Steel Talons

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Steel Talons was originally an arcade video game by Atari Games, and was released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, the Atari Lynx handheld, Atari ST, Atari Falcon and SNES. In the arcade, it came as a two-player cockpit cabinet and featured both cooperative and competitive game play modes.

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[edit] Game story

The player takes on the role of a pilot for an "AT1196 Steel Talons combat helicopter." The game's helicopter is equipped with a machine gun, rockets, and a limited number of air-to-surface guided missiles. Several missions are available for play. Completing early missions unlocks later missions.

[edit] Information

The Illustration for the package was created by Marc Ericksen for Atari Lynx in 1988. It was released in 1991 and it is in the simulator genre. The shape allows it to stand horizontal and it holds medium resolution for the two 25 inch monitor that allows one screen for each player. It is a multiplayer game. In the single-player mode, the player tries adventures through 19 various computer simulated missions. In the two player mode, two players may work together in the simulation world, or they may choose to go at combat with each other where the mission objective is to destroy the other player.[1]

[edit] Controls

There is a joystick, and analog collective lever, an analog with two buttons, and rudder pedals.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Steel Talons". The International Arcade Museum. http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9785. Retrieved 27 December 2012.