GG Aleste
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| System(s): Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||
| Publisher: Compile | ||||||||||
| Developer: Compile | ||||||||||
| Genre: Shooting[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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GG Aleste (ＧＧアレスタ) is a game in Compile's Aleste series of shoot-'em-ups for the Sega Game Gear. It was only released in Japan and is one of the few Compile Game Gear games published by Compile rather than Sega. GG Aleste II is a sequel to this game.
Contents
Story
A giant army calling itself Moon Child has conquered the Earth. The teenaged pilot Ellinor Waizen is one of the only people left to challenge them. She pilots the Galvanic Gunner, or the GG Aleste, a special fighter created for her. In this continuity, she is the daughter of Raymond Waizen, the protaganist of the MSX version of the original Aleste.
Gameplay
The game is a vertically scrolling shooter. The player controls Ellinor piloting the GG Aleste, which is moved in any direction with the D-Pad. The GG Aleste has a standard weapon that is fired with 
, which can be held down for continuous fire. The standard weapon can be upgraded by collecting Power Chips. It can also be augmented by a special weapon by collecting special weapon power-ups. Special weapons are automatically fired simultaneously with the main weapon. The special weapons can be upgraded, up to four levels, by collecting their own special Power Chips.
The GG Aleste is destroyed if it takes damage from an enemy, costing the player a life. When the GG Aleste is destroyed, it explodes and destroys all enemies on screen (or damages bosses). The ship respawns after a moment, and the player's weapons are downgraded a level after losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but the player has unlimited continues. The player gains extra lives at certain point thresholds. There is a higher difficulty mode called Special.
Weapons
| Homing | |
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| Releases energy rings that home in on targets, up to four rings when fully upgraded. Upgrading it also adds a rearward attack. | |
| Wave | |
| Shoots energy waves in a conical formation, up to four waves when fully upgraded. | |
| Defense Fire | |
| Surrounds the GG Aleste with a protective barrier that neutralizes projectiles and harms enemies. Upgrading it adds a second revolving energy ball and an offensive attack. | |
| Napalm Runner | |
| Shoots bombs that explode for area damage. Upgrading it increases the number of bombs and the size of the explosions. | |
| Mag Spread | |
| Shoots an energy blast that splits into a spread shot. Upgrading it increases the size of the blast and the shots. | |
| Laser | |
| Fires a strong laser beam forward that pierces through targets. Upgrading it thickens the beam. |
Items
The GG Aleste is temporarily invincible after collecting an item.
| Power Chip Carrier | |
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| Attack to release Power Chips. | |
| Power Chip | |
| Upgrades the attack speed and power of the standard weapon. | |
| Special Weapon Power Chip | |
| Upgrades the special weapon, up to four levels. | |
| Special Weapon Carrier | |
| Attack to release a special weapon item. | |
| Homing | |
| Equips the special weapon Homing. | |
| Wave | |
| Equips the special weapon Wave. | |
| Defense Fire | |
| Equips the special weapon Defense Fire. | |
| Napalm Runner | |
| Equips the special weapon Napalm Runner. | |
| Mag Spread | |
| Equips the special weapon Mag Spread. | |
| Laser | |
| Equips the special weapon Laser. |
Rounds
| Round 1 | |
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| Round 2 | |
| Round 3 | |
| Round 4 | |
| Round 5 | |
| Round 6 | |
| Round 7 | |
| Round 8 | |
Bonus Areas
Bonus areas are played before Rounds 4 and 6. Enemy ships enter in formation, similar to Galaga, and the player is awarded with Power Chips for destroying an entire line of enemies. The GG Aleste cannot be harmed by anything in bonus areas.
The player is given a point bonus at the end of the bonus area depending on how many targets were destroyed; the player is rewarded with 200,000 bonus points for successfully destroying all enemies.
Production credits
- Planning: Akabay Yukinori T, Hiroki Kodama
- Program: Akabay Yukinori T
- Graphic Design: Hiroki Kodama
- Sound: KG Takeuchi, Mr Sakoda
- Sound Effect: Mats
- Supervisor: Jemini Hirono
- Concept Adviser: Kazuyuki Nakasima
- Produce: Moo Niitani
- Special Thanks to: Noribay Tsukiji, Shinopy, Taka, Janus Teramoto, Yuichi Toyama, Kerol, Fubon, Fukusaburoh, Yonemitsu, Kenichi Yokoo, Ai Ai, Sonchoh Sawa, Decomatz
- ©1991 Compile
Magazine articles
- Main article: GG Aleste/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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79 |
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| Based on 12 reviews | |
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 Cart  Manual |
Technical information
ROM dump status
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256kB | Cartridge (JP) | |||||||||||
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256kB | 2021-10-14 | Aleste Collection |
References
- ↑ File:GGAleste GG JP Box Front.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 10
- ↑ File:GG Aleste GG credits.pdf
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 40
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-12-06" (JP; 1991-11-22), page 42
- ↑ Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 61
- ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89
- ↑ Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 171
- ↑ Power Play, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-11), page 142
- ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 54
- ↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 33
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
- ↑ Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 92
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Main page | Hidden content | Development | Magazine articles | Reception | |
| Aleste/Power Strike games for Sega systems/published by Sega | |
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Power Strike (1988) | Power Strike II (1993) |
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M.U.S.H.A. (1990) |
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GG Aleste (1991) | Power Strike II (1993) | GG Aleste 3 (2020) |
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Robo Aleste (1992) |
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M.U.S.H.A. (2008) |
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Aleste Collection (2020) |
| Aleste-related media | |
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Aleste Collection: Music Album (2022) |