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'''Lock-On''' is a product developed by [[Sega]], which saw some success in the early 1990s. It is essentially a simple laser tag game - 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.
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'''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 1992.
  
Lock-On originally debuted in 1992 and exists in two forms; regular Lock-On, and an update known (in Japan at least) as "Lock-On 2", released in 1997. The games are virtually identical (and are compatble with each other (?)), however Lock-On 2 uses smaller guns and headsets, presumably to cut costs (and was available in packs of two). In Japan, Lock-On sets are grey/black as opposed to the standard blue used everywhere else. In North America and Europe, both sets were distributed by [[Bandai]].  
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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]].  
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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.  
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:LockOn Headset.jpg|Headset (Lock-On) (US/EU)
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LockOn Headset.jpg|Headset (Lock-On) (US/EU)
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LockOnBazooka Toy JP.jpg|Bazooka (JP)
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</gallery>
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==Promotional Material==
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<gallery>
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LockOn Toy JP TVAdvert.mp4|JP TV advert
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VoiceLockOn Toy JP TVAdvert.mp4|Voice Lock-On JP TV advert
 
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</gallery>
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==Physical Scans==
 
==Physical Scans==
 
{{Scanbox
 
{{Scanbox
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[[Category:Consumer products]]
 
[[Category:Consumer products]]

Revision as of 12:21, 17 February 2015

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 1992.

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.

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.

Gallery

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Lock-On, US/EU
SegaLockOn EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Lock-On 2, US/EU
LockOn2 Toy EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Lock-On 2 (X2), US/EU
LockOn2 USEU Box Front X2.jpg
Cover
Lock-On, JP

LockOn Toy JP Box Back.jpg

Lock-On, JP (Bazooka)
LockOnBazooka Toy JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngLockOnBazooka Toy JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Lock-On 2, JP
LockOn2 JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngLockOn2 JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Lock-On 2, JP (Voice)
VoiceLockOn Toy JP Box Front.jpg
Cover