Lock-On (video game)

Lock-On is a 1986 first-person combat flight simulator video game with a futuristic theme. It was developed by Tatsumi and licensed to Data East for US distribution. Its graphics feature scaling sprites and a full-screen rotation effect. The game consists of 20 levels. Gameplay is similar to After Burner: the plane follows a predefined path, but the player can steer it slightly to evade incoming missiles. The player can fire guns and homing missiles, the latter of which requires the eponymous lock-on first.

This article is about the 1986 video game. For the 1993 video game known as Lock On in North America, see Super Air Diver.
Lock-On
Title screen
Developer(s)Tatsumi
Publisher(s)Tatsumi (Japan)
Data East (US)
Platform(s)Arcade, IBM PC, Atari ST
Release1986
Genre(s)Combat flight simulator
Mode(s)Single-player
CabinetUpright
DisplayRaster, Horizontal

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Lock-On on their June 15, 1987 issue as being the eleventh most-successful upright arcade unit of the year.[1]

References
  1. "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. 310. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 June 1987. p. 21.


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