Sonic Wings Special
Sonic Wings Special is a 1996 vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up that combines the features in Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, and Sonic Wings 3.
It was ported to arcade as Sonic Wings Limited.
The home console version adds new characters and endings, new bosses, updated graphics and unlockable planes. There are also Time Attack and 2-player modes. The game uses a branching stage system, so it is impossible to see all levels in one sitting. There is a total of 14 playable characters and many different endings (some of which are reused from previous games in the series). Overall the game has a comic feel.
As of Summer 2012, the Android version of Sonic Wings Special has only 4 playable characters with 4 endings and 9 stages. However, the publisher is planning to add further elements of the original version.
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DeveloperVideo System
PublisherMonkeyPaw Games, Mediaquest, Hamster Corporation, Phoenix Games
ReleasedJuly 5, 1996
StatusReleased
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About This Game
Sonic Wings Special is set in a near future of deceptive calm. Beneath the surface, a shadowy organization called Fata Morgana has been engineering the collapse of global order, wielding weapons powered by unknown scientific principles. Intelligence gathered by multiple nations confirms Fata Morgana's goal but little else about its true nature.
To counter the threat, a multinational coalition called Project Blue is formed under the UN's banner — a covert strike team drawn from combat specialists worldwide. The conflict escalates sharply when Fata Morgana seizes control of military assets across the globe and triggers a worldwide coup, quickly expanding its territory as civilization fractures.
An intelligence report then reveals a far more alarming development: Fata Morgana is close to completing a weapon capable of killing two-thirds of Earth's population in a single strike. Covert operations alone can no longer contain this. Captain Lord River-n-White issues an emergency recall to all Project Blue members, authorizes every weapon in the arsenal, and orders a full-scale assault. The enemy is already waiting across the globe.