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Wild Pilot

Wild Pilot is an aviation-themed rail shooter developed and released by Jaleco in 1992. The player pilots an old-fashioned biplane which he or she sees from behind and slightly above. The plane moves through…

31 December 1992

Wild Pilot is an arcade developed by Jaleco, released 31 December 1992 on Arcade.

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What Wild Pilot is

Wild Pilot is an arcade game developed by Jaleco and released in 1992. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Wild Pilot is an aviation-themed rail shooter developed and released by Jaleco in 1992. The player pilots an old-fashioned biplane which he or she sees from behind and slightly above. The plane moves through constantly-scrolling clouds, over cities, etc. and shoots at a wide variety of on-coming aerial enemies. This game was originally manufactured in Japan but comes with American translations. Surprisingly in both versions, it shows American locations on every level eg. Atlanta, Oklahoma, Bishop, Buffalo, Key West et cetera as well as some more fictional ones Super Airport, Super Tanker, Memorial Valley.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Wild Pilot launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.

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When did Wild Pilot come out?
Wild Pilot was released on 31 December 1992 for Arcade.

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