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As with the film, ''Independence Day'' was known during development as '''''ID4''''', as Fox did not initially have the rights to use the name "Independence Day". At the time, the name was owned by Warner Bros. following their [[wikipedia:Independence Day (1983 film)|1983 film of the same name]].
 
As with the film, ''Independence Day'' was known during development as '''''ID4''''', as Fox did not initially have the rights to use the name "Independence Day". At the time, the name was owned by Warner Bros. following their [[wikipedia:Independence Day (1983 film)|1983 film of the same name]].
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Revision as of 06:11, 27 July 2016

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Independence Day
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Fox Interactive (US), Electronic Arts (EU)
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
US 		T-16104H
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-16104H-50

Independence Day (often subtitled as Independence Day: The Game) is a 1997 Sega Saturn game based on the movie of the same name.

In the game, the player controls various aircraft who must engage in dogfights with aliens and take out the "primary weapons" of the alien motherships within a certain time. It was one of the first 3D shooters of this nature for home consoles, though, like the film, saw mixed reviews from critics.

As with the film, Independence Day was known during development as ID4, as Fox did not initially have the rights to use the name "Independence Day". At the time, the name was owned by Warner Bros. following their 1983 film of the same name.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #20: "June 1997" (1997-05-14)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
30 №46, p91
47
60 №2, p68/69
59 №21, p66/67[2]
Sega Saturn
 49
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
80
[3]
Edge (UK) PAL
30
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[5]
Hacker (HR)
65
[6]
Level (TR)
50
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
47
[8]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
70
[9]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
72
[10]
Saturn Power (UK) PAL
60
[11]
Secret Service (PL)
50
[12]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
70
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
59
[14]
Video Games (DE) PAL
50
[15]
Sega Saturn
 59
Based on
13 reviews

Independence Day

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Independenceday sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
IndependanceDay Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
IndependenceDay Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, IT/Sweden/Spain
IndependenceDay Sat IT-SE-ES cover.jpg
Cover

References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 188.pdf, page 40
  2. ↑ File:SSM_UK_21.pdf, page 66
  3. ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 27
  4. ↑ Edge, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-29), page 91
  5. ↑ GamePro, "April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 92
  6. ↑ Hacker, "06/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 53
  7. ↑ Level, "9/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  8. ↑ MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 83
  9. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 40
  10. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-07), page 86
  11. ↑ Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 68
  12. ↑ Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 31
  13. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 72
  14. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-11), page 66
  15. ↑ Video Games, "9/97" (DE; 1997-08-27), page 101
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