Metal Lancer

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Metal Lancer
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Developer: Sega R&D 2[1]
Development timeframe: 1990

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Metal Lancer is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive game programmed by Yuji Naka between development of Ghouls'n Ghosts and Sonic the Hedgehog. It is a basic space combat simulator which stars a female robot pilot, and boasts complex scaling effects during gameplay.[2]

History

Metal Lancer was frst revealed by Yuji Naka in a 2016 interview conducted by Game Center CX's Masayuki Kibe.[3] Later, in June 2021, Naka posted a screenshot of the game's placeholder title screen to his Twitter.[4]

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References

  1. @nakayuji on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-04-28 19:00)
  2. https://www.unseen64.net/2016/10/24/metal-lancer-genesis-megadrive-cancelled/ (Wayback Machine: 2016-10-24 12:24)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/megadrivecx/kibe2 (Wayback Machine: 2016-07-07 03:16)
  4. @nakayuji on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-09 13:11)