Steel Talons
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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'[1] |
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
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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
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Release
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Reception
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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.
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