MAN!AC's Ingo Zaborowski commended the visuals but criticized the music for being inappropriate and unmotivated, comparing the game with both Raiden II and Twin Eagle II. Because even soundtrack side, for CD, the result is trivial'. Joypad's Benji regarded the Neo Geo CD version to be disappointing, writing that 'we found ourselves in front of a game which would have been all the rage (although!) On Neo cartridge five years ago. Hobby Consolas's Manuel del Campo praised the graphical design of stages and enemies despite the small size of the player's plane, music, playability and ship variety but criticized the lack of variety with sound design and 'wow factor'.

The higher levels offer more challenges, but not new ones'. Next Generation reviewed the Neo-Geo version of the game, stating that 'players with any skill will beat the game on the easy or normal level in under an hour. While citing some issues with slowdown and an absence of sound effects for the player's jet, as well as a general lack of originality, he considered it an overall enjoyable shooter with fun weapons, huge bosses, and 'crisp' controls. GamePro's Captain Squideo gave it a generally positive review. AllGame's Kyle Knight praised the variety of ships and backgrounds, sound, level designs and gameplay but criticized its replay value. It holds a 90% on the video game review aggregator GameRankings. The game was met with generally positive reception from critics. Play Meter also listed the title to be the fifty-seventh most-popular arcade game at the time. In North America, RePlay reported it to be the fifth most-popular arcade game at the time. In Japan, Game Machine listed Aero Fighters 2 on their Septemissue as being the seventh most-popular arcade game at the time. The roster of characters has been changed from the previous game, with eight selectable characters however, this time the second player isn't locked to picking a ship of the same nationality as the first player, allowing for more combinations and different endings. Now, the time to sortie is upon us!Īero Fighters 2 plays much like its predecessor, with each ship having a main gun which can be powered up multiple times by picking up 'P' icons and its own unique smart bomb with limited stock. The commander was ordered all members to destroy them completely. has requested the International Secret Rescue team to take action. But does the organization behind them still exist? Their last reports say that the super weapons which had attacked the world 2 years ago still exist. The United Nations Peace Keeping Force rushed in to intercept them but missed in the enemy. 2 years later, a mighty, unknown army suddenly appeared and soon occupied the world. Once a wicked organization schemed to destroy the world but it was wiped out by 8 pilots.

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