Global InformationGley Lancer information
| Gley Lancer | |
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| Developer(s) | NCS Corporation[a] |
| Publisher(s) | List
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| Producer(s) | Toshiro Tsuchida |
| Designer(s) | Hikaru Satō |
| Programmer(s) | Yukihiro Higuchi |
| Artist(s) | Hiroshi Aizawa |
| Composer(s) | Noriyuki Iwadare |
| Platform(s) | Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| Release | July 17, 1992
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gley Lancer[b] is a 1992 scrolling shooter video game originally developed by NCS Corporation, published in Japan by Masaya and in South Korea by Samsung for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It was re-released in 2019 by Japanese publisher Columbus Circle. It follows Lucia Cabrock, daughter of Earth Federation Navy admiral Ken, who disappeared while fighting in a war between humans and an unknown alien race that possess the ability to teleport, joined by her friend Teim on a journey to save her father by stealing a starfighter. Controlling the titular fighter ship, the player must fight waves of enemies and bosses, while avoiding collision with their projectiles and other obstacles. The Gley Lancer ship is equipped with two satellites options, whose positions and formations are determined by the player.
Gley Lancer was produced by Toshiro Tsuchida, who left Masaya in 1993 to found G-Craft, a company known for creating the Front Mission and Arc the Lad franchises. Noriyuki Iwadare, best known for his work on the Langrisser, Lunar, and Grandia franchises, was involved in the soundtrack as one of four composers under the music production company Cube. The game garnered mixed reception from critics upon release, most of which reviewed it as an import title. The original Mega Drive version was re-released through download services for other platforms. A port was also released in 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The Switch port received generally favorable response from reviewers.
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