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{{nihongo|'''After Burner'''|アフターバーナー|Afutā Bānā}} is a [[1987]] [[shooter]] game by [[Sega AM2]] that debuted in the [[arcade]]s. The player assumes control of an American F-14 Tomcat fighter jet, and must clear each of the game's eighteen unique stages by destroying incoming enemies, using both a machine gun and a limited supply of heat-seeking missiles. It uses a third-person perspective, previously utilized by Sega's earlier games [[Out Run]] and [[Space Harrier]], and runs on the Sega X arcade system which allowed for the easy scaling and rotation of in-game sprites, producing three-dimensional graphics.  

After Burner was intended as being Sega's first "true blockbuster" video game. Development began shortly after the completion of Out Run, and was kept as a closely guarded secret within the company. Designed by Sega veteran Yu Suzuki and the Sega AM2 division, the game was released in three variations: a standard upright cabinet, and two cockpit versions, one that tilts left and right, and one a rotating cockpit version. Its analog flight-stick controls moved in all directions and measured the degree of push, a precursor to the analog thumbsticks of the [[N64]] and later consoles. After Burner's gameplay also featured a lock-on system, which was adopted by later rail shooters such as Sega's [[Panzer Dragoon]] and [[Rez]].