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Aero Blasters

A fast, unforgiving horizontal and vertical scrolling shooter

Genres
Shooter
Platforms
Arcade, NEC PC Engine, NEC TurboGrafx-16, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Studio
Hudson Soft, Kaneko
Release
December 31, 1989

About this game

Aero Blasters is a challenging shooter in which players guide a small craft through dangerous horizontally and vertically scrolling levels filled with enemies and fast obstacle courses. Each stage concludes with a boss battle.

Orange pods release multiple power-ups, improving the ship with stronger lasers, wingmen, and shields. Holding the fire button charges a powerful blast that damages every enemy and clears enemy bullets from the screen.

Every hit is fatal, but continued play is possible while lives and credits remain. The game also supports two-player cooperative play.

Key Features

  • Horizontal and vertical scrolling stages
  • Boss battle at the end of every level
  • Power-ups for lasers, wingmen, and shields
  • Charged attack that clears enemy bullets
  • Two-player cooperative gameplay
  • Arcade-style continues using lives and credits