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Acrobat Mission

The players takes controls on one of two surviving fighters pilots, 'Jet' a male pilot and 'Nova' a female pilot and both flying the Icarus, a fast and powerful space-fighter, which comes equipped with a…

1 July 1991

Acrobat Mission is an arcade developed by UPL, released 1 July 1991 on Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

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What Acrobat Mission is

Acrobat Mission is an arcade game developed by UPL and released in 1991. It was published by Taito. It is available on Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

At the year 2100 A.D. Humans were exterminated by their own self-destructive nature leaving behind the consequences of environmental degradation on earth and were forced to escape to Mars leaving a bio-computer for environmental recuperation of earth to preparing the blue planet for future recolonization. But one day a half a century after humans arrived, mars was attacked by strange flying objects. To fight these enemies, the director general of the Defence Agency organized the task force army and started quickly the dogfight with invaders to neutralize the invasion. The operation was called 'Acrobat Mission' as it exceeded the technical limits of the pilots.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Acrobat Mission launched on 1 July 1991, within three weeks of Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy IV and Bomberman II.

Released around the same time: Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy IV, Bomberman II.

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When did Acrobat Mission come out?
Acrobat Mission was released on 1 July 1991 for Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

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