''Locus'' is a

racing video game Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to fantastical settings. They are distributed along a spectrum between more realistic rac ...

developed by

Zombie Studios Zombie Studios was an American independent video game developer. It was formed in 1994 as Zombie, LLC by Joanna Alexander and Mark Long, formerly of the Sarnoff Research Center. Alexander and Long founded Zombie after they completed the design o ...

and published by GT Interactive in North America. It was published in 1995 for

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Microsoft Windows Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...

, and

Mac OS Two major famlies of Mac operating systems were developed by Apple Inc. In 1984, Apple debuted the operating system that is now known as the "Classic" Mac OS with its release of the original Macintosh System Software. The system, rebranded "M ...

.IGN.com: Locus
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Gameplay

The player takes control of a mech in a competitive racing arena from a

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. The arena has no gravity, so competitors can fly in any direction within a three-dimensional space.

Reception

The French gaming magazine, "Joystick", gave a review of this game in February 1996. The German edition of PowerPlay magazine also reviewed this game in March 1996. Finally, the now defunct AllGame.com reviewed this game.Locus review at AllGame.com
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References

1995 video games DOS games Classic Mac OS games Video games about mecha Racing video games Video games developed in the United States Windows games Zombie Studios games {{racing-videogame-stub