Gley Lancer

Gley Lancer

Gley Lancer

Mockup North American Genesis box art
Developer(s) Masaya
Publisher(s)
Composer(s) Masanori Hikichi
Noriyuki Iwadare
Yoshiaki Kubotera
Isao Mizoguchi
Platform(s) Sega Mega Drive,
Wii Virtual Console
Release date(s)

Sega Mega Drive

  • JP July 16, 1992

Virtual Console

  • JP February 26, 2008
  • EU May 16, 2008
  • NA July 21, 2008
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Gley Lancer (グレイランサー), also known as Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer, is a 1992 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Masaya for the Sega Mega Drive. The game was released exclusively in Japan on July 16, 1992, and was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on February 26, 2008, in Europe on May 16, 2008 and in North America on July 21, 2008.[1] Before the Virtual Console re-release, an unofficial fan-made translation patch was made available in English.[2]

Gameplay

The gameplay in Gley Lancer is similar to most shoot 'em up games on the Mega Drive.

During the game, the Gley Lancer can toggle through four different speeds. This is always done in a 1-2-3-4-3-2-repeat order, although the starting point can be chosen in the game options. By shooting silver and blue pods, the player can pick up various weapons which take the form of Gunners:

The player can have up to two Gunners. Both Gunners will always have the same weapon, with subsequent power-ups overwriting them both.

In addition, at the beginning of the game, the player chooses one of seven formations to use for the Movers that the Gunners are mounted on.

Plot

The story is narrated through manga-style panel illustrations, similar to Phantasy Star IV or Gaiares. The manual of the Virtual Console version includes translation of the Japanese voice and text of the first few narrations.

The story follows Lucia, a 16-year-old star fighter pilot in the Earth Federation. A war breaks out between humans and an unknown alien race in the year 2025. Lucia's father, Ken, a high-ranking admiral in the Federation Navy, is captured after his ship is warped out of the combat zone with 4 alien modules which have the ability of teleportation. Lucia, heart-broken after hearing her father's disappearance, decides to hijack the prototype fighter CSH-01-XA "Gley Lancer" with the help of her friend Teim and go after her father.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Mega Drive Advanced Gaming89%[3]
MegaTech72%[4]
Mega72%[5]

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