Independence Day

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Independence Day
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Fox Interactive
Developer:
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (US), Electronic Arts (Europe), Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Twentieth Century Fox
Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Shooting

















Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Italiano
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Svenska
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Saturn
    US     		T-16104H
    ESRB: Kids to Adults
    Sega Saturn
    EU     		T-16104H-50
    FXY02501184I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    EU
    (ES/IT/SE)     		T-16104H-50
    FXZ02501184I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    DE     		T-16104H-50
    USK: 6
    Sega Saturn
    PT
    Sega Saturn
    UK     		£44.9944.99[3] T-16104H-50
    FXY02501184I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    PL
    Sega Saturn
    AU
    OFLC: G8
    Sega Saturn
    BR
    Tectoy: Todas as Idades
    Non-Sega versions

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    Independence Day, known outside of the United States as Independence Day: The Game, is a Sega Saturn combat flight simulation game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Fox Interactive. Based on the titular 1996 film Independence Day, it was first released in the United States in March 1997, and was later brought to Europe the following June.

    Gameplay

    In the game, the player controls various aircraft who must engage in dogfights with aliens and take out the "primary weapons" of the alien motherships within a certain time. It was one of the first 3D shooters of this nature for home consoles, though, like the film, saw mixed reviews from critics.

    History

    Development

    As with the film, Independence Day was known during development as ID4, as Fox did not initially have the rights to use the name "Independence Day". At the time, the name was owned by Warner Bros. following their 1983 film of the same name.

    Production credits

    Produced By FOX Interactive
    • Producer: Mike Arkin
    • Associate Producer: Chris Miller
    • Lead Tester: Michael Dunn (no, the other one)
    • Testers: Erik Larson, Jackson Hamiter, Seth Roth, Mike Schneider, Eric Asevo, Jennifer Kelly, Bruce Maksin, Harish Rao
    Developed By Radical Entertainment
    • Code Jockeys: Darrin Brown, Colin O'Connor, Mike Slett, Scott Wardle
    • Pixel Jockeys: Yayoi Chorney, Roy Papp, Joanne Parker, Jon Shaw, Jordan Stolearcius, David Byun
    • Level Design and Tuning: Sheik Sahib
    • QA: Duran Bodasing, William Ho
    • Producer: Jack Rebbetoy
    • Pure 3D: Tim Bennison, Mike Biddlecombe, Stephen Friesen, Mark James, Derek Larmour, Yuri Tarassov, Neall Verheyde
    • Sfx and Music: Marc Baril
    • Sound Programmers: Dimitrios Fassoulis, Brian Green, Terry Jones
    • Tech Support: Arn, Basil Chan, Jeff Johnson, Martin Sikes
    • Special Thanks: Erin Daly, Jason Dorie, Heidi Ernest, Jayne Morris Berry Post Production, Terry Klassen, Tom Pickett, Anne Kim
    Source:
    US manual
    Independenceday sat us manual.pdf
    [4]

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Independence Day/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Print advertisements

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    Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #92: "March 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
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    Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #95: "June 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
    also published in:
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    Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #20: "June 1997" (1997-05-14)
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    Television advertisements

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Ação Games (BR)
    80
    		[6]
    Edge (UK) PAL
    30
    		[7]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    70
    		[8]
    Hacker (HR)
    65
    		[9]
    Level (TR)
    50
    		[10]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    47
    		[11]
    Mega Force (FR) PAL
    70
    		[12]
    Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
    72
    		[13]
    Saturn Power (UK) PAL
    60
    		[14]
    Secret Service (PL)
    50
    		[15]
    Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
    70
    		[16]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
    59
    		[3]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    50
    		[17]
    Sega Saturn
    		 59
    Based on
    13 reviews

    Independence Day

    Saturn, US
    IndependenceDay Saturn US Box Back.jpgIndependenceDay Saturn US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    IndependenceDay US disc.jpg
    Disc
    Independenceday sat us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Saturn, EU
    IndependanceDay Saturn EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    IndependenceDay Saturn EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, ES/IT/SE
    IndependenceDay Sat IT-SE-ES cover.jpg
    Cover
    Saturn, PT

    Saturn, AU
    ID Sat AU cover.jpg
    Cover
    IndependenceDay Saturn EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, BR
    ID Sat BR front.jpg
    Cover

    Technical information

    Main article: Independence Day/Technical information.

    References

    1. ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
    2. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-06-30), page 21
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-11), page 66
    4. ↑ File:Independenceday sat us manual.pdf, page 16
    5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 8
    6. ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 27
    7. ↑ Edge, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-29), page 91
    8. ↑ GamePro, "April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 92
    9. ↑ Hacker, "06/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 53
    10. ↑ Level, "9/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
    11. ↑ MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 83
    12. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 40
    13. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-07), page 86
    14. ↑ Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 68
    15. ↑ Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 31
    16. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 72
    17. ↑ Video Games, "9/97" (DE; 1997-08-27), page 101


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