Sol-Feace

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Sol-Feace
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Mega Drive
Publisher:
Sega Mega-CD
Wolf Team (JP), Sega (US),
Sega Mega Drive
Renovation
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-32024
Sega Mega-CD
US
Sega Mega-CD
EU
4130

Sol-Feace (ソル・フィース) is a 1990 shoot-'em-up for the Sharp X68000 by Wolf Team. It was ported to the Sega Mega-CD and in North America, to the Sega Mega Drive by Renovation under the name Sol-Deace.

Sol-Feace was one of the earliest Mega CD games to be released, debuting in Japan in December 1991 as one of two launch titles for the system (the other being Heavy Nova). It was also a launch title for the Mega CD in Europe, sharing a box with Cobra Command and being bundled with launch units in the United Kingdom and Italy. It would also be bundled with launch North American Sega CD units, and as it was never given a stand-alone release, effectively went out of production when the redesigned Sega CD units went on sale.

Story

In the year 3300, a supercomputer called GCS-WT is built to unite society (spread out over 300 solar systems) through diplomacy, but decides to spiral society into a dystopia it rules as a dictator. Only the scientist Edwin Feace was able to escape GCS-WT's reign — by leaving the solar system and settling a newly discovered planet, where he builds the Sol-Feace, a ship which, when mass produced, should form a sizable enough army to defeat GCS-WT. Unfortunately, GCS-WT finds out and kills Feace and the natives of the new planet who aid him, leaving only two soldiers and one Sol-Feace to stop GCS-WT.

Gameplay

Sol-Feace is a generic shoot-'em-up: A, B, and C all shoot and can be held down for rapidfire. Powerups can be found by shooting capsules. Touching extra weapons with the upside or downside of the ship determines where they are be mounted. The angle of said extra weapons can be altered by moving forward or backward.

Production Credits

Mega CD Version

Producer: M.Uno
Director: J.Hoyano
Programmed by: S.Horishita, J.Takahashi, Bug太郎
Mega‑CD Assistant Programmer: C.Tokuhiro
Visual Programmed by: Bug太郎, J.Hoyano
Graphics by: J.Hoyano, M.Yasumori, M.Matsushima, K.Tajima, M.Kimura, Y.Nishitani, T.Isogai, K.Fujita, M.Kaneda, T.Okuda
Mechanical Design by: T.Hamada
Music Composed by: M.Sakuraba
Exective Producer: M.Akishino
Special Thanks to: T.Yamamoto, J.Asanuma, Z.Ando, H.Ogawa
Art Director: Animaru‑Ya
Sound Editor: Mitomo

Mega Drive Version

Producer: Masaaki Uno
Director: Jun Hoyano
Exective Producer: Masahiro Akishino
Programmed by: J.Takahashi, S.Horishita, BugTaro
Music Composed by: Motoi Sakuraba
Graphics by: Jun Hoyano, Mitsutoshi Yasumori
Music Supported by: Ryota Furuya
Mechanical Design by: Tadashi Hamada
Character Design by: Toshio Yamamoto
Thanks to: Panzer Ohmi
Special Thanks to: Kazuyuki Fukushima
All Produced by: Wolf Team

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Mega-CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
75
87 №6, p62/63
89 №124, p70[3]
85 №151, p111[1]
80 №5, p50
80 №40
79 №24, p154
55 №9, p47
80 №2, p20/21/22/23[4]
84 №5, p60[5]
74 №18, p74
85 №1, p42/43
Sega Mega-CD
79
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[6]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[7]
Consoles + (FR)
87
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
89
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
85
[1]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[9]
Game Power (IT) PAL
70
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[11]
Games-X (UK) NTSC-J
80
[12]
Game Zone (UK) NTSC-J
80
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[14]
Joystick (FR)
79
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
55
[16]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
71
[17]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
56
[18]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
80
[4]
Sega Magazin (DE)
69
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
84
[5]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
74
[20]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
85
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
66
[22]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
73
[23]
Sega Mega-CD
74
Based on
22 reviews

Sol-Feace

Mega-CD, US
SolFeace MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
SolFeace MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Solfeace mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
SolFeace MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mega-CD, JP
SolFeace MCD JP Box Back.jpgSolFeace MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
SolFeace MCD JP spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
SolFeace MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №34, p42[24]
56 №18, p67
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[25]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[26]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
78
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[24]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
70
[28]
Sega Pro (UK)
56
[29]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
89
[30]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
77
[31]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
71
[32]
Sega Mega Drive
68
Based on
9 reviews

Sol-Feace

Mega Drive, US
SolDeace MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Soldeace md us cart.jpg
Cart

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  9. Famitsu, "1992-01-03" (JP; 1991-12-20), page 39
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  12. Games-X, "30th January-5th February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-30), page 25
  13. Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 50
  14. Hippon Super, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-07), page 98
  15. Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 154
  16. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 47
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  28. Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 60
  29. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  30. Supergame, "Junho 1992" (BR; 1992-06-xx), page 38
  31. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 166
  32. Video Games, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-24), page 45