Sonic Wings Special
Sonic Wings Special is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from 1996 that combines the features of Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2 and Sonic Wings 3. It was ported to the arcade as Sonic Wings Limited. The home console version includes new characters and endings, new bosses, updated graphics and unlockable planes. There is also a time attack mode and a 2-player mode. The game uses a branching stage system, so it's impossible to see all the stages in one sitting. There are a total of 14 playable characters and many different endings (some of which are reused from previous games in the series). Overall, the game has a comedic feel to it. As of summer 2012, the Android version of Sonic Wings Special only has 4 playable characters, 4 endings and 9 stages. However, the publisher plans to add more elements from the original version.
Story
In the near future, an "organization" operates in the shadows of a seemingly peaceful world. The true nature of this "organization" is shrouded in mystery and all that has been discovered through desperate investigations by various countries is that the goal of the "organization" is the collapse of the world order, that its weapons contain unknown scientific powers and that the "organization" is called "Fata Morgana". To combat "Fata Morgana", a supranational organization called "Project Blue" was founded. On the surface it is a special unit of the United Nations, but in reality it is a group of combat experts from all over the world. Project Blue's fight continued in secret, but the situation suddenly changed. The "mirage" that had taken control of the core of the armed forces of various countries around the world launched a global coup d'état. The world plunged into chaos, and "Mirage" expanded its territory one area at a time. But that was not the only threat. The departmental intelligence analysis report revealed that "Fata Morgana" was working on a secret weapon that could kill two-thirds of the Earth's population with a single weapon. At this point, Project Blue's covert operations alone were no longer sufficient to deal with the situation. Therefore, a distress call was made to all team members around the world to recruit new members (even if by force). The situation was urgent. Captain Lord River-n-White gave the order: "All weapons are ready. Launch a full-scale attack!" The enemy was waiting for them all over the world.