofen)
	The Fokker Dr.I is piloted by perhaps the closest Sega could get to Manfred von Richthofen, otherwise known as the "Red Baron". "Max" likely comes from the Pour le Mérite (also known as the "Blue Max"), awarded to von Richthofen for his services in World War I.
	Yak 141 (Irina Romaneva)
	The Yakovlev Yak-141
	Harrier (Raymond Bishop)
	The Hawker Siddeley Harrier.
	Werewolf (Vladimir Moskvich)
	The Kamov Ka-50.
	Apache (Dave Machmahon)
	The AH-64 Apache.
	Zero (Hayabusa Tennoji)
	The Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
	Mustang (Hue Adams)
	The P-51 Mustang
	Lightning (Vanessa Battler)
	The Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
	UFO

History

A 32X version was reportedly in development for a planned 1995 release, but ultimately never made it to store shelves. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the Wing War arcade machines on March 31, 2017.

Production credits

Main article: Wing War/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Wing War/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP flyer

Print advert in Gamest (JP) #122: "1994-08-15" (1994-07-15)

Artwork

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  Logo

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  Cabinet

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  R360

Physical scans

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Wing War

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