G-Loc: Air Battle

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Description

The Citizens Defence Force does not trust the United Nations to keep a troubled 21st century world at peace. It confiscates a horde of planes and warships, and as a UN loyalist, it is your job to shoot them down. Solving starvation and disease can wait, apparently.

The game is split into 8 stages, which are split into sub-stages over land and sea, each of which has a strict time limit, and a target number of planes to shoot down. They take place from behind your plane, which can be controlled with ‘up’ referring to ‘climb’ or ‘dive’, depending on player preference. You are armed with 10 missiles as well as standard weapons. The plane can survive a few hits, so watch the damage report as it goes from red to black.

Fail to complete a section in the time limit and you use up a continue, but the amount of planes previously shot down is not reset, making the second attempt easier Chase HQ style. As you destroy enemies you gain access to better planes, and the rank reported at the end of the game improves – this is also dependent on the skill level you play at.

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Alternate Titles

• "Sega Ages: G-Loc Air Battle" -- Nintendo Switch title
• "G-Loc R360" -- Computer title
• "G-Loc" -- Official abbreviation
• "ジー・ロック" -- Japanese spelling
• "지-락" -- Korean spelling

Part of the Following Group

• Console Generation Exclusive: Sega Genesis

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Critic Reviews

Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1992	90 out of 100	90
Sega Pro (UK)	SEGA Master System	Feb, 1992	83 out of 100	83
Raze	Game Gear	Sep, 1991	76 out of 100	76
All Game Guide	Arcade	1998		70
Video Chums	Nintendo Switch	Apr 30, 2020		60
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Game Gear	May, 1991	22 out of 40	55
ST Format	Atari ST	Nov, 1992	35 out of 100	35
Play Time	Amiga	Oct, 1992	29 out of 100	29
Pocket Magazine / Pockett Videogames	Game Gear	1991		20
Crash!	Arcade	Feb, 1991	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The arcade version of G-Loc: Air Battle (R-360) appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Arcade version

G-Loc's main gimmick was that in the arcade version, you could find it in the so-called R360 cabinet variant, which placed the player in a hydraulic seat that was actually capable of making 360 turns and placing the player upside-down. Complete with safety bars and an "eject" button for the wusses that would immediately straighten the cabinet, the R360 even had a "demo" mode for people that just wanted to experience an amusement ride instead of actually playing the game.

Cover art

US/Europe Cover of the Game Gear version of G-Loc has a picture of F-16 Fighting Falcon in its cover. In the game however you pilot an F-14 Tomcat. An example of many cover-game inconsistencies during that time...

In other media

The arcade version of G-Loc: Air Battle is briefly seen in the original music video for U2's 1992 single Even Better Than The Real Thing during the song's bridge.

It was also seen in the arcade scene of the episode "Simone" (season 1 episode 3) in the television series La Femme Nikita (1997).

Information also contributed by Rad Spencer