Bangai-O

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Bangai-O

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Entertainment Software Publishing (Japan), Crave Entertainment (US), Swing! Entertainment (Europe)

Developer: Treasure, Conspiracy Entertainment

Distributor: Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe)

Original system(s): Nintendo 64

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Shooting^[1]^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

日本語

English

Français

Deutsch

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1999-12-09^[2]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[2]	T-38702M
US	2001-03-22^[4]	$39.9939.99^[5]	T-40217N
EU	2000-10-20		T-7011D-50
DE	2000-10-20	DM 8989^[9]	T-7011D-50
ES	2000-09-28^[10]		T-7011D-50
FR	2000-10-20		T-7011D-50
UK	2000-10-20^[6]^[7]	£19.9919.99^[8]	T-7011D-50
AU	2000-11-25^[11]

Non-Sega versions
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Bangai-O, known as Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh (爆裂無敵バンガイオー) in Japan, is a shoot-'em-up video game developed by Treasure for Japanese Nintendo 64 consoles in September 1999. With assistance from Conspiracy Entertainment it was brought to the Sega Dreamcast three months later, where it eventually saw a worldwide release.

There is also a Collector's Edition of the game that was given out as part of a contest in Japan. Only five copies were ever made making it extremely rare.

The European version was published by Swing! Entertainment, but it was however released under Virgin Interactive, the European distributor of the game's T-Series code.

Gameplay

Bangai-O is a shoot-'em-up game in which the player, piloting a mechanoid, can fly in one of eight directions across the screen shooting a constant stream of projectiles at enemies and obstacles. Taking cues from the "bullet hell" sub-genre of shooters, Bangai-O is populated with sometimes hundreds of enemies which can fire at a rapid pace. The object of the game is to clear the level of enemies within a given time limit.

The Dreamcast version makes several tweaks over its Nintendo 64 counterpart, changing rules on super moves and adding more content (as well as refining pre-existing assets such as graphics and music).

History

Development

Bangai-O was originally intended to be a remake of the 1985 PC-8801 and X1 game, Hover Attack, but inevitably became its own independent game. The mechanics in Bangai-O are very similar to those found in Hover Attack, however the pace of play is a great deal faster and enemies are more plentiful. It also, as expected, offers superior graphics and sound. Vehicles found in Hover Attack are missing in Bangai-O, presumably as their use had been depreciated.

Legacy

Despite critical acclaim, limited marketing kept the Dreamcast version of Bangai-O from becoming a huge success in the west. This is particularly noticable in PAL regions, where its late release of March 2001 has made led Bangai-O to retain its value over a decade after going on sale.

Nevertheless, Bangai-O was followed by the Nintendo DS game Bangai-O Spirits in 2008 and Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury for Xbox Live Arcade in 2011.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Bangai-O	Bangai-O
English (US)	Bangai-O	Bangai-O
Japanese	爆裂無敵バンガイオー	Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh

Magazine articles

Main article: Bangai-O/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(UK)

PAL

50

^[8]

(UK)

NTSC-J

70

^[12]

(UK)

PAL

80

^[13]

(FR)

PAL

60

^[14]

(JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[15]

(UK)

NTSC-J

65

^[16]

(UK)

PAL

69

^[17]

(JP)

NTSC-J

87

^[18]

(FR)

NTSC-J

91

^[19]

(US)

NTSC-U

75

^[20]

(DE)

NTSC-J

30

^[21]

(US)

NTSC-J

85

^[22]

(US)

NTSC-U

65

^[5]

(US)

NTSC-J

100

^[23]

(US)

NTSC-U

100

^[24]

(FR)

PAL

50

^[25]

(DE)

PAL

61

^[26]

(PL)

80

^[27]

(US)

NTSC-U

75

^[28]

(UK)

PAL

70

^[29]

(FR)

PAL

70

^[30]

(DE)

PAL

31

^[9]

(RU)

65

^[31]

(DE)

PAL

68

^[32]

	70
Based on 24 reviews

Bangai-O

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc File:BangaiO-DC-EU-Manual.pdf Manual

Compliance

Main article: Bangai-O/Compliance.

Technical information

Main article: Bangai-O/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ File:BangaiO DC JP Box Back.png
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/991028 (Wayback Machine: 2010-10-20 17:35)
↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software_l.html#tab01 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-01 22:57)
↑ http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/homepages/Dreamcast.asp (Wayback Machine: 2001-03-30 07:13)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "May 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 80
↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3150 (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-19 17:15)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/6jGGgGXXtf4/m/ItVnkft_lgoJ
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-17), page 107
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Sega Magazin, "November 2000" (DE; 2000-10-02), page 21
↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=15216&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 10:54)
↑ http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "March 2000" (UK; 2000-02-17), page 94
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-10-26), page 70
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 72
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-39 (1999-12-17,24)" (JP; 1999-12-03), page 21
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 5" (UK; 2000-01-27), page 78
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 14" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 56
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Dreamzone, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-01-xx), page 106
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-06), page 113
↑ Fun Generation, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-19), page 96
↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 3: March 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 13
↑ Gamers' Republic, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-19), page 112
↑ Gamers' Republic, "December 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 87
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 156
↑ MAN!AC, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 71
↑ Neo Plus, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Next Generation, "May 2001" (US; 2001-04-17), page 85
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 86
↑ Playmag, "Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 128
↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Video Games, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 123

Bangai-O
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[:File:GamePro_US_152.pdf_p80-5] 5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "May 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 80

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[:File:CVG_UK_231.pdf_p107-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-17), page 107

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_84.pdf_p21-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Sega Magazin, "November 2000" (DE; 2000-10-02), page 21

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20010917105401.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.centromail.es.2Ftop.2Fficha.asp.3Fcodmail.3D15216.26codprov.3D-10] ttp://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=15216&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 10:54)

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[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_06.pdf_p94-12] Dreamcast Monthly, "March 2000" (UK; 2000-02-17), page 94

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_15.pdf_p70-13] Dreamcast Monthly, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-10-26), page 70

[:File:DLMO_FR_06.pdf_p72-14] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 72

[:File:DCM_JP_19991217_1999-39.pdf_p21-15] Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-39 (1999-12-17,24)" (JP; 1999-12-03), page 21

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_05.pdf_p78-16] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 5" (UK; 2000-01-27), page 78

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_14.pdf_p56-17] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 14" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 56

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-18] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:Dreamzone_9_2000_Scan.pdf_p106-19] Dreamzone, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-01-xx), page 106

[:File:EGM_US_140.pdf_p113-20] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-06), page 113

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_49.pdf_p96-21] Fun Generation, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-19), page 96

[:File:GameFan_US_0803.pdf_p13-22] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 3: March 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_20.pdf_p112-23] Gamers' Republic, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-19), page 112

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_31.pdf_p87-24] Gamers' Republic, "December 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 87

[:File:Joypad_FR_100.pdf_p156-25] Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 156

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-12.pdf_p71-26] MAN!AC, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 71

[27] Neo Plus, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:NextGeneration_US_77.pdf_p85-28] Next Generation, "May 2001" (US; 2001-04-17), page 85

[:File:ODM_UK_14.pdf_p86-29] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 86

[:File:Playmag_FR_51.pdf_p128-30] Playmag, "Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 128

[31] Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-12.pdf_p123-32] Video Games, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 123

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Bangai-O

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Legacy

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Compliance

Technical information

External links

References