G-LOC: Air Battle
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| G-LOC: Air Battle | |
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| Developer(s) | Sega-AM2 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Yu Suzuki |
| Release date(s) | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Sega Megadrive, Sega Game Gear |
| Input | Joystick, 2 buttons |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright, Sit-down and Custom (R-360) |
| Arcade system(s) | Sega Y-Board |
| Arcade display | Raster resolution 320 x 224 (horizontal) Palette colors: 24576 |
G-LOC: Air Battle is a 1990 air combat arcade game by Sega. The title refers to "Loss of Consciousness by g-force".
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[edit] Overview
The game puts the player in a fighter plane, dog fighting other planes. Once the player takes too many hits or the game-timer runs out the game is over. The player can earn more time by achieving goals that are set each stage.
[edit] Description
The player controls an experimental aircraft in a mission to eliminate enemy planes. During the game the player is attacked from the front and back. The game is played most of the time in a first person perspective, however once locked by an enemy missile the perspective changes to third person behind the player's plane to allow the player to perform evasive manouvers. The plane is controlled by joystick and has two weapons: a cannon and missiles. The player can either try to gun enemy planes down or target them by moving the crosshair over them and launch missiles at targeted planes to destroy them.
The game is released in three arcade cabinet versions, a standard standup version, a sit-down version and a deluxe-sitdown version: the R-360 cabinet. The R-360 gives the game into a more dynamic feel as the cabinet responds to the pilots actions somewhat removing the limited path the plane could move in the standup and sit-down versions.
[edit] Legacy
The game is essentially a sequel to After Burner and After Burner II, although not advertised as such. The game is followed by Strike Fighter.
[edit] Ports
The game was ported to the Sega Mega Drive, the Sega Master System and the Sega Game Gear. Because the R-360 cabinet made the game more impressive the home computer versions (Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and Amiga) were named G-LOC R360.
