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Platform: Xbox
360
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Over
G Fighters
As
the Xbox 360 gets settled into the market, we’re starting to see more
and more games from different genres make their way into the console’s
library. So far we have
racing games, first person shooters, platformers, sports titles, and the
like, but to this point there has been a disappointing lack of
airplanes. However, this
won’t be the case for much longer, as Ubisoft has picked up the North
American, and European publishing rights to Taito’s Over G
Fighters.
Similar
in concept to more arcade-like fighter plane outings such as Ace Combat,
and Afterburner, this title will focus on fast-paced, visceral gameplay,
without inundating players with lots of nuts and bolts control options.
One thing that a lot of gamers like to see in air combat games of this sort is a wide selection of planes. That in mind, it appears that Over G Fighters will have quite a number of aircrafts to choose from including the F-22A Raptor, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C Fighting Falcon, F/A-18C Hornet, Su-27 Flanker, MiG-29A Fulcrum, and F-117A Nighthawk. While flying around, players will be able to use either a cockpit view, or see the action from a perspective outside of their plane. |
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While
it’s nice to have a bunch of heavily armed jet fighters to soar
through the sky with, one still needs a reason to be up there protecting
the skies, and in the case of Over G Fighters that appears to be
fighting terrorists. What
these terrorists want, and how exactly players are supposed to stop them
is somewhat vague, but players are part of a worldwide coalition put
together to combat this sort of thing.
Thinly veiled social commentary ahoy?…
All of this will go down through over 80 missions. These appear to be divided into different parts, where players have basic objectives to hit first, and |
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later must go after larger key targets.
Also, if players want some online play, this will be possible
through Xbox Live, where up to eight people can play together, either
cooperatively, or in full-on every man for himself dogfights.
Games
featuring fighter planes have always been a nice niche with a very
dedicated fan base. As the
number of Xbox 360 owners continues to increase, the demand for aerial
combat games will surely go up to.
What remains to be seen is how well Over G Fighters can fill this
need.
Mr. Nash (March 13, 2006)
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