Cannon Spike

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Cannon Spike
System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Capcom
Sega Dreamcast
Bigben Interactive (Europe)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Dreamcast Keyboard, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Action Shooting[1][2], Shooting[3]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (NAOMI)
JP
¥? 841-0012C
Arcade (NAOMI)
US
$? 841-0012C-01






















Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[2] T-1219M
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Dreamcast
US
$29.9929.99[5] T-1215N
ESRB: Teen
Sega Dreamcast
EU
T-46601D-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE
T-46601D-50
USK: 12
Sega Dreamcast
FR
T-46601D-50
SELL: 12+
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£29.9929.99[7] T-46601D-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK

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Cannon Spike, known as Gunspike (ガンスパイク) in Japan, is an action-shoot-'em-up game developed by Psikyo and published by Capcom for Sega NAOMI hardware and the Sega Dreamcast. It is a top down run-and-gun shooter, in which you play as a variety of Capcom characters who must stop terrorist robots. This was the last Dreamcast game ever to be released in Europe.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Cannon Spike Cannon Spike
English (US) Cannon Spike Cannon Spike
Japanese ガンスパイク Gunspike

Production credits

Capcom Staff
  • Executive Producer: Y.Okamoto
  • Producer: T.Minami
  • Main Graphic Designer: Kinu Nishimura
  • Graphic Designer: ikego daino, Togacchi, U-Pack, Hideki, GB, Sensei, Harumaru, Hideaki Katagiri
  • Title Logo Designer: Ukabin
  • Coordinator: T.Sadamoto, Y.Seto
Psikyo Staff
  • Director: Shin. Nakamura
  • Programmer: Kenichi Fujita, Kunihiko Nogomi, Michiaki Negoro, Katsuya Shikanouchi, Kokichi Ogi
  • Graphic Designer: Wataru Yamazaki, Hideyuki Oda, Ikuya Yoshida, Keizou "F3" Fujita, Narumi Tauchi, Yasuhide Maeda, Masayuki Kato, You Mizusaki
  • Sound Designer: Masaki Izutani, Toshiya Kobayashi, Kaori Kumakura, Kensuke Sato
  • Voice Actor: Yuki Matsuoka, Miki Ogura, Yuka Itaha, Kunihiko Tatsumi, Kiyotomi Narikinya, Yoshinori Shima
  • Special Thanks to: All Capcom Staff & All Psikyo Staff, ...and You


Magazine articles

Main article: Cannon Spike/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

HMG-CannonSpike DC FR PrintAdvert.jpg
Dreamcast FR print advert
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-41ex: "2000-41 extra (2000-12-29ex)" (2000-12-15)
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Artwork

Physical scans

NAOMI version

NAOMI, JP
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"Top" instructions
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"Long" instructions
Gunspike NAOMI JP Cart.jpg
Cart

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
82 [8]
70 [9]
78 [10]
54 [11]
70 [12]
75 №628, p36
Sega Dreamcast
72
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
70
[13]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
82
[8]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
30
[14]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[9]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC-U
62
[15]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
54
[16]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
78
[10]
Edge (UK)
70
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
62
[17]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[18]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[19]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
95
[20]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[21]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
67
[22]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U
54
[23]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
54
[24]
Neo Plus (PL)
60
[25]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[26]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
70
[5]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
60
[27]
Sega Dreamcast
66
Based on
20 reviews

Cannon Spike

Dreamcast, JP
CannonSpike DC JP Box Back.jpgCannonSpike DC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Spinecard
Gunspike DC JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, US
CannonSpike DC US Box Back.jpgCannonSpike DC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Cannonspike dc us manual.pdf
Manual
Cannonspike dc us inlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
CannonSpike DC EU Box Back.jpgCannonSpike DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments

External links

References

  1. File:CannonSpike DC JP Box Back.jpg
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/001215/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-04-05 19:19)
  3. https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software_l.html#tab01 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-01 22:57)
  4. http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=550024 (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-04 08:48)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 118
  6. 6.0 6.1 [ ]
  7. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 34" (UK; 2002-04-25), page 20
  8. 8.0 8.1 Consoles +, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 104
  9. 9.0 9.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-41 extra (2000-12-29ex)" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 21
  10. 10.0 10.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
  11. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 34" (UK; 2002-04-25), page 20-23 (20)
  12. 12.0 12.1 Edge, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 112
  13. 576 Konzol, "Január 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 39
  14. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 42
  15. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 21" (UK; 2001-04-19), page 66
  16. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 31" (UK; 2002-01-31), page 20
  17. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 174
  18. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 21
  19. Famitsu, "2000-12-29" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 36
  20. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18
  21. GamePro, "November 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 154
  22. Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 83
  23. MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 45
  24. MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 63
  25. Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 58
  26. Next Generation, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-17), page 126
  27. Video Games, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 101