After Burner II

Take to the skies in Sega’s After Burner II, a fast-paced aerial shooter released in 1987. Players assume the role of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet battling through twenty-one stages filled with enemy aircraft and missile barrages. Maneuver your plane using the joystick to target opponents, utilizing a continuous machine gun stream and limited homing missiles for destruction. Missile reloads are triggered automatically every two stages, either via a support plane or by landing at a military airstrip—a sequence featuring cameos from vehicles seen in other Sega classics like Hang-On and Out Run. The game’s visual presentation, utilizing impressive scaling graphics for its time, combined with straightforward gameplay to create an engaging arcade experience.