Sky Target | |
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Developer(s) | Sega |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Platform(s) | Arcade, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows |
Release | Arcade Sega Saturn PC
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Genre(s) | Flight simulator/Shoot 'em up |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Arcade system | Sega Model 2[3] |
Sky Target (スカイターゲット, Sukai Tāgetto) is a 1995 arcade game by Sega. A rail shooter featuring a number of planes including the default F-14D Super Tomcat, it is best remembered for its semi-official connection to Sega's earlier hit After Burner. Although never billed as a sequel, its overt similarities to the 1987 classic were nonetheless referenced in official promotional materials[4] and recognized by the media.[3][5][6][7] Plus, it features a revised version of the "After Burner" music theme within its soundtrack.
In 1997, Sky Target was ported to Sega Saturn by external developer Appaloosa Interactive.[8] The port retains the gameplay of the original but has completely redone cutscenes, a difficulty select option, and a new Ranking Mode. This version was also later released for Microsoft Windows exclusively in Japan.
Sky Target, another Model 2 game from Sega, is a shooter in the style of Afterburner.
Despite some utterly brilliant graphics, the game is little more than a 1995 enhanced version of the classic Afterburner ...
... Sky Target ... is an indirect chapter of the Afterburner series ...