Yu Suzuki’s Air Twister is a clear Space Harrier/Panzer Dragoon homage, only much weirder Shenmue and Virtua Fighter creator Yu Suzuki has a new game — essentially a Space Harrier and Panzer Dragoon spiritual successor — coming to Apple Arcade on June 24.
Space Harrier, which Sega released in 1985 in arcades, is a clear influence, but Suzuki told GameSpot that Air Twister has “a much different feel.”
Sega itself hasn’t released a new game in the Space Harrier franchise since 2000’s arcade-only Planet Harriers.
Judging from the trailer released Tuesday, Air Twister closely follows the on-rails shooting formula that delighted fans of Sega’s arcade shooter Space Harrier, albeit with updated graphics and a fantasy space setting.