Hikouki de GO! (LCD): Ready for take-off!

Right. Tokyo to Seoul, then on to Hong Kong and the world beyond. I’m in regular contact with air traffic control, on time, closely watching my altitude, and slightly adjusting my speed as necessary. The twist is all of this isn’t happening in one of Taito’s Jet de GO! console releases but a tiny LCD game capable of fitting inside my pocket. Much like Densha de GO! 2’s LCD game, this plastic puck punches far above its weight. I’ve got separate levers to control my plane’s speed and altitude, and for all their simplicity they’re an absolute delight to push and pull and play pretend pilot with, slightly springy and cheerily toy-like. On the left side I’ve a large rectangular button to give a satisfying press whenever I get a call over the radio, so I can respond to whatever’s just been said. That’s right: said. Audio clips are surprisingly frequent, with the trade-off being that they sound like… well, like they’re coming out the cheap speaker attached to the back of a little LCD game. I…

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