ɪɾ ɪz ðə θˈɜːd ɡˈeɪm ɪnðɪ ˈæftɚ bˈɜːnɚ sˈɪɹiz, ænd ɐ pˈoːɹt ʌv stɹˈaɪk fˈaɪɾɚ, ɐ ɡˈeɪm ɹᵻlˈiːst fɔːɹ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɑːɹkˈeɪdz, ɪtsˈɛlf ɐ sˈiːkwəl tə dʒˈiːˌɛlˌoʊsˈiː: ˈɛɹ bˈæɾəl.
It is the third game in the After Burner series, and a port of Strike Fighter, a game released for Japanese arcades, itself a sequel to G-LOC: Air Battle.