Platform: Sega Game Gear
Region: Other
Country: Japan
Developer(s): Compile
Publishers(s): Sega
ReleaseDate: 1993-10-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
The plot follows Alice Waizen, cousin of GG Aleste protagonist Ellinor Waizen, piloting the Lance Bird space fighter craft to stop an unknown parasitic object attached to the armored defense satellite Algo. Prior to starting, the player has the option to change the game's difficulty. Its gameplay is similar to the previous Game Gear entry; The player controls the Lance Bird fighter craft through six increasingly difficult stages over a constantly scrolling background, populated with an assortment of enemy forces and obstacles, and the scenery never stops moving until a boss is reached, which must be fought to progress further. After the second and fifth stages is a bonus round reminiscent of After Burner, where enemies fly in a preset formation the player must shoot them down. The player has a main weapon that can be powered up by collecting "Power Chips". There are also four different special weapons to obtain and these can be upgraded if the same weapon that is currently being used is picked up. The player can also select their starting weapon at the beginning. The Lance Bird is equipped with a limited number of bombs that damages on-screen objects upon their detonation. Getting hit will result in losing a life, as well as a penalty of decreasing the ship's firepower to its original state and the game is over once all lives are lost, though the player has limited continues to keep playing.
Trailer: YouTube
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Action | Shooter