Steel Talons

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

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Steel Talons/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #10: "November/December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #18: "Juin 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
51 №2, p50/51
57 №23
55 №6, p26/27
55 №4, p52/53[5]
45 №4, p12
68 №13, p66/67/68
29 №4, p74-76[6]
27 №39, p54
69 №16, p36/37
62 №18, p67
74 №4, p40/41
62 №14, p82/83[7]
80 №2, p12
Sega Mega Drive
56
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[8]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
48
[9]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
78
[10]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
29
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
45
[12]
GameFan (US)
86
[13]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
51
[14]
GamesMaster (UK)
57
[15]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
43
[17]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
55
[5]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
45
[18]
Mega Force (FR)
45
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
67
[20]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
68
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC
29
[6]
Play Time (DE)
45
[22]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
27
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
69
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
62
[25]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC
74
[26]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
62
[7]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
56
[27]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
80
[28]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
54
[29]
Video Games (DE) PAL
25
[30]
Sega Mega Drive
54
Based on
26 reviews

Steel Talons

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Steel Talons MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)

Mega Drive, EU
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Steel Talons MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR
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Mega Drive, FR

References

  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 99
  2. Game Informer, "January/February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
  3. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "February 1993" (US; 1993-01-12), page 34
  4. Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 65
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:Mega UK 04.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 04.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 289
  9. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 22
  10. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1993" (US; 1992-12-10), page 68
  11. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 96
  12. Famitsu, "1993-07-02" (JP; 1993-06-18), page 39
  13. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 2: December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
  14. GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 50
  15. GamesMaster (UK) "Series 2, episode 13" (1992-12-24, 24:00) (+6:05)
  16. Hippon Super, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-04), page 44
  17. Joypad, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 67
  18. Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 12
  19. Mega Force, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 104
  20. Mega Fun, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-xx), page 35
  21. MegaTech, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-20), page 66
  22. Play Time, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-07), page 109
  23. Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 54
  24. Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 36
  25. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  26. Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 40
  27. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  28. Sonic the Comic, "12th June 1993" (UK; 1993-06-12), page 12
  29. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 179
  30. Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 104