AeroWings 2: Airstrike, known in Japan as Aero Dancing F (エアロダンシング F, Earo Danshingu F), is a combat flight simulator developed and published by CRI, and Crave Entertainment for the Dreamcast console. It is the sequel to AeroWings. An updated version of the game, called Aero Dancing F: Todoroki Tsubasa no Hatsu Hikō (エアロダンシングF 轟つばさの初飛行, Earo Danshingu F Todoroki Tsubasa no Hatsu Hikō, lit. "Thunder Tsubasa's First Flight"), was released for Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows only in Japan on November 16, 2000.
| AeroWings 2: Airstrike | |
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 North American Dreamcast cover art | |
| Developer(s) | CRI |
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| Platform(s) | Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Dreamcast Todoroki Tsubasa no Hatsu Hikō
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| Genre(s) | Air combat simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
Unlike its predecessor, AeroWings 2 deals with air combat training (being, in that sense, a simulation of a simulation), rather than aerial stunts.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 74/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
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| CNET Gamecenter | 8/10[3] |
| Computer and Video Games | 6/10[4] |
| Eurogamer | 8/10[5] |
| Famitsu | 32/40[6] (S.E.) 30/40[7] |
| Game Informer | 7.5/10[8] |
| GameSpot | 8.3/10[9] |
| GameSpy | 6/10[10] |
| IGN | (US) 8/10[11] (JP) 7.2/10[12] |
| Next Generation |   [13] |
| Maxim | [14] |
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen gave the game generally positive review.[13] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40 for the original game,[6] and 30 out of 40 for the updated Dreamcast version.[7]