Bob's Retro Reviews



Action Fighter

アクション ファイター
Action Fighter TitleAction Fighter Screenshot

PlatformMaster SystemYear1986
PublisherSegaDeveloperSega
RegionNALanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Driving, Shoot'em Up, Two Player, Arcade Conversion
PlatformMaster System
Year1986
PublisherSega
DeveloperSega
RegionNA
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Driving, Shoot'em Up, Two Player, Arcade Conversion

Action Fighter is a vertical racing and shoot'em up game where you drive three different vehicles each with weapons and are tasked a taking out an end of level boss enemy. Vehicles include a motorcycle, a race car, and a flying race car. Advancing to the next part of the stage might require collecting dropped letters and you can upgrade you weapons by driving into the back of a SEGA van.
 
GoodBad
  • Good sense of speed
  • You don't lose lives until the timer has depleted
  • Incredibly repetitive
  • One hit deaths
  • Initial motorcycle vehicle is the most difficult to keep on the road
  • Enemy vehicles constantly bump you off the road
  • Flying segments include a mostly pointless ground attack
  • Annoying enemy patterns
  • Lacks a lot of content from the arcade version
  • Branching roads have no purpose
  • All levels look very similar
Good
  • Good sense of speed
  • You don't lose lives until the timer has depleted
 
Bad
  • Incredibly repetitive
  • One hit deaths
  • Initial motorcycle vehicle is the most difficult to keep on the road
  • Enemy vehicles constantly bump you off the road
  • Flying segments include a mostly pointless ground attack
  • Annoying enemy patterns
  • Lacks a lot of content from the arcade version
  • Branching roads have no purpose
  • All levels look very similar
 
3Too many compromises were made when converting this from the arcade version and it turned a simple action game into a boring, frustrating mess. If you play, make sure to use the built in cheats (enter them in as your name).

Action Fighter Screenshot 2Action Fighter Screenshot 3

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