Independence Day

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Independence Day
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Fox Interactive
Developer: Radical Entertainment
Distributor: 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 US 1997-03-20 T-16104H EU 1997-06-13 T-16104H-50 FXY02501184I EU (ES/IT/SE) 1997-06-13 T-16104H-50 FXZ02501184I DE 1997-06-13 T-16104H-50 PT 199x UK 1997-07-04 £44.9944.99 T-16104H-50 FXY02501184I PL 1997 AU 1997 BR 199x
Non-Sega versions PlayStation Windows PC

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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

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US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Independence Day/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advertisements

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #92: "March 1997" (1997-0x-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #95: "June 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
also published in:

• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #96: "July 1997" (1997-0x-xx)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #20: "June 1997" (1997-05-14)

Television advertisements

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US

File:IndependenceDay Saturn US TVAdvert.mp4

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score Ação Games (BR) 80 Edge (UK) PAL 30 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 70 Hacker (HR) 65 Level (TR) 50 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 47 Mega Force (FR) PAL 70 Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U 72 Saturn Power (UK) PAL 60 Secret Service (PL) 50 Sega Magazin (DE) PAL 70 Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL 59 Video Games (DE) PAL 50

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Independence Day

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Technical information

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