2001 · Sega AM2 · Action · Arcade

Propeller Arena

Sega exclusive

Propeller Arena: Aviation Battle Championship is a video game for the Dreamcast console. It was originally titled Propeller Head Online, and was to be released on 9/19/2001. The game was trademarked on 8/14/2001. It was developed and completed by the development team Sega AM2, but the game was never officially released. The release was cancelled just days after the September 11 attacks,citing both similarities in game packaging and design to the events of that day as well as the Dreamcast's declining market share resulting in projected low sales numbers.

Released: 2001
Platforms: Daydream Dreamcast
Genres: Action Arcade
Developers: Sega AM2
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB T

About

Propeller Arena: Aviation Battle Championship was a video game for the Dreamcast console. It was originally titled Propeller Head Online, and was to be released on September 19, 2001. The game was trademarked on August 14, 2001. It was developed and completed by the development team Sega AM2, but the game was never officially released. The release was cancelled just days after the September 11 attacks, citing both similarities in game packaging and design to the events of that day as well as the Dreamcast's declining market share resulting in projected low sales numbers.

The game was on display at E3 on May 19, 2001. After it was postponed, they were working to change the game cover art to remove sensitive images.

Keywords

vehicular combat
flight simulator
flight
vehicle combat
canceled games

Media

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Gameplay

Propeller Arena consists of quick dog fight deathmatches in limited areas.

The game has four modes: the main game, Championship, which is a sequence of dogfights; Quick Battle, a single dogfight; Training Arena, a number of training missions and minigames; and Network, the online mode. Beating the game and the training missions unlocks extra characters and levels.