G-LOC: Air Battle for Genesis
Review #4212
G-LOC: Air Battle
Top Gun 3
Gameplay
Looks and plays a lot like the NES games Top Gun 1 & 2.
A much slower paced game than After Burner or Air Diver since most enemies fly away from you instead of toward you.
Movement is decent, although you're still constrained to a little box like on After Burner.
Gameplay is incredibly simple - just lock on and fire a missile. You can try to use your gun but it only works at very close range. There isn't a ton of variety but more than something like After Burner.
Simple but fun.
Level Design
Each mission is broken into 4 or 5 segments. I enjoy the small goals.
A radio buddy announces your objective for each segment. It's always a number of enemies you need to down.
The view switches between in cockpit or behind which is kind of annoying to be honest. I wish I could choose or else just stay in cockpit.
Theme
Absolutely love the mission briefing which has no words but instead is a top-down view of a war room table. Military guys are crowded around the table pointing out your mission objectives. Love it.
End level animation shows you celebrating like you're Maverick.
Art Style
Nice looking sprites which animate well. There are a handful of backgrounds which are reused in every level. None are very detailed but they're a lot better looking than Thunder Blade. The huge HUD is also helpful. Overall the graphics are spartan, but they work.
Audio
Really dumb, tinny song plays the whole time. Sound effects are minimal and lack that satisfying crunch.
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