![]() It was produced by Sean Patten of Atari Corporation, with John Skruch acting as assistant producer. Development īlue Lightning for Atari Jaguar CD was developed by British studio Attention to Detail (ATD), which previously worked on Cybermorph (1993) for the Jaguar. The planes also act as lives, and the game is over if all of them are crashed or destroyed, though extra planes can be obtained by either completing the chosen set of missions or reaching a certain score. The player can toggle between third-person and first-person views, perform an aleron roll to minimize damage from enemy fire, and activate the plane's afterburner for a short speed boost. In ground missions, the player is given access to three types of bombs. During gameplay, the player's plane can fire its machine gun or a limited number of missiles to use against enemy units. The player can choose from seven fighter planes instead of being settled with only one plane as in the original game, each one having their own advantages and disadvantages, but the player must complete the training missions first before gaining access to the other aircraft. There are five types of assignments in the game such as aerial, escort, and ground missions. Before starting a mission, a briefing screen explaining the current situation in the selected "Tour" location is shown, which lists the objective for each of the four missions on the selected area. Progress is automatically saved after completing a continent if a Memory Track cartridge is present, otherwise players can play through the game without saving. ![]() After completing every tour mission, the player is then assigned to a "final tour" and sent to the Arctic where most of Drako's army resides. Each mission increases in difficulty as the game progress further. The player is first assigned with a group of training missions in preparation for the main "Tour of Duty" missions. The main objective of the game is to complete a series of missions across various continents such as Australia, Europe, North America, Russia, and South America, in order to defeat general Drako and his army. The player can also access the options screen to change configurations such as controls and other settings. The player can choose any save slot to keep their progress, customize it with a portrait picture, and select one of three difficulty levels when starting the game. recurred to the squadron and assigned a rookie pilot of the force to stop Drako. leaders were surprised by Drako's betrayal and actions had to be taken, as members from the Blue Lightning squadron joined his corrupted ranks while the remaining loyal forces eager a chance to overthrow his criminal group. The plot revolves around general Drako, who worked for the United Nations using their military personnel to maintain peace around the world, but slowly gained control and power of military organizations to expand his organized crime empire across the globe. See also: Blue Lightning (1989 video game) § Gameplayīlue Lightning is an arcade-style combat flight simulation game that is primarily played from a third-person perspective, similar to the original game on Atari Lynx and After Burner (1987), in which the player assume the role of a fighter pilot from the titular squadron. The game garnered mixed reception from critics and retrospective commentarists most felt divided regarding the audiovisual presentation while criticism was geared towards its gameplay, which was compared unfavorably with the original game, After Burner (1987), and Air Combat (1995). Attention to Detail faced problems when making the game at the same time the Jaguar CD hardware was being finalized, with the staff not understanding how gameplay from the original game worked when recreating it for Jaguar. In the game, the player assume the role of a rookie fighter pilot from the Blue Lightning squadron, taking control of multiple military aircraft across various missions to stop general Drako, who betrayed the United Nations and gained power of military organizations through corruption to expand his organized crime empire all over the world.īlue Lightning was announced in 1994 as one of the first upcoming titles for the Jaguar CD add-on, being advertised as a sequel to the Lynx original, but went through a troubled development cycle. It is a remake of Epyx's 1989 Atari Lynx title of the same name, and one of the pack-in games for the Jaguar CD. Blue Lightning is a 1995 combat flight simulator video game developed by Attention to Detail and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar CD.
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