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Aerial Assault

A sidescrolling shooter in which you fight your way through 5 missions, each with a boss to defeat at the end. Along the way you find Power-Ups to help your odds either by improving your weapon or speed. Three…

5 June 1990

Aerial Assault is a shooter developed by Sanritsu, released 5 June 1990 on Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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What Aerial Assault is

Aerial Assault is a shooter game developed by Sanritsu and released in 1990. It was published by Sega of America. It is available on Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A sidescrolling shooter in which you fight your way through 5 missions, each with a boss to defeat at the end. Along the way you find Power-Ups to help your odds either by improving your weapon or speed. Three difficulty levels are available (careful: "Easy" does not let you reach the very end)
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Aerial Assault come out?
Aerial Assault was released on 5 June 1990 for Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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