Aero Fighters 2
Aero Fighters 2 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Aero Fighters 2 on?
- Aero Fighters 2 was released on Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD.
- When did Aero Fighters 2 release?
- Aero Fighters 2 was first released on January 18, 1994.
About Aero Fighters 2
The game is played with two buttons, with the A button firing projectiles from the plane and the B button launching a special bomb attack which uses a bomb from a limited stock of bombs. Power projectiles can be obtained by destroying buildings and armored enemy planes. There are two types of Power projectiles: "P" Power projectiles, that increases the plane's firepower by one level, and "F" Power projectiles, that increases the plane's firepower to the maximum level instantly. The maximum level only lasts for a limited amount of shots. When certain ground enemies and buildings are destroyed, money bonuses appear which give a random amount of points each. When the player reaches the end of the stage, the player has to face a boss ship.
Summary via IGDB.
Aero Fighters 2 on Wikipedia
Aero Fighters 2, released in Japan as Sonic Wings 2, is a 1994 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed by Video System and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. It is the second installment of the Aero Fighters series, followed by the sequel Aero Fighters 3 (1995) and the spin-off Aero Fighters Assault (1997).
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD
- Developer
- Video System
- Publisher
- Video System
- Game modes
- Single player, Co-operative
- Themes
- Warfare
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Geo AES | 1994 | $739 | $1,198 | — | Medium |
Release timeline
- Neo Geo MVSJan 18, 1994
- Neo Geo AESJan 26, 1994
- Neo Geo CDSep 29, 1994
- Arcade1994
- Nintendo SwitchAug 3, 2017
- PlayStation 4Aug 3, 2018
- Xbox OneAug 3, 2018
- iOSMay 10, 2022
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Neo Geo AES · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-21
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| US release (SNK of America) | $836 | $1,900 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 2 times a year
- Complete: about 2 times a year
- Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-21.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $650 in Jan 2021, $799 five years ago, and $739 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 | $650 | $1,258 |
| Jan 2022 | $806 | $1,258 |
| Jan 2023 | $603 | $745 |
| Jan 2024 | $639 | $925 |
| Jan 2025 | $650 | $728 |
| Jan 2026 | $721 | $1,422 |
| Oct 2026 | $739 | $1,198 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | NGH number |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 26 August 1994 | NGH-075 |
- Japan: SNK's identification number for the game, printed on its ROM chips and inserts; confirmed by both the NeoGeo Dev Wiki and MAME's software list.
- Region
- JP+NA
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Med
A short, colorful vertical shooter from Video System that a good player can finish in an hour, and one of the pricier carts from SNK's peak years.
Aero Fighters 2 is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Video System and published by SNK, the second game in the Aero Fighters series. The Japanese AES cart followed the arcade release by about five weeks in 1994, and a Neo Geo CD version came a month after that.
It is not a deep game. Next Generation, reviewing the Neo Geo version, said players with any skill would beat it on the easy or normal setting in under an hour. Spanish magazine HobbyConsolas nevertheless put it among its twenty best games for the Neo Geo AES in 2014, so it has its fans as a quick, pretty arcade session rather than a long campaign.
How it was made
Developed by Video System and published by SNK; the arcade original ran on Neo Geo MVS hardware.
What the press said at the time
“But while the graphics and sound are arcade quality, the game itself grows tedious very quickly. Players with any skill will beat the game on the easy or normal level in under an hour.”
Also on other platforms
Arcade · Neo Geo CD
- Neo Geo CD. Joypad's reviewer found the Neo Geo CD version disappointing, and thought the CD soundtrack was trivial.
Before you buy
Both the Japanese cart and SNK of America's US release exist, and the US cart sells for more, especially complete. The price puts this in the range where a swapped-board conversion is worth a thought, so ask a seller for a photo of the board: a genuine AES board is marked NEO-AEG. A complete copy has the hard plastic case and manual, and the cart is a collector's purchase now that the arcade version is cheaply playable through Hamster's ACA NeoGeo release.
Aero Fighters 2 screenshots
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