Lucky & Wild Longplay (Arcade) [QHD]

Game Info
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Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco
Year of Release: 1993

Game Review & Impressions
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One of the early 90s classic two-player coin-op games, Lucky & Wild remains a brilliant experience to this day.

The actual arcade cabinet is a sit-down affair for up to two players. The idea is that you and a buddy embark on a series of high speed pursuits, much like Chase H.Q., and being criminal gangs to justice. Player one uses the steering wheel and pedals to drive the vehicle, and has access to a gun to shoot enemy vehicles with their right hand, while player two operates a second gun, also bolted to the cabinet. These are not light guns in the truest sense -- there's no blanking of the screen, and the fact on-screen reticules show where the player is aiming suggest these operate more like a computer mouse, calculating X and Y coordinates based on the elevation and tilt of the gun itself.

For those choosing to play solo, things are more complicated. The player must drive AND operate the mounted gun to shoot at bad guys, which is quite a task. The driving and physics is more forgiving than most dedicated racers for this very reason, but you still need to be able to multitask.

I enjoyed my time with Lucky & Wild; the graphics are excellent and it's still a tremendous amount of fun! I played this using a joypad in the left hand with analogue stick and trigger to steer/accelerate, and mouse in the right hand to aim the gun. It's a surprisingly decent setup, and I had a lot of fun recording this!

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Video Notes
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Played using joypad (left trigger and analogue stick) in left hand to drive, and mouse in right hand to shoot

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