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Aero the Acro-Bat 2

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sunsoft

Developer: Iguana Entertainment

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

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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

: Throw stars

: Jump

: Look

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: Drill jump diagonally up

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: Drill jump diagonally down

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

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[1]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[2]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[3]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[4]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[5]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)

90

^[6]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[7]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[8]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[9]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

78

^[10]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

79

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

79

^[12]

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]

	74
Based on 19 reviews

Aero the Acro-Bat 2

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 13
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 7
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 286
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 35
↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 11: November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 3 March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 78
↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 117
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 82
↑ Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 100
↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 100
↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 76
↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 90
↑ Sega Pro, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-07), page 62
↑ Sega Megazone, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 37
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 8

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 13

[2] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 7

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_28.pdf_p100-3] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:EGM_US_066.pdf_p40-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

[5] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 286

[6] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:GameFan_US_0211.pdf_p32-7] GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 11: November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0803.pdf_p58-8] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 3 March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p44-9] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-01.pdf_p78-10] MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 78

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-12.pdf_p117-11] Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 117

[:File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p82-12] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 82

[:File:NextGeneration_US_03.pdf_p100-13] Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 100

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-01.pdf_p100-14] Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 100

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_13.pdf_p76-15] Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 76

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_21.pdf_p90-16] Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 90

[:File:SegaPro_UK_50.pdf_p62-17] Sega Pro, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-07), page 62

[:File:Sega_MegaZone_48_Feb_95.pdf_p37-18] 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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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Controls

Production Credits

Physical Scans