Steel Talons

Steel Talons
Steel Talons
Developer(s)	Atari Games NuFX (Lynx); Polygames (Genesis) Panoramic (SNES);
Publisher(s)	Atari Games Atari Corporation (Falcon/Lynx); Tengen (Genesis); Left Field Productions (SNES);
Composer(s)	Brad Fuller
Platform(s)	Arcade, Atari Falcon, Lynx, Genesis, SNES
Release	1991: Arcade; 1992: Lynx
Genre(s)	Arcade, air combat simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player; 2-player multiplayer
Arcade system	Atari Hard Drivin'

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Steel Talons is a 3D arcade game released by Atari Games in 1991. The player takes on the role of a pilot for an "AT1196 Steel Talons combat helicopter". Steel Talons was ported to the Sega Genesis, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A Jaguar port was announced, but never released.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Gameplay

Steel Talons is an air combat arcade game in which the player flies a helicopter. That latter is equipped with a machine gun, rockets, and a limited number of air-to-surface guided missiles. The game came as a two-player cockpit cabinet with both cooperative and competitive modes. In single-player or the cooperative two-player mode, there are 19 missions. In competitive mode, players attempt to destroy each other's helicopter.

The arcade version has a joystick, analog collective lever on the left side that controls the altitude of the helicopter, and rudder pedals. The back of the seat has a speaker thumps when the player's helicopter takes is shot. The arcade version has a button called "real heli mode" which makes flying more difficult, but also allows more freedom of movement and could be an advantage during multiplayer games.

Development

Release

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Steel Talons on their March 15, 1992 issue as being the third most-successful upright arcade unit of the year.^[6]

References

^ "Atari Hard Drivin' Hardware (Atari)". system16.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
^ "News - La Jaguar ronronne - On attend sur Jaguar". Génération 4 (in French). No. 64. Computec Media France. March 1994. p. 42. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
^ "Jaguar's Domain". GameFan. Vol. 2, no. 6. Shinno Media. May 1994. pp. 90–92.
^ "Warpzone - Demnächst für Eure Konsolen". Video Games (in German). No. 30. Future-Verlag. May 1994. p. 79. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
^ "Warpzone - Jaguar - Angekündigte Jaguar-Spiele". Video Games (in German). No. 32. Future-Verlag. July 1994. p. 32. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 422. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 March 1992. p. 29.

External links

Steel Talons at GameFAQs
Steel Talons at Giant Bomb
Steel Talons at Killer List of Videogames
Steel Talons at MobyGames

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[1] "Atari Hard Drivin' Hardware (Atari)". system16.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

[2] "News - La Jaguar ronronne - On attend sur Jaguar". Génération 4 (in French). No. 64. Computec Media France. March 1994. p. 42. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

[3] "Jaguar's Domain". GameFan. Vol. 2, no. 6. Shinno Media. May 1994. pp. 90–92.

[4] "Warpzone - Demnächst für Eure Konsolen". Video Games (in German). No. 30. Future-Verlag. May 1994. p. 79. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

[5] "Warpzone - Jaguar - Angekündigte Jaguar-Spiele". Video Games (in German). No. 32. Future-Verlag. July 1994. p. 32. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

[6] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 422. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 March 1992. p. 29.

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