Ghost Pilots
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Arcade system Neo Geo MVS | |
Ghost Pilots
Plot
In World War II, an ambitious Nazi general sends his forces against the Allies. Two freelance ace pilots Tom Phillips and Charlie Stingley nicknamed "Ghost Pilots", set off in their seaplanes to combat the Axis forces head on.
Gameplay
Before starting a stage, the player must choose one of two bomb types. In one of the two stages after the first, the player also has the option to choose a third unique bomb type (napalm bomb in the land strike stage and air mines in the air strike stage). At the start of the game a player starts with three bombs and can collect up to a maximum of nine bombs. In a two-player game, both players cannot choose the same bomb type.
During a stage, the player can maneuver the seaplane around the area, fire bullets and launch the chosen bombs in limited quantity. Enemies consist of tanks, gunboats, jets and a number of other units. Shooting a row of red planes grants collectible power-ups for stronger and widespread firepower, additional bombs and extra lives. Certain medium-sized enemies destroyed grant collectible bonus stars for additional score. The player loses a life if the seaplane is hit by a bullet or crashes into an enemy.
The first stage is in two parts which means there is no
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Nintendo Life | (NS) 6/10[12] |
Player One | (NG) 93%[13] |
Superjuegos | (NG) 80,8/100[14] |
Génération 4 | (NG) 84%[15] |
Última Generación | (NGCD) 72/100[16] |
Ultimate Future Games | (NGCD) 59%[17] |
In Japan, Game Machine listed Ghost Pilots on their April 15, 1991 issue as being the seventeenth most-popular arcade game at the time.[18] Likewise, RePlay reported the game to be the tenth most-popular arcade game at the time.[19] The title was met with mixed to positive reception from critics since its release in arcades.[20][21][22][23][24] It holds a 60% on the video game review aggregator GameRankings.[3]
In a similar manner as Biondich and Knight,
Ghost Pilots has been met with mixed reception from retrospective reviewers in recent years.
Notes
References
- ^ "Neo•Geo CD: The Arcade In A Box - Ghost Pilots". GamePro. No. Premiere Supplement. IDG. Spring 1996. p. 105.
- ^ Ghost Pilots user's manual (Neo Geo AES, US)
- ^ CBS Interactive. 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ All Media Network. Archivedfrom the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ All Media Network. Archivedfrom the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
- ^ a b Hermelin, François; Kun, Kaneda (September 1991). "Neo Geo Review - Ghost Pilots". Consoles + (in French). No. 1. M.E.R.7. pp. 98–99.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Frank (October 1991). "Reviews - Neo Geo -- Ghost Pilots". Computer and Video Games. No. 119. Future Publishing. p. 62.
- ^ a b "NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ゴーストパイロット". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 332. ASCII. 28 April 1995. p. 25.
- ^ a b Mortis, Rigor (January 1992). "Neo Geo For Real! - Ghost Pilots". GamePro. No. 30. IDG. pp. 100–101.
- ^ Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). No. 26. Axel Springer SE. pp. 162–164.
- ^ a b Demoly, Jean-Marc (April 1991). "Tests - Neo Geo - Ghost Pilots". Joystick (in French). No. 15. Sipress. p. 116.
- ^ Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ a b Drevet, Cyril (November 1991). "Dossier: La NÉO GÉO brille de tous ses feux - Ghost Pilots". Player One (in French). No. 14. Média Système Édition. p. 94.
- ^ a b Pascual, Alberto (May 1992). "Consola - En pantalla: Ghost Pilots - Infierno aéreo (Neo-Geo: arcade)". Superjuegos (in Spanish). No. 1. Grupo Zeta. pp. 56–57.
- ^ a b Ladoire, Frank (November 1991). "Console Test – Ghost Pilot – Neo-Geo". Génération 4 (in French). No. 38. Computec Media France. p. 214.
- ^ a b S. Fernández, Javier (August 1995). "Versión Final - Neo-Geo CD - Ghost Pilots". Última Generación (in Spanish). No. 5. MV Editores. pp. 84–85.
- ^ Future Publishing. August 1995. p. 81.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 401. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 April 1991. p. 25.
- ^ "The Player's Choice - Top Games Now in Operation, Based on Earnings-Opinion Poll of Operators: Best Software". RePlay. Vol. 16, no. 7. RePlay Publishing, Inc. April 1991. p. 4.
- ^ Gaksch, Martin (June 1991). "Power Test / Automatenspiele - Satt-Action". Power Play (in German). No. 38. Future Verlag. p. 140.
- ^ Knauf, Andreas (January 1992). "News - Neo Geo". Video Games (in German). No. 5. Future-Verlag. pp. 10–12.
- ^ Yanma; Itabashi (July 1992). "Super Soft 大特集 - 今、『NEO・GEO』がおもしろい!: ゴーストパイロット". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 121. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. p. 208.
- ^ Noak, Philipp; Hellert, Stefan (August 1993). "Special - Neo Geo - Ghost Pilots". Mega Fun (in German). No. 11. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. pp. 28–30. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ R.I.P. (February 1996). "The Final Word game review - Ghost Pilots -- SNK Corp". Game Zero Magazine. Game Zero. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Maciejewski, A.J. (August 12, 2019). "ACA NeoGeo Shoot 'em Ups - Ghost Pilots Review". videochums.com. Video Chums. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
External links
- Ghost Pilots at GameFAQs
- Ghost Pilots at Giant Bomb
- Ghost Pilots at Killer List of Videogames
- Ghost Pilots at MobyGames