Super Air Diver

For other uses, see Lock On (disambiguation).

Super Air Diver (スーパーエアダイバー), also known as Lock On in North America, is a jet fighter video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the follow-up to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis-exclusive Air Diver.

Super Air Diver Lock On
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Copya System
Publisher(s)	JP: Asmik Ace NA: Vic Tokai EU: Sunsoft
Composer(s)	Akihiko Mori (Don)
Platform(s)	Super NES
Release	JP: July 16, 1993 NA: October 1993 EU: November 1993
Genre(s)	Modern jet flight simulation using a third-person perspective
Mode(s)	Single-player

Review scores

Publication	Score
Consoles +	84%[1]
Computer and Video Games	43/100[2]
Famitsu	26/40[3]
Game Players	7/10[4]
GameZone	66/100[5]
Mega Fun	64%[6]
Nintendo Power	2.975/5[a]
Super Play	51%[8]
Total!	62%[9]
Video Games (DE)	60%[10]
SNES Force	83/100[11]
Super Action	80%[12]
Super Pro	82/100[13]

Reception

Summary

After a vicious warlord threatens the nations of the world with a massive military invasion, the United Nations have recruited an experienced pilot by the name of Jake Steel in order to bring peace back to the world.

The player participates in a variety of missions against both air and ground forces and can fly in four different aircraft (the British made Panavia Tornado ADV, the Japanese Mitsubishi F-2 fighter, the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the F-14 Tomcat). The player can use the strengths of each airplane to their advantage along with their powerful weaponry such as M61 Vulcans cannons and heat seeking missiles against enemy jet fighters, tanks and other various enemies scattered throughout each mission.

This game supports Mode 7.

A sequel Super Air Diver 2 was released exclusively in Japan for the Super Famicom.

Sequel

Super Air Diver 2
Developer(s)	Copya System
Publisher(s)	JP: Asmik Ace Entertainment
Composer(s)	Shimami Sakuba
Platform(s)	Super Famicom
Release	JP: March 3, 1995
Genre(s)	Modern jet flight simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

Super Air Diver 2 (スーパーエアダイバー２) is the Japan-exclusive sequel to the Super Famicom video game Super Air Diver.

The general idea of the game is that the player is launched into a 3D war zone with the task of flying a fighter jet. The player must defeat enemies with various weapons like missiles and gunfire as quickly as possible while obtaining as little damage as possible. Altitude is judged in feet while speed is judged in the plane's Mach number. The player is given the choice between two Western-made aircraft: a F-15E Strike Eagle or a Mirage 2000.

The game was also planned to be released in North America as Lock On 2, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Famitsu gave it 22/40.^[14]

See also

• Asmik Ace

Notes

1. Nintendo Power scored Super Air Diver 2.9/5 twice for play control and challenge, 3.1/5 for graphics/sound, and 3/5 for theme/fun.^[7]

References

1. Niiico; Max. "Super Air Diver". Consoles + (in French). No. 27. pp. 170–171. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
2. Sumpter, Garth (October 1993). "Super Air Diver". Computer and Video Games. No. 143. p. 60. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
3. "スーパーエアダイバー [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
4. Lundrigan, Erik (December 1993). "Lock On". Game Players. No. 54. p. 186.
5. "Super Air Diver". GameZone. No. 12. October 1993. pp. 46–47. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
6. Götz (December 1993). "Super Air Diver". Mega Fun. p. 103. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
7. "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Vol. 53. October 1993. pp. 100–105. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
8. Winstanley, Cam (October 1993). "Super Air Diver". Super Play. No. 12. p. 66. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
9. James (October 1993). "Super Air Diver". Total!. No. 22. p. 34. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
10. "Super Air Diver". Video Games (in German). October 1993. p. 81. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
11. Chris II; Simon (November 1993). "Super Air Diver". SNES Force. No. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
12. Jason (November 1993). "Super Air Diver". Super Action. No. 14. pp. 26–27. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
13. Wynne, Stuart (September 1993). "Super Air Diver". Super Pro. No. 10. pp. 20–21. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
14. "スーパーエアダイバー2 [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.