Sonic Wings Special for Android is a simplified English port of Sonic Wings Special released as an app for Android devices. A free version was released in 2012, with a paid version following in 2013 costing $3.71 USD. The app is no longer available for download.
Overview[]
The app features four playable characters, nine stages, and four different endings. Unlike the original Sonic Wings Special, there is no two-player mode, method of choosing a path among stages, or more than one ending per character. The system of power ups and extra points remains the same, although the app version is a little easier than the original.
The app uses character dialogue from Aero Fighters Special, the English translation of Sonic Wings Limited. Since Blaster Keaton only appears in Aero Fighters Special as Mecha-Keaton, Sonic Wings Special for Android uses Mecha-Keaton's dialogue despite Keaton being in human form.
The music and graphics have translated well to the Android version, except for a slight break in the music when it loops during a boss fight. However, players have expressed dissatisfaction with the game's controls: the player's plane shoots continuously and must be moved by the player's finger.[1] Sometimes the finger can block the screen, and the plane's motion may lag. Special weapons are detonated by touching and holding an icon on the screen.
A free version of the app was also available. It contained only the first stage of the game (Tokyo), and Blaster Keaton was the only playable character.
Story[]
from in-game instruction screen
In the near future, a secret organization is plotting against an otherwise peaceful world. Much of this organization's plans are still unclear. Several countries have launched investigations, but all they have discovered is that its purpose is to destroy the world order, that it possesses unknown chemical weapons, and that it calls itself Fata Morgana.
To fight against Fata Morgana, a super-national organization called Project Blue has been established. It is a group of combat experts from all over the world, and is officially part of the U.N. Security Force's commando units.
There's no time to lose. Captain Lord River-n-White's orders: "Use of all weapons is allowed. Launch a full-scale attack!" The enemy awaits you in various parts of the world.
Pilots and Aircraft[]
| Country | Pilot | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|
| USA | Keaton, Blaster | F-117 Nighthawk |
| Silver, Captain | A-10 Thunderbolt II | |
| Japan | Hien | FSX |
| Mao Mao | F-15 Eagle |
Stages and Bosses[]
Sonic Wings Special for Android contains nine stages in a fixed order.
| Stage | Location | Boss |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Super X Kai |
| 2 | Mato Grosso | Leviathan |
| 3 | Dover | Avro Vulcan Bomber |
| 4 | Paris | Black Star |
| 5 | Syrian Desert | Vazeel |
| 6 | Bosporus Straits | Pomornik |
| 7 | Grand Canyon | Super XX |
| 8 | ? | ? |
| 9 | Bermuda Triangle | Barubi |
Gallery[]
References[]
| 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 |