Gain Ground

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Gain Ground
System(s): Sega System 24, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Super CD-ROM², Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega,
Sega Mega Drive
Sega (JP/EU), Renovation (US), Template:PCECD NEC Avenue
Developer:
Genre: Shooting (box)/Action (official master list)

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
7045
Sega Master System
BR
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800
CERO
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Gain Ground (ゲイングランド) is a 1988 arcade game released for the Sega System 24 arcade platform. It is a top-down gun game with strategy elements, in which the player controls one of twenty playable characters who must defeat all the enemies on screen.

Gain Ground was ported to the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and 1991 respectively. It was also brought to the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² in the form of Gain Ground SX. Both The Master System and Mega Drive versions allow up to 2 players cooperative gameplay; the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² version is 1 player only.

More recently the Mega Drive version was brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service, and the game was re-made for the Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan. It was also included in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection.

Magazine articles

Main article: Gain Ground/Magazine articles.

Production credits

System 24 version

Mega Drive version

Programmer: N.Okabe
Planner: T.Katoh
Designer: Kanchan
Sound: SZK

Master System version

Original Planner: Mac Aostin, Yang Watt
Planner: Kou
Design: Kou
Program: Yone, O.B, Kou
Sound: Tarnya
Special Thanks: T.Katoh, Miya, T.Asano, Nonchan, T.Hagiwara
Presented by: Sega

Magazine articles

Main article: Gain Ground/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive print advert in Mega Play (US) #4: "May/June 1991" (1991-0x-xx)
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Digital manuals

Physical scans

System 24 version

System 24, JP
System 24, US
GainGround System24 US Manual.pdf
Manual

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
49 №112, p72[4]
49 №4, p88[5]
66 №1, p81[6]
75 2007-02-08
65 №10, p131[7]
75 №5, p92
77 №9, p20
43 №1, p78[8]
65 №10, p32[9]
92 №7, p64[10]
91 №8, p34/35[11]
100 2004-12-06
71 №21, p12
60 №23, p53
89 №3, p18[12]
88 №18, p65
61 №2/91, p88[13]
Sega Mega Drive
72
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[14]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[15]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
76
[16]
Console XS (UK) PAL
88
[17]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
29
[18]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[19]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
66
[20]
Joystick (FR)
65
[7]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
75
[21]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
75
[22]
Mega (UK) PAL
77
[23]
Mega (UK)
77
[24]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
48
[25]
MegaTech (UK)
43
[8]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
43
[26]
Player One (FR)
65
[9]
Raze (UK) NTSC
92
[10]
Raze (UK) PAL
91
[11]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
71
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[28]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[12]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
88
[29]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
74
[30]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
77
[31]
Video Games (DE)
61
[32]
Sega Mega Drive
68
Based on
25 reviews

Gain Ground

Mega Drive, US
GainGround MD US Box.jpg
Cover
GainGround MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Gain Ground MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
GainGround MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
GainGround MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Gain Ground MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
GainGround MD JP CartTop.jpg
GainGround MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
GainGround MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 №1990-11
32 №112, p78[33]
32 №4, p94[34]
76 №29, p87
60 №13, p119
62 №4, p40/41[35]
62 №1, p133[36]
61 №4, p56[37]
35 №12/90, p164[38]
71 №8, p34/35[11]
70 №16, p42/43
60 №23, p56
81 №3, p18[12]
Sega Master System
58
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
67
[39]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
53
[40]
Console XS (UK) PAL
82
[41]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
32
[42]
Joystick (FR)
60
[43]
Mean Machines (UK)
62
[35]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
62
[36]
Player One (FR)
61
[37]
Power Play (DE)
35
[44]
Raze (UK) PAL
71
[11]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
70
[45]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[46]
Sega Pro (UK)
81
[12]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[47]
User (GR) PAL
67
[48]
Zzap! (IT)
76
[49]
Sega Master System
63
Based on
16 reviews

Gain Ground

Master System, EU
Gain Ground SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
GainGround SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, AU

GainGround SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
GainGround SMS BR cover.jpg
Cover
GainGround SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart

Super CD-ROM² version

Super CD-ROM², JP
GainGroundSX SuperCDROM2 JP Box Back.jpgGainGroundSX SuperCDROM2 JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

External links

References

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