Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer
Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer on?
- Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer was released on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer release?
- Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer was first released on July 17, 1992.
About Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer
Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer, commonly known as Gleylancer (グレイランサー), is a 1992 Sega Mega Drive shoot-'em-up by NCS released exclusively in Japan (despite having some of its text, such as in the Mover configuration screen described below, in near-perfect English). It was released internationally on the Wii Virtual Console in 2008. Despite the English configuration screen, translation group M.I.J.E.T. released a patch which translated the story text in 2006-2007. Lucia is the 16-year-old daughter of a fighter pilot who disappears while fighting a war between humans and aliens in 2025. He was captured by aliens whom he had captured earlier who had the ability to teleport. Lucia hijacks the prototype fighter CSH-01-XA "Gley Lancer" to save him.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Developer
- NCS Corporation
- Publisher
- NCS Corporation
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1992 | $145 | $632 | — | 6 reviews | Medium |
Also released on: Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
How often it sells
- Loose: about 3 times a year
- Complete: about 4 times a year
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $450 in Apr 2022, and $145 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2023 | $166 | $551 |
| Jan 2024 | $85 | $525 |
| Jan 2025 | $191 | $483 |
| Jan 2026 | $85 | $479 |
| Oct 2026 | $145 | $632 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 17 July 1992 | T-25123 | 4988616003102 |
- Region
- JP
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Med
One of the better Mega Drive shooters, and one of the pricier Japan-only carts, so check any listing carefully.
Gley Lancer is a horizontal shooter developed by NCS and published by Masaya in Japan on 17 July 1992. Lucia Cabrock steals a starfighter to go after her father, an admiral who vanished in a war against alien invaders, and the ship carries two satellite options whose positions and formations you set yourself. Toshiro Tsuchida produced it, and Noriyuki Iwadare was one of four composers on the soundtrack.
Sega Force called it slick and pretty tough in places, and one of the better shoot-'em-ups among a batch of Mega Drive shooters it reviewed. Mega Drive Advanced Gaming praised the graphics, the use of sound samples and the large levels, found it occasionally frustrating, and was disappointed it had no official release outside Japan.
What the press said at the time
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 3 | December 1992 | 48% |
| MegaTech Issue 13 | January 1993 | 72 |
| MegaTech Issue 17 | May 1993 | 72% |
| MegaTech Issue 18 | June 1993 | MT RATING: 72% |
| Sega Pro Issue 21 | July 1993 | 85% |
| Sega Pro Issue 26 | December 1993 | 83% |
“From the same team that brought us the brilliant Gynoug, Greylancer had the potential to be com pletely mega. Unfortunately, the blasting action is just so dull and unoriginal, you'll be turned off the game extremely quickly. Boo!”
“Though it's well programmed, Grey Lancer's content is unoriginal and it borrows from just about every other shoot 'em up in the cosmos.”
“And by golly, it's very unoriginal. Steals a lot of bits out of other games and doesn't use them to do anything particularly new.”
“Looks good. Plays good. … And by golly, it's very unoriginal. Steals a lot of bits out of other games and doesn't use them to do anything particularly new.”
Before you buy
It came out only in Japan, as a Mega Drive cartridge. Japanese cartridges are a different shape and do not fit a Western console without an adapter or removing two plastic tabs in its slot. It is priced above the middle among Japan-only carts, and every US-style cartridge of it is a reproduction, so ask for a photo of the board and the notched Japanese shell before paying a collector price. A Japanese Mega Drive cart has a notch on the left and ridged edges; a flat Western-style shell with a notch is a repro sign.
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