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Lock-On

Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Distributor: Bandai (US,EU), Halifax (IT), Sega-Ozisoft (AU), Bug Multisystem (IL), DDC Agency (CZ/SK), Gama (ID)

Release	Date	RRP
JP	1993-01^[1]
JP (X2)	199x
JP (Bazooka)	199x
JP (2)	1997
JP (Voice)	199x
JP (Euro Version)	199x	¥4,9804,980^[2]
JP (Euro Version X2)	199x	¥9,8009,800^[2]
EU	199x
EU (x2)	199x
IT	199x
CZ	1996
AU (x2)	199x
ID	199x	Rp149.500149.500

Lock-On (ロックオン) (originally titled Virtual Shooting Lock-On (バーチャルシューティング・ロックオン) in Japan before the name was shortened) is a simple laser tag game originally released by Sega in January 1993.^[1]

Lock-On exists in a variety of forms. For most of the world, Lock-On existed solely as a simplistic, "fair" game of laser tag - each player is equipped with a sensor (to be strapped to the head) and an infra-red light gun - when hit, a number decreases and the player who sustains the least "damage", wins. Some years later (around 1997) the package was upgraded under the name Lock-On 2, with the guns and headsets replaced with less bulky versions, presumably to cut costs. In North America and Europe, distribution was handled by Bandai. The Lock-On 2 was priced £29.99 (or £59.99 for a twin pack) in the United Kingdom.^[3]

In Japan, the game was made more elaborate with the introduction of the Lock-On Bazooka (ロックオンバズーカ), and then the Voice Lock-On (ボイスロックオン) in 1997. Here Lock-On sets are grey/black as opposed to the standard blue used everywhere else.

Photo gallery

Headset (Lock-On) (US/EU)
Bazooka (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Lock-On/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Television advertisements

JP TV advert

Voice Lock-On JP TV advert

ID TV advert (1996)^[4]

Print advertisements

UK advert (Spring-Summer 1996)

UK advert (Spring-Summer 1997)

Print advert in Wiz (IL) #40: "7/94" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in Mega Force (PT) #19: "Dezembro 1994" (1994-12-xx)

Print advert in Wiz (IL) #65: "9/96" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #63: "Diciembre 1996" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Lock-On, JP
Cover

Lock-On, JP (X2)
Cover

Lock-On, JP (Bazooka)
Cover

Lock-On 2, JP
Cover

Lock-On 2, JP (VS Set)
Cover

Lock-On 2, JP (Voice)
Cover

Lock-On Euro Version, JP
Cover

Lock-On Euro Version (X2), JP

Lock-On, US/EU
Cover

Lock-On 2, US/EU
Cover
Manual

Lock-On 2 (X2), US/EU
Cover
Manual

Lock-On, IT
Cover
Manual

Lock-On, AU (X2)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Harmony, "1993 2" (JP; 1993-02-01), page 13
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/athome/toys/boy.html (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-24 11:25)
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1998" (UK; 1998-10-14), page 45
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUzPi3OANU0

[:File:Harmony_JP_116.pdf_p13-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Harmony, "1993 2" (JP; 1993-02-01), page 13

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19961224112535.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.sega.co.jp.2Fsega.2Fathome.2Ftoys.2Fboy.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/athome/toys/boy.html (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-24 11:25)

[:File:CVG_UK_204.pdf_p45-3] Computer & Video Games, "November 1998" (UK; 1998-10-14), page 45

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUzPi3OANU0

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