Warlock

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Warlock
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Acclaim
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-81446
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-81446-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
046760

Warlock is a 1994 action game for the Sega Mega Drive and SNES by Trimark Interactive and Realtime Associates based on the Warlock series of films. In Japan, it had been scheduled to be released in May 1995, but was canceled just before.

Gameplay

C jumps. B attacks. holding down A controls your orb: you can send it into 8 directions by pushing the directional buttons. There are supposedly multiple spells to choose from but the method of choosing spells is unknown (TODO).

Versions

Mega Drive and SNES versions differ slightly in terms of content. While most of the graphics are identical (taking color limitations of the MD version and resolution limitation of the SNES in consideration), the game differs slightly in terms of stage layout and boss battles. E.g. stage one boss behaves completely different, there is no high elevator in stage 1, not bat ambush in stage 2 of the SNES version etc.).

Production credits

  • Lead Programmer: Christopher MacDonald
  • Asst. Programmer: David Keith Connelly
  • Animation and Art: Darin Hilton, Phil Knowles, Barbara Lipton, Doran Fish, Jeff Cook, Mark Ferrari
  • Animation: Jeff Berting, Brent Whittington
  • Map Layouts: Alan Hickey, Kevin Chan
  • Music and Sound: Greg Turner, Eric Swanson
  • Production Asst.: Harold West, Chad E. Bunch
  • Realtime Testers: Robert Arellano, Timothy Allen, Heriberto Corona
  • Trimark Testers: Allen Edwards, Saam Shabahang, Matt Duncan, Keith Gould
  • Producer for Realtime Associates: David Bean
  • Exec. Producer for Realtime Associates: David Warhol
  • Producers for Trimark Interactive: Kevin Goldberg, Allen Edwards, Kelly Flock
  • Design Contributions: Victor Mercieca
  • Produced for Acclaim by the White Team...: Dan Feinstein, Mark Thievanich, Brett Gow, Asif Chaudhri, Seth Rosenfeld, Nat Gunter, Shawn Rosen, Elizabeth Burgess
  • Special Thanks...: Mike Dimambro, Andy Hsiung, Steve Martin, Thomas Peng, Jim Schuler
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Warlock/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #69: "April 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #70: "May 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #24: "May 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Print advert in VideoGames (US) #77: "June 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
50 №337, p31
72 №30, p84/85[2]
20 №6, p112[3]
80 №51, p92/93[4]
70 №16, p84/85
45 №1995-06, p132[5]
Sega Mega Drive
56
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[6]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[7]
Digitiser (UK)
67
[8]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
58
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[10]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
70
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
[12]
Freak (IL)
75
[13]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
69
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[15]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
66
[16]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
46
[17]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
80
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
72
[2]
Next Generation (US)
0
[3]
Player One (FR)
80
[19]
Play Time (DE)
51
[20]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
70
[21]
Sega Force (SE)
82
[22]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
56
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
45
[24]
Todo Sega (ES)
85
[25]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
84
[26]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
65
Based on
24 reviews

Warlock

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, AU
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Mega Drive, BR
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References

  1. File:CVG UK 160.pdf, page 52
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:NextGeneration US 06.pdf, page 114 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:NextGeneration US 06.pdf_p114" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:PlayerOne FR 051.pdf, page 88
  5. File:SSM_JP_19950601_1995-06.pdf, page 134
  6. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 259
  7. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 234
  8. Digitiser (UK) (1995-03-27)
  9. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
  10. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 367
  11. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 283
  12. Famitsu, "1995-06-02" (JP; 1995-05-19), page 1
  13. Freak, "5/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  14. GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 5: May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  15. GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
  16. MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 46
  17. Mega Fun, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-19), page 78
  18. Magazina Igrushek, "3/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 73
  19. Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
  20. Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 105
  21. Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 84
  22. Sega Force, "2/95" (SE; 1995-04-19), page 26
  23. Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 163
  24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 134
  25. Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 44
  26. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 28
  27. VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 64