Toxic Crusaders

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Toxic Crusaders
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: Troma
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		1037

Toxic Crusaders is a beat-'em-up game for the Sega Mega Drive based on the cartoon series of the same name (which itself is inspired, perhaps bizarrely, by the violent comedy horror movie The Toxic Avenger and its sequels). It was only released in North America.

Story

The Toxic Crusaders are a gang of misfit superheroes who combat pollution. They are trying to prevent the Smogulans, extraterrestrials who thrive on pollution, and their army, called the Radiation Rangers, from taking over the Earth.

Gameplay

The game is a belt-scrolling beat-'em up played as the Toxic Crusaders, a gang of environmentalist mutants who are trying to prevent the Smogulans from polluting the Earth. There are three playable characters, and the game can be played by one or two players simultaneously. The Toxic Crusaders make their way through each level, beating up enemies and occasionally riding vehicles such as skateboards or helicopters. They start in their hometown of Tromaville but travel to the planet Smogula to fight their ruler Czar Zosta.

The Toxic Crusaders move in any direction using the D-Pad. They jump by pressing C. They can curl into a ball and jump higher by pressing C again during a jump. They can fall through some platforms by pressing Down. They attack with a short-ranged attack by pressing A or a long-ranged attack by pressing B. The character only performs the long-ranged attack if there is an enemy at a distance but not too close; otherwise, the character does his short-ranged attack. The long-ranged attack can be done in midair. When enemies are defeated, they melt into puddles, which the characters clean up when they walk nearby. Characters can swing from some objects by pressing A after a jump.

In two-player games, the second player can jump onto Toxie's back. Then Toxie can throw the other character as a projectile attack by pressing B.

Each character has an energy bar that drains as they take damage from enemies. A character loses a life when the energy bar is drained (or from falling into a bottomless pit or water) but revives after a short delay if the player has extra lives left. The game ends if the player runs out of lives but can be continued a limited number of times. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, and Hard).

Characters

In one-player games, the player can choose any character. In two-player games, player one is always Toxie and player two can be NoZone or Junkyard.

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 Toxie
A janitor who was mutated by toxic waste, giving him a grotesque appearance and superhuman strength. He fights with a sentient mop and his blob-like companion Bloobie.
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 NoZone
A test pilot who crashed his plane into a silo of radioactive material after accidentally flying through the ozone layer, giving him a large, beak-like nose and the ability to sneeze hot blobs.
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 Junkyard
A humanoid dog who was formed when a homeless man and his dog took shelter in a kennel covered in toxic waste. They were merged into one being when the kennel was struck by lightning.

Items

Normal

Items are dropped by defeated enemies or found in destructible barrels.

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Puts the character on inline skates that allow him to move around more quickly.
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Gives Toxie the ability to strike Bloobie like a golf ball as a long-ranged attack by pressing A when there is no enemy in melee range.
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Replaces the character's short-ranged attack (performed by pressing A) with a spin attack.
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Replaces the character's long-ranged attack (performed by pressing B) with a long-ranged fist attack.
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Awards bonus points.
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Awards an extra life.
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Vehicles

When riding a skateboard or surfboard, the items have different effects.

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Changes the main weapon to a single shot (which is the default).
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Changes the main weapon to a three-way spreadshot.
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Changes the main weapon to a two-way spreadshot backwards and a single shot forwards.
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Changes the main weapon to two homing rockets.
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Awards bonus points.
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Awards an extra life.

Levels

Most levels consist of two to four acts and end with a boss fight.

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Tromaville Street
The first act is played on a motorized skateboard, which shoots its machine gun by pressing B (which can be held for rapid-fire). The character can jump off the skateboard by pressing C; being hit also dismounts from the skateboard, but the character can step back onto it.

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Smogulan Ship

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Smogula Spaceport

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Across the Water
This level is played on a surfboard, which fires its machine gun by pressing B (which can be held for rapid-fire), launches bombs in an arc by pressing A, or jumps by pressing C.

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Smogulaville

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Czar Zoster's Palace

Production credits

  • Sega of America Design Team: Gary Barth, Stewart Kosoy, Steve Snyder
  • Infogrames Team:
    • Design: Vincent Pourieux, Didier Chanfray, Thibault Lepoutre
    • Programming: Thibault Lepoutre, Vincent Pourieux
    • Art: Josyane Girard, Didier Chanfray
    • Music: Frederic Menzen
    • Producer: Stewart Kosoy
    • Special Thanks: Javone Alonzo, Yael Barroz, Fred Bourgeain
Source:
In-game credits[2]


Magazine articles

Main article: Toxic Crusaders/Magazine articles.

Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
43 [3]
Sega Mega Drive
 43
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[4]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[5]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
43
[6]
Game Power (IT) NTSC-U
60
[7]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
60
[8]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
33
[9]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
51
[10]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
70
[11]
Play Time (DE)
70
[12]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
72
[13]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
38
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
38
[15]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
61
[16]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
36
[17]
Sega Mega Drive
 52
Based on
14 reviews

Toxic Crusaders

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual

Technical information

Main article: Toxic Crusaders/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ Sega Visions, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 93
  2. ↑ File:Toxic Crusaders MD credits.pdf
  3. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "February 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 250
  5. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 227
  6. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 110
  7. ↑ Game Power, "Marzo 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 87
  8. ↑ GamesMaster, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 80
  9. ↑ Mega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-18), page 36
  10. ↑ MegaTech, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-20), page 52
  11. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-28), page 76
  12. ↑ Play Time, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 112
  13. ↑ Sega Power, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 40
  14. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 64
  15. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  16. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 86
  17. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 205


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