Choujikuu Yousai Macross

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Choujikuu Yousai Macross
System(s): PlayStation 2
Publisher: Bandai
Developer:
Licensor: Bigwest
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140)[1] SLPM-65405
CERO: Free

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Choujikuu Yousai Macross (超時空要塞マクロス) is a PlayStation 2 game based on the television show of the same name. It was developed by Sega-AM2, but published by Bandai exclusively in Japan in 2003. It was released 21 years after the debut of the Macross franchise.

Development

In 2002, the 20th anniversary of Macross, Bandai approached Sega-AM2 with the idea of creating a video game[2]. It was largely created by developers who had previously worked at CSK Research Institute, notably creating the flight simulation series AeroWings[2], and many of whom would later create air combat game After Burner Climax and mech-focused game Border Break. Because Macross is a licensed game, it was designed to be easier to complete and reach the ending than an original video game IP would be designed[2].

Story and Premise

In 1999, a city-sized alien spacecraft crashes in South Ataria Island on Earth. Over the course of 10 years the military organization U.N. Spacy reverse-engineers its technology and rebuilds the spacecraft, naming it the SDF-1 Macross and develops "Valkyrie Fighters", fighter planes that can transform into bipedal robots. In 2009 at the launch ceremony of the Macross, a young civilian pilot, Hikaru Ichijyo, comes to visit the Macross upon U.N. Spacy pilot Roy Focker's request. During the launch ceremony, a space war fleet from an alien race of humanoid giants arrives into the solar system and identifies the Macross as a former battleship used by their enemies, the Supervision Army. As the aliens, known as the Zentradi, approach the Macross, the original systems override the crew's commands and fire its main cannon, wiping out the advance alien scouts and starting a war.

The Macross crew attempts to use the experimental "Fold System" (faster-than-light drives) to escape to the Moon's orbit, but instead it accidentally takes the Macross and South Ataria Island to the edge of the solar system. The people from the Macross salvage everything they can, including the city surrounding the ship and its civilians (who have survived in special safety shelters, which were transported along intact), and attach two aircraft carriers to the ship. Since the fold systems have vanished after the jump, the Macross is forced to make its way back to Earth by conventional power.

Players take control of an unnamed, silent UN Spacy pilot, whose face or voice never seen or heard. He is simply referred as "Captain" by his wingmen or "Skull Number Seven" in TV mode or "Skull Seven" in OVA mode. He is later referred as either "Purple Leader" or "Apollo Leader" in TV and OVA modes respectively. In both modes, player is accompanied by original characters Eddie Juutilainen and Bruce Rudel. In addition, another original character, Lieutenant Emma Granger acts as the team's tactical officer from aboard the bridge of the SDF-1 Macross.

Two modes exist; "Promotheus" mode is avaiable from start and follows the story of original animated TV series. "ARMD-1" mode, which is unlocked after clearing the "Prometheus" mode, follows the premise of OVA "Macross: Do yo remember Love?". This latter mode has less missions but these missions are harder and take longer to complete. Completing missions unlock new Valkyrie Fighters while completing missions with S rank unlock paint schemes.

Production credits

  • キム: 鶴 ひろみ
  • シャミー: 深雪 さなえ
  • ヴァネッサメルトランディ兵A: 佐久間 紅美
  • グローバル: 羽佐間 道夫
  • マイストロフゼントラーディ兵B: 中 博史
  • エキセドル: 大林 隆之介
  • ロイ・フォッカー: 神谷 明
  • クローディア: 小原 乃梨子
  • ボドルザー総司令: 市川 治
  • ブリタイ: 大友 龍三郎
  • マクシミリアン・ジーナス: 速水 奨
  • ミリア・ジーナス: 竹田 えり
  • ワレラアナウンサー: 鈴木 勝美
  • コンダ僚機: 目黒 光祐
  • ロリー: 藤井 つとむ
  • 柿崎 速雄: 鈴木 勝美
  • カムジン: 目黒 光祐
  • オイグル: 藤井 つとむ
  • 早瀬 未沙: 土井 美加
  • 一条 輝: 野島 健児
  • ゼントラーディ兵A: 永野 広ー
  • 艦内アナウンスメルトランディ兵B: 遠野 麻梨子
  • エマ・グレンジャー: 櫻井 智
  • エディ・ユーティライネン: 加瀬 康之
  • ブルース・ルーデル: 浦田 優
スタッフ
  • エグゼクティブプロデューサー: 鵜之澤 伸
  • チーフプロデューサー: 今西 智明
  • プロデューサー: 磯貝 健夫
ゲームスタッフ
ゲーム用アニメーションスタッフ
  • 監督: もり たけし
  • メカ作監: 川原 智弘
  • 総作監: 美樹本晴彦
  • 原画: 浦野 達也, 熊合 哲矢, 小林 明美, 畑 智司, 谷口 明宏, 若山 枚志, 新井 俊行, 三宅雄一郎, 大田 知章, 薮本 陽輔, 野沢 隆
  • 動検: 成田 達司
  • 動画: 杉村 友和, 野崎 将也, 波部 桂太, 小川 未帆, 小西 責子
  • 仕上検査: 谷本 千絵
  • 仕上: ムークアニメーション
  • 背景: 西川淳一郎, 永吉 幸樹
  • コンポジット: 松浦 裕暁, 河野 達也, 渭原 敏明, 柳沢 宏明, 垣内 俊一, 鈴木 さち, 坂本 竜馬, 若山 知代
  • 制作: ハルフィルムメーカー
TV版「超時空要塞マクロス」スタッフ
  • 企画: 大西 良昌
  • 原作: スタジオぬえ
  • 原作協力: アートランド
  • シリーズ構成: 松崎 健一
  • キャラクターデザイン: 美樹本晴彦
  • メカニックデザイン: 宮武 一貴, 河森 正治
  • チーフディレクター: 石黒 昇
  • 美術: 多田喜久子, 勝井 和子
  • 音楽: 羽田健太郎
  • アニメ制作: 竜の子プロダクション, アニメフレンド
挿入歌「小白竜」「愛は流れる」
  • 作詞: 阿佐 茜
  • 作・編曲: 羽田健太郎
  • : 飯島 真理

© 1982 ビックウエスト

レコーディングスタッフ
  • ディレクター: 本田 保則, 浅田 泰裕
  • 音響制作: アーツ・プロ
  • 録音: 菊池 一之
  • 録音助手: 根岸 信洋, 田ロ由加子
  • 録音スタジオ: プロセンスタジオ
スペシャルサンクス
製作

BANDAI, SEGA, SEGA-AM2

Source:
In-game credits[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Choujikuu Yousai Macross/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PlayStation 2, JP
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Cover
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Disc

Technical information

Main article: Choujikuu Yousai Macross/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sony PlayStation 2
CRC32 f26325e2
MD5 026bd41c9f3b0d55346ad634251eed51
SHA-1 6b05ceb347cf16d687c3a247c7164dd9ce844227
1,230,897,152 DVD-ROM (JP) SLPM-65405 (V1.02)

External links

  • Choujikuu Yousai Macross on PlayStation.com: JP

References



Games in the Super Dimension/Macross series
SG-1000
Orguss (1984)
Sega Saturn
Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka (1997)
Sega Dreamcast
Macross M3 (2001)
Sony PlayStation 2
Choujikuu Yousai Macross (2003)