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Yu Suzuki made great games during Sega's 80s heyday, though you could argue that the cabinets were even better. From the otherworldly beauty of a Space Harrier to the chunky desirability of an Out Run, they're deliciously physical manifestations of these classics: these are games you can touch.After Burner's no different, its various cabinets all sprayed with that particularly 80s brand of testosterone, watered down with a little boyish charm. It's a vital aspect of Sega's arcade output that's often been so hard to emulate. Playing them through the dumb window of a PC or many other ports does scant justice to the wonder of the real thing.
That's until M2's recent revivals which, after an amazing run back in 2013 that took in Galaxy Force 2, Space Harrier and Super Hang On, returns with a restoration of After Burner 2 that hit the 3DS' eShop late last week. It's quite possibly the Japanese developer's best work yet.
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