A more colorful, more accessible follow up to the original, with some clever gameplay touches. Still second tier, but enjoyable.
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Sequel to Aero the Acro-Bat featuring new acrobatics and more varied worlds. Published by Sunsoft, released in Europe in 1994. Levels in more diverse environments including a forest and a factory, refined acrobatics, more creative enemies and bosses and improved visuals. Sequel to Sunsoft's acrobatic platformer with more variety.
Sunsoft's sequel, this PAL edition of Aero 2 is the genuine rarity of the batch: a late-1994 release with a very limited European run makes it markedly harder to find than the first game, especially complete and clean. The multilingual manual and an intact PAL box are sought after. A more accessible platformer than its predecessor, its desirability rests chiefly on real scarcity in the European market, where good complete copies are contested.
Is Aero the Acro-Bat 2 still worth playing in 2026?
This sequel sharpens Sunsoft's acrobatic formula, with a more responsive hero, more varied settings and a heightened sense of spectacle around the circus and the amusement park. The pacing gains clarity and the levels are better designed than in the first outing. Difficulty stays high and the whole still lacks the spark that sets the great mascots apart. An honest, colourful platformer that genre fans and Sunsoft nostalgics will rediscover with pleasure.
