It’s very tough to update old-school arcade games gracefully. Change too much, and people accuse you of ignoring the franchise’s heritage. Change too little, and people will say the series is stuck in a rut. This second situation is unfortunately how we feel about After Burner: Black Falcon, an update to publisher Sega’s beloved arcade flight shooter series After Burner. It’s not as bad a collision with the past as would be, say, taking Mick Jagger shopping for Speedos, but it isn’t exactly plugging your iPod straight into your hybrid-fuel car’s stereo, either.
After Burner: Black Falcon review
A classic arcade flight shooter refuels, but buys the cheap gas
GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
- +
Decent sense of speed
- +
Looks good
- +
Flame jobs on planes
Cons
- -
Jets too similar
- -
Unavoidable damage
- -
Shallow overall
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Genre | Flight |
Description | With its progenitors watching from the arcade past, this fledging screams onto the scene, engines a-blazing, looking fast, fun, and full of promise. |
Platform | "PSP" |
US censor rating | "Rating Pending" |
UK censor rating | "12+" |
Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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