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After Burner III

You're strapped into the Navy's fiercest jet fighter-the F-14 Tomcat. Kick in the afterburner to outrun deadly cannon fire "hot on your six." Pull up hard...lock and launch! Roll 360 degrees to blow desert…

31 December 1991

After Burner III is an arcade developed by CRI Middleware, released 31 December 1991 on Sega CD, Arcade and FM Towns.

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What After Burner III is

After Burner III is an arcade game developed by CRI Middleware and released in 1991. It was published by CSK Research Institute. It is available on Sega CD, Arcade and FM Towns.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You're strapped into the Navy's fiercest jet fighter-the F-14 Tomcat. Kick in the afterburner to outrun deadly cannon fire "hot on your six." Pull up hard...lock and launch! Roll 360 degrees to blow desert tank patrols, radio towers, and missile sites into oblivion.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

After Burner III launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

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When did After Burner III come out?
After Burner III was released on 31 December 1991 for Sega CD, Arcade and FM Towns.

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