Sonic Wings Special is the 4th entry of the Sonic Wings series. It combines stages and features from Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, Sonic Wings 3. A Taiwanese version was released by Video System, titled Aero Fighters Special and it is completely in English.

Fighters

There are 6 teams, 12 pilots, and 12 fighters in this game.

Team	Currency	Pilot	Fighter
USA	Dollar	Mecha-Keaton	F117N Sea Hawk
		Captain Silver	A-10 Thunderbolt II
Japan	Yen	Hien	FS-X
		Mao Mao	F-15DJ Eagle
Russia	Ruble	Volk	Ka-50 Hokum
		Chaika & Pooshika	IL-102 Stormovik II
NATO	ECU	Angela	Rafale M
		Cincia & Ellen	F-14 Tomcat
Sweden	Krona	Kohful the Viking	AJ-37 Viggen
		T.B. A-10	F-104 Star Fighter
P.K.F.	Dollar	Whity	YF-23A
		Lord River N. White	AV-8 Harrier II Plus

Stages

There are 10 stages in the game, but only 7 are playable per game. After completing Stage 4, Stage 5 and 6 are chosen depending on player's performance. After completing Stage 6, one of Fight in Orbit, Another Dimension, or Mars becomes Stage 7, depending on player's performance.

In Fight in Orbit, Another Dimension, 1 of 2 different final bosses appear in the end. The actual boss is random?

If all lives are lost in Stage 7, continuing causes the game to start at the beginning of stage.

Endings

If one of the five last stage bosses is not defeated before it escapes, a boss-specific failure ending is shown.

A character-specific ending is shown if final Stage 7 boss is defeated. A stage-specific ending is shown.

Item system

After an item is revealed, the point value of the item increases the longer it stays on screen. The point value progresses at the sequence of 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 10000 (maximum) points.

Hardware

The game runs on a Sony ZN-1 Jamma board (Playstation Hardware for Arcade Usage). A hacked version including Sonic Wings Limited (Japan) and Aero Fighters Special (Taiwan) also runs on the Taito G-NET system using the Taito G-NET Modbios 2009.

External links

• Wikia gaming page