Sonic Wings Assault (ソニックウイングスアサルト), also known as Aerofighters Assault, is a flight combat simulation game released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64.
Overview[]
Sonic Wings Assault stands out for its completely different style of game play from previous Sonic Wings titles. Deviating from the vertically scrolling tradition, players must fly through three-dimensional space in timed missions to attack boss enemies, along with their supporting aircraft. Besides worrying about getting shot down by the enemy, players must also avoid crashing into the ground or buildings. Each player is flanked by three wingmen and reports to the Goliath.
Assault features the fewest playable characters out of the entire series, with only four options available in normal play and two hidden, unlockable characters. There is also little plot revealed within gameplay, with no dialogue in between stages. Most playable characters and enemies were featured in previous games, as were many of the sound effects.
Story[]
Translated from the Japanese game manual
Project Blue is a United Nations peacekeeping force established to protect world peace. For many years, they have been secretly saving the world from crisis. It was Project Blue that repeatedly thwarted the plans of Fata Morgana, a mysterious, gigantic military organization that plots world domination. After analyzing the failure of numerous plans and realizing that a simple military invasion would not be enough to avoid Project Blue's counterattack, Fata Morgana launched a new operation.
One month later...
A special bomb exploded in Antarctica. This caused most of the ice in Antarctica to melt in an instant, and major cities around the world, such as New York and Tokyo, were submerged.
In response, Fata Morgana's large military force began their invasion.
The world was facing an unprecedented crisis.
Project Blue immediately shifted to intercept mode, but ground forces were in a situation where even movement was difficult, and naval forces had to prioritize rescuing refugees.
Only air units can intercept the Fata Morgana.
"We can't count on support from other units. We are our last hope!"
Receiving this heartbreaking order, the warriors of the sky take off one after another. Some do so for peace, some to test their own strength, and some for revenge...
The battle of the sonic knights is about to begin.
Pilots and Aircraft[]
| Country | Pilot | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|
| USA | Hawk | F-14 Tomcat |
| Glenda | A-10 Thunderbolt II | |
| Japan | Hien | FSX |
| Russia | Volk | SU-35 Super Flanker |
| Secret | Mao Mao | F-15 Eagle |
| Whity | X-29 |
Non-Playable Characters[]
- Ellen
- Gozen (mentioned in Japanese manual)
- River-n-White, Lord (mentioned in Japanese manual)
Stages and Bosses[]
| Stage | Location | Boss |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Super XX |
| 2 | Pacific Ocean | Leviathan |
| 3 | Air Docking | |
| 4 | Air Battle | Spriggan |
| 5 | Desert | Vazeel |
| 6 | Shuttle Defense | |
| 7 | Fortress | Le-Ostro |
| 8 | Goliath Defense | |
| 9 | Antarctic | |
| 10 | Ice Cave | Lar |
| 11 | Space | Gurabura Station Core Pandora |
Releases[]
Nintendo 64[]
Sonic Wings Assault is the only game in the series released for just one console. Internationally, it was released as Aerofighters Assault, the only title in which "Aerofighters" is a single word.
Japanese Version Gallery[]
International Versions Gallery[]
Books[]
Soundtracks[]
Secrets[]
Unlockables[]
- Mao Mao: On the title screen press C left, C down, C right, C up, C left, C right, C down.
- Whity: Complete all bonus stages in the game.
- Extra plane colors: Use the control stick to select a plane, then press the R button to change color schemes.
- Stage select: During the plane-flying scene after the Video System screen, enter this code: Up on the Control Pad, C-Down, Left on the Control Pad, C-Right, Down on the Control Pad, C-Up, Right on the Control Pad, C-Left, L Button, R Button, Z Button. If performed correctly, the game will chime. (untested)
- Extra pilots in death match: Use the stage select above to enter the Space stage. After completion, death match mode will begin with six additional pilots. (untested)
| Games | |
|---|---|
| Sonic Wings Series | Sonic Wings · Sonic Wings 2 · Sonic Wings 3 · Sonic Wings Special · Sonic Wings Special for Android · Sonic Wings Limited · Sonic Wings Assault · Sonic Wings Reunion |
| Sonic Wings Related | Gapporin · Karate Blazers · Lethal Crash Race · The Mahjong Touhaiden · Ojanko High School · Power Spikes II · Rabio Lepus · Rabio Lepus Special · Spinal Breakers · SukuSuku Inufuku · SukuSuku Inufuku 2 · Tao Taido · Turbo Force |
| Other Video System Games | 3 On 3 Dunk Madness · F-1 Grand Prix · F-1 Grand Prix Part II · F-1 Grand Prix Part III · Hyper V-Ball · Pipe Dream · Power Spikes · Super Volleyball · Tail to Nose: Great Championship |
| Unreleased Games | Droppers · Metal Rabbit |