Steel Talons

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Steel Talons
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tengen
Developer:
Genre: Simulation (Sega of Japan master list)/Simulation (Korean box)

















Number of players: 1
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Steel Talons (スティールタロンズ) is a helicopter combat game originally released in arcades by Atari Games. It was later brought to the Sega Mega Drive.

It is one of the few "3D" games to be released for the console, and has the player pilot a helicopter overcoming various missions. Unfortunately the frame rate is extremely low when compared to the arcade version, rendering the Mega Drive version almost unplayable.

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
51 №2, p50/51
57 №23
55 №6, p26/27
55 №4, p52/53[1]
45 №4, p12
68 №13, p66/67/68
29 №4, p74-76[2]
27 №39, p54
69 №16, p36/37
62 №18, p67
74 №4, p40/41
62 №14, p82/83[3]
80 №2, p12
Sega Mega Drive
56
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
48
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
78
[6]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
29
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
45
[8]
GameFan (US)
86
[9]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
51
[10]
GamesMaster (UK)
57
[11]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[12]
Joypad (FR) PAL
43
[13]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
55
[1]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
45
[14]
Mega Force (FR)
45
[15]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
67
[16]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
68
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC
29
[2]
Play Time (DE)
45
[18]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
27
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
69
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
62
[21]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC
74
[22]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
62
[3]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
56
[23]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
80
[24]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
54
[25]
Video Games (DE) PAL
25
[26]
Sega Mega Drive
54
Based on
26 reviews

Steel Talons

Mega Drive, US
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Cart
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)

Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, KR
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  4. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 289
  5. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 22
  6. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1993" (US; 1992-12-10), page 68
  7. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 96
  8. Famitsu, "1993-07-02" (JP; 1993-06-18), page 39
  9. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 2: December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
  10. GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 50
  11. GamesMaster (UK) "Series 2, episode 13" (1992-12-24, 24:00) (+6:05)
  12. Hippon Super, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-04), page 44
  13. Joypad, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 67
  14. Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 12
  15. Mega Force, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 104
  16. Mega Fun, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-xx), page 35
  17. MegaTech, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-20), page 66
  18. Play Time, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-07), page 109
  19. Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 54
  20. Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 36
  21. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  22. Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 40
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  24. Sonic the Comic, "12th June 1993" (UK; 1993-06-12), page 12
  25. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 179
  26. Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 104