Changes: Sonic Wings Limited

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In some ways, Sonic Wings Limited is, as its name implies, a simplified, arcade-only version of Sonic Wings Special; however, it does have a few differences which make it worth playing for those already familiar with Special. Limited features all of Special's characters, save for the unlockable Kotomi and The Man, although Keaton appears only as Mecha-Keaton and not in his human form. Each character also only has one aircraft instead of a second unlockable one as in Special. While Limited's character endings are the same as in Special, the stage selection process is more complicated. Rather than allowing the player to actively choose stages, the player's score at certain points in the game determine which stages-- and which final bosses and endings-- appear.

Limited's first boss Gozan does not appear in any other Sonic Wings game. The other bosses are all in other games, most of them in Special, but they appear in different levels than in other games. Finally, the background for the Kyoto/Japan level is completely different than in Special.

Limited was released internationally in English as "Aero Fighters Special."

Soundtracks

Sonic Wings Limited Soundtrack

Secrets

Route Selection

Stage 1: Kyoto

Stage 2: Chosen randomly from either Paris, The Alps, or Mato Grosso

Stage 3: Chosen randomly from either Paris, The Alps, or Mato Grosso

Stage 4: The Ural Mountains

Stage 5

Finish Stage 4 with less than 500,000 points: Aegean Sea
Finish Stage 4 with more than 500,000 points: New York

Stage 6

Finish Stage 5 with less than 550,000 points: Red Square
Finish Stage 5 with more than 550,000 points: Panama Canal

Stage 7

Finish Stage 6 with less than 600,000 points: Fight in Orbit
Finish Stage 6 (Red Square) with more than 600,000 points: Another Dimension
Finish Stage 6 (Panama Canal) with more than 600,000 points and without losing a life: Mars

Final Bosses

Fight in Orbit: either Gurabura or Pandora
Another Dimension: either Lar or Do-ni Revision (small version)
Mars: Osaru

Characters

Playable

Bosses

Game Versions

Arcade

Sonic Wings Limited was released in arcades in Japan; it was released internationally as Aero Fighters Special. Used PCB/Jamma boards seem to be much more rare than those for the earlier games.

All endings

Media

Partial strategy guide for Sonic Wings Limited from Gamest magazine (PDF)

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+{{Game-infobox
-*'''Japanese Name:''' Sonic Wings Limited
+|image = [[image:swlgame.jpg]]
+|janame = ソニックウイングスリミテッド (Sonic Wings Limited)
+|usname = Aero Fighters Special
+|publisher = Video System
+|date = 1997
+|platform = arcade
+}}
+In some ways, Sonic Wings Limited is, as its name implies, a simplified, arcade-only version of [[Sonic Wings Special]]; however, it does have a few differences which make it worth playing for those already familiar with Special. Limited features all of Special's characters, save for the unlockable [[Kotomi]] and [[Waffle, Colonel|The Man]], although [[Keaton, Blaster|Keaton]] appears only as Mecha-Keaton and not in his human form. Each character also only has one aircraft instead of a second unlockable one as in Special. While Limited's character endings are the same as in Special, the stage selection process is more complicated. Rather than allowing the player to actively choose stages, the player's score at certain points in the game determine which stages-- and which final bosses and endings-- appear.
-*'''English Name:''' N/A
+Limited's first boss [[Gozan]] does not appear in any other Sonic Wings game. The other bosses are all in other games, most of them in Special, but they appear in different levels than in other games. Finally, the background for the Kyoto/Japan level is completely different than in Special.
-*'''Manufacturer:''' Video System
+Limited was released internationally in English as "Aero Fighters Special."
-*'''Year of release:''' 1997
+==Soundtracks==
-*'''Platform:''' Arcade
+*[[Sonic Wings Limited Soundtrack]]
+==Secrets==
-In some ways, Sonic Wings Limited is, as its name implies, a simplified, arcade-only version of [[Sonic Wings Special]]; however, it does have a few differences which make it worth playing for those already familiar with Special.  Limited features all of Special's characters, save for the unlockable [[Kotomi]] and [[Waffle, Colonel|The Man]], although [[Keaton, Blaster|Keaton]] appears only as Mecha-Keaton and not in his human form.  Each character also only has one aircraft instead of a second unlockable one as in Special.  There are only seven levels with no ability for the player to choose her/his path as in Special; however, Limited's character endings are the same as in Special.  The ending which appears for a particular character seems to be randomly chosen from among that character's endings in Special.
+===Route Selection===
-Limited differs completely from Special in its bosses.  The game's first boss, that of the Kyoto/Japan level, is a [[Railway tank|tank which moves on bullet train tracks]], a boss which does not appear in any other Sonic Wings game.  The other bosses are all in other games, most of them in Special, but they appear in different levels than they do in other games.  Oddly, the final boss of the game is the [[UFO]], who does not appear as a major boss in any other game.  Finally, the background for the Kyoto/Japan level is completely different than in Special.
+'''Stage 1:''' ''Kyoto''
+'''Stage 2:''' Chosen randomly from either ''Paris'', ''The Alps'', or ''Mato Grosso''
+'''Stage 3:''' Chosen randomly from either ''Paris'', ''The Alps'', or ''Mato Grosso''
+'''Stage 4:''' ''The Ural Mountains''
+'''Stage 5'''
+*Finish Stage 4 with less than 500,000 points: ''Aegean Sea''
+*Finish Stage 4 with more than 500,000 points: ''New York''
+'''Stage 6'''
+*Finish Stage 5 with less than 550,000 points: ''Red Square''
+*Finish Stage 5 with more than 550,000 points: ''Panama Canal''
+'''Stage 7'''
+*Finish Stage 6 with less than 600,000 points: ''Fight in Orbit''
+*Finish Stage 6 (''Red Square'') with more than 600,000 points: ''Another Dimension''
+*Finish Stage 6 (''Panama Canal'') with more than 600,000 points and without losing a life: ''Mars''
+'''Final Bosses'''
+*''Fight in Orbit'': either [[Gurabura]] or [[Pandora]]
+*''Another Dimension'': either [[Lar]] or [[Do-ni Revision]] (small version)
+*''Mars'': [[Osaru]]
 ==Characters==
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 *[[Cincia]] and [[Ellen]]
 *[[Hien]]
-*[[Keaton, Blaster]]
+*[[Keaton, Blaster|Mecha-Keaton]]
 *[[Kowful]]
 *[[Mao Mao]]
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 *[[Whity]]
-===Enemies===
+===Bosses===
+*[[Black Star]]
+*[[Do-ni Revision]]
+*[[Flying Craft]]
+*[[Gozan]]
 *[[Gurabura]]
+*[[Insect]]
+*[[Lar]]
 *[[Maxim Gorky]]
 *[[MiG 31|MiG 31 Flamefox]]
+*[[New Jersey, The]]
 *[[Novgorod]]
-*[[Railway tank]]
+*[[Osaru]]
+*[[Pandora]]
+*[[Spriggan]]
 *[[Station Core]]
+*[[Submarine]]
 *[[Super XX]]
 *[[Vazeel]]
+==Game Versions==
+===Arcade===
+[[image:swlgame.jpg|thumb]]
+Sonic Wings Limited was released in arcades in Japan; it was released internationally as Aero Fighters Special. Used PCB/Jamma boards seem to be much more rare than those for the earlier games.
+*[http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=n5tjikmqtzm Sonic Wings Limited Flyer (high resolution JPEG)]
+*[http://www.mediafire.com/i/?117et3r8z3v877u Sonic Wings Limited Character List - Side 1 (JPEG)]
+*[http://www.mediafire.com/i/?zjccezn79w7ql5c Sonic Wings Limited Character List - Side 2 (JPEG)]
+*[http://www.mediafire.com/i/?6co6gll13pnnnwc Aero Fighters Special Flyer - Front (high resolution JPEG)]
+*[http://www.mediafire.com/i/?rb0dcayn7spc66c Aero Fighters Special Flyer - Back (high resolution JPEG)]
+*[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/f/swl.htm All endings]
+==Media==
+*[http://www.mediafire.com/?a1zhr5485vadc79 Partial strategy guide for Sonic Wings Limited from ''Gamest'' magazine (PDF)]
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