3D After Burner II out today on Nintendo 3DS

3D AFTER BURNER II OUT TODAY ON NINTENDO 3DS

3D After Burner II is the 1987 flight game masterpiece first released on SEGA’s X Board arcade hardware. Delivering a true vintage arcade experience, the re-mastered version features eye-popping stereoscopic 3D visuals and offers a host of options and settings, including the ability to adjust the difficulty settings and other visual enhancements, such as smoke transparency that were not present in the original version. Players are able to choose from a number of real-life arcade cabinet skins wherein everything from the appearance to the environmental sounds of the specific cabinet are recreated, providing a true and authentic arcade experience.

The highlight of 3D After Burner II is the addition of the ’special mode’ which can be unlocked once the player completes the game. The ’special mode,’ while maintaining the basics of the ’arcade mode,’ provides the player with a completely new gaming experience and allows the players to control time by utilizing  the ‘burst’ which makes avoiding incoming attacks easier and increases the number of lock-on targets. 

3D After Burner II also enhances the original audio experience by including soundtracks with additional melody lines, discovered in SEGA’s archives, from the time of the game’s original development. 

3D After Burner II is available now for download in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
For more information on the creation of the SEGA 3D Classics, head over to the SEGA Blog for an in-depth interview with the M2 Developers. http://blogs.sega.com/category/sega-3d-classics/

A classic game requires a classic contest. Join the SEGA Classic Contest for a chance to win a limited edition SEGA Hoodie. For more information, see here: http://blogs.sega.com/

Beginning with today’s launch, SEGA will release the following titles for the Nintendo 3DS over the coming months: 3D Fantasy Zone™, 3D OutRun™, 3D Fantasy Zone II™, and 3D Thunder Blade™.

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SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home.  The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.  SEGA of America’s website is located at www.sega.com