G-LOC: Air Battle – Sega Mega Drive (1991)

G-LOC: Air Battle is a combat flight shooter that serves as a spiritual successor to Sega’s legendary After Burner II. The game features virtually no in-game narrative, loosely positioning you as a pilot flying an experimental jet fighter tasked with taking down the fictional “Future World Army” across a series of timed combat missions. Unlike its predecessor’s default third-person view, G-LOC primarily utilizes a first-person cockpit perspective, though it dynamically shifts to a third-person chase view when an enemy locks onto your tail so you can perform evasive manoeuvres. Gameplay revolves around strict, point-based objective parameters—requiring you to destroy a designated number of enemy jets, tanks, or warships before the timer runs out—and allows you to spend earned cash to repair or upgrade your jet’s armament between stages. Upon release, the Mega Drive port received a rather mixed reception from critics; while reviewers praised the inclusion of a strategic currency upgrade system and appreciated the developer’s ambitious attempt to downscale Sega’s powerful “Y-Board” arcade visuals to home hardware, the port was widely criticized for its sluggish plane handling, slower pacing compared to the original arcade game, and a noticeably jerky frame rate during frantic dogfights.

Game	Box	Manual	Number	Price
			#2315	£8.00
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