Action Fighter

Action Fighter (アクション ファイター) is a 1986 vehicular combat game developed and published by Sega for the Master System. It was ported to Japanese arcades shortly after its release, and later to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and IBM PC compatible computers in 1989.

Action Fighter
Japanese arcade flyer
Developer	Sega
Publisher	Sega
Composer	Tokuhiko Uwabo
Platforms	Master System, arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS
Release	August 17, 1986 Master System JP: August 17, 1986[1] NA: November 1986[2] PAL: August 1987[3] Arcade JP: September 1986[4][5] Amiga, Atari ST, C64 NA: April 1989[6] EU: August 1989[7] CPC, ZX Spectrum EU: August 1989[7] MS-DOS NA: December 1989[8]
Genre	Vehicular combat
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Sega System 16

The player begins the game riding a superbike. In subsequent levels, a sports car, a jet via added wings, jetski, helicopter and Formula One racing car can all be driven, as seen in the game's title screen. All of the vehicles are armed to deal with enemy vehicles and gun emplacements. The helicopter levels play as a vertically scrolling shooter.

Gameplay

Development

Release

In 2022, the arcade version was included as part of the Sega Astro City Mini V, a vertically-oriented variant of the Sega Astro City mini console.^[9]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Action Fighter as the 12th most successful table arcade unit of October 1986.^[10]

Computer and Video Games magazine reviewed the Master System version in 1989, giving it an 89% score.^[11]