Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit

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Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Kaneko
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















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Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit is a 1990 Arcade Shoot-'em-up by Kaneko which was subsequently ported to the PC Engine in 1990 and to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. The PC Engine and Mega Drive ports were renamed Aero Blasters: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit (エアロブラスターズ).

Gameplay

Pressing B shoots and can be held down for rapidfire; some powerups depend on rapidfire. Button A also shoots but holding A will charge a flash attack which damages everything on screen. Once it is fully charged, release A to perform the attack; the player must then wait for the charge bar to empty (it will display a black bar telling how much time is remaining) before it is possible to charge another. Powerups can be found by destroying barrels scattered throughout each level.

Both home ports are pretty faithful with the Mega Drive one being closer to the Arcade original game than the PC Engine. The Mega Drive port runs fullscreen, features more detailed graphics, keeps most of the Arcade version's parallax and has better sound effects. The PC Engine port features a slightly expanded ending.

Production credits

Software: K.Matsumoto, M.Yoshida
Graphics: H.Yokoyama, M.Taguchi
Music Compose: T.Watanabe
Sound Operate: K.Komatsu, T.Ohkuma
Test Game: Inter State Staff
Special Thanks: Kaneko Arcade Staff
Total Coordinate: Y.Hojo
General Producer: A.Uto

Magazine articles

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Promotional material

  • AirBuster MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

SegaVisions US 04.pdf¦page#13¦US print advert in Sega Visions (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №45, p72/73[1]
80 №113, p79[2]
80 №15, p106[3]
60 №5, p90
85 №9, p85
78 №1, p76[4]
80 №6, p40-42[5]
74 №7, p66[6]
80 2006-10-02
100 №23, p52
100 №46, p96[7]
62 №1, p18[8]
62 №18, p64
Sega Mega Drive
 78
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
80
[9]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[10]
ACE (UK)
79
[1]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
70
[11]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[12]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) NTSC-J
90
[13]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
62
[14]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
80
[2]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
74
[15]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
20
[16]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
80
[3]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
60
[17]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
74
[18]
Mega (UK) PAL
85
[19]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
78
[4]
Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J
80
[5]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
78
[20]
Power Play (DE)
79
[21]
Power Play (DE)
80
[22]
Raze (UK) NTSC-J
74
[6]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
100
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
62
[8]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
62
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
69
[25]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
75
[26]
Sega Mega Drive
 73
Based on
25 reviews

Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Airbuster md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Aeroblasters md jp manual.pdf
Manual

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:ACE UK 45.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 45.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:CVG UK 113.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 113.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:Joystick FR 015.pdf, page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 015.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachines UK 06.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 06.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:Raze UK 07.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 07.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 96
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 28
  10. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 14
  11. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 128
  12. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 31
  13. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 100
  14. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126
  15. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 16
  16. ↑ Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 41
  17. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  18. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 83
  19. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 85
  20. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  21. ↑ Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 150
  22. ↑ Power Play, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 136
  23. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  24. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  25. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  26. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 6
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