Robotica: Cybernation Revolt

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Robotica: Cybernation Revolt
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), Acclaim Entertainment
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Genre: Shooting[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥6,8006,800 GS-9008
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US
$49.9549.95[4] T-8104H
ESRB: Teen
Sega Saturn
EU
MK81008-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE
DM 110.00110.00[7] MK81008-50
USK: 16
Sega Saturn
PT
SJ81008
Sega Saturn
UK
£49.9949.99[6] MK81008-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
Sega Saturn
AU
FROB10SSC
OFLC: G8
Sega Saturn
BR
192036
Tectoy: 13+

Robotica: Cybernation Revolt, known simply as Robotica in North America and Deadalus (ダイダロス) in Japan is an first person shooter for the Sega Saturn.

Gameplay

Robotica: Cybernation Revolt is a first-person shooter similar in design to Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, where the player controls a bipedal walking mechanoid shooting at robots. When entering a level, the player is tasked with finding a light switch, then finding a key, before making their way to the exit without being killed by enemies.

Despite debuting after Doom, the technology on show in Robotica is not as advanced - levels do not vary in height, and it is impossible to look up or down. Similar to the aforementioned games, enemies are represented as 2D sprites which are scaled to give the illusion of depth, however the levels themselves are seemingly rendered as polygons, as opposed to the raycasting techniques seen in Doom (and the PC version of Duke Nukem 3D).

Robotica does not perform well, generally failing to hit 30FPS (or sometimes even 20FPS) in most scenes, particularly when the lights are switched on and multiple enemies are on-screen at once. The game's design partially mitigates this problem by featuring levels constructed out of tight corridors, and by forcing the player to traverse the map and dispatch enemies in the dark, fewer objects are likely to be in the room when the lights are switched on.

A map is included in the top left to guide players when visibilty is low.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Robotica: Cybernation Revolt Robotica: Cybernation Revolt
English (US) Robotica Robotica
Japanese ダイダロス Deadalus

Production credits

  • Produce: Akihiko Murakami
  • Main Program: Toshiyuki Kobori
  • Program: Kenichi Shimizu, Yoshimitsu Tamura
  • Movie Design: Manabu Tamura
  • Screen Design: Ichirou Kojima
  • Map Design: Kentarou Noguchi
  • Enemy Design: Nobuyuki Suzuki
  • Rendering: Hiroshi Hamagaki
  • Sound Produce: T's Music
  • Music: Takeshi Sato
  • Sound Effect: Munetaka Sakamoto
  • Plan: Masanobu Fukasawa
  • Special Thanks: Syuich Ohira, Kenji Ota, Yoshinari Sunazuka, Kaoru Ogi, Isao Nakasugi, Shuji Fukui, You-Ichirou Naraoka, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Yukie Takahashi
© Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1995
Source:
In-game credits
Deadalus Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Robotica: Cybernation Revolt/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in VideoGames (US) #79: "August 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #73: "August 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[9]
  • Fusion (US) #0102: "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)[10]
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Sega Saturn
Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Player (DE)
40
[7]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
57
[12]
Electronic Entertainment (US) NTSC-J
25
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
71
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[15]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
82
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[4]
Games World: The Magazine (UK)
79
[17]
HiTech (ES) NTSC-J
60
[18]
Joypad (FR)
84
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
53
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
53
[21]
Maximum (UK)
25
[22]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
28
[23]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
90
[24]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
58
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
70
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
48
[6]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-J
50
[27]
Player One (FR)
65
[28]
Power Unlimited (NL)
59
[29]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
65
[30]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
84
[31]
Secret Service (PL)
65
[32]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
74
[33]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
63
[34]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
79
[35]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
50
[36]
Sega Megazone (AU)
55
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
70
[38]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[39]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
51
[40]
Super Juegos (ES)
83
[41]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
56
[42]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
81
[43]
Última Generación (ES)
66
[44]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
58
[45]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[46]
Sega Saturn
63
Based on
39 reviews

Robotica: Cybernation Revolt

Saturn, JP
Deadalus Saturn JP Box Back.jpgDeadalus Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Robotica Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Robotica Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Deadalus Saturn JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, US
Robotica Saturn US Box Back.jpgRobotica Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Robotica Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Robotica sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
Robotica Saturn EU cover.jpg
Cover
Robotica Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, DE
Robotica-CybernationRevolt-(Saturn-PAL-COVER-HQ).jpg
Cover
Robotica Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, PT
Robotica Saturn PT cover.jpg
Cover
Robotica Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, AU
Robotica Saturn AU back.jpgNospine.pngRobotica Saturn AU cover.jpg
Cover
Robotica Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, BR
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Robotica: Cybernation Revolt/Technical information.

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Saturn

References

  1. File:Deadalus Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
  3. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/l4CQODnIYis/m/sRhAVixkLS4J
  4. 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 66
  5. Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-10-16), page 32
  6. 6.0 6.1 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 92
  7. 7.0 7.1 CD Player, "1/96" (DE; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
  8. File:Deadalus_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  9. GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 7
  10. Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 39
  11. Consoles +, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 172
  12. Computer & Video Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-xx), page 22
  13. Electronic Entertainment, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
  14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 34
  15. Famitsu, "1995-03-31" (JP; 1995-03-17), page 39
  16. GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17
  17. Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 68
  18. HiTech, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
  19. Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 44
  20. MAN!AC, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-10), page 46
  21. MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 63
  22. Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 147
  23. Mega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-30), page 16
  24. Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 84
  25. Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 90
  26. Mean Machines Sega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-28), page 68
  27. Next Generation, "July 1995" (US; 1995-06-20), page 67
  28. Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 154
  29. Power Unlimited, "Jaagang 3, Jul/Aug 1995" (NL; 1995-06-28), page 40
  30. Saturn Fan, "1995 June" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 38
  31. Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 60
  32. Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1996" (PL; 1996-06-01), page 67
  33. Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-15), page 56
  34. Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 42
  35. Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 60
  36. Świat Gier Komputerowych, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  37. Sega Megazone, "August 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 25
  38. Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 70
  39. Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 105
  40. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
  41. Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 104
  42. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 46
  43. Ultimate Future Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-01), page 80
  44. Última Generación, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 90
  45. Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 93
  46. VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 68


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