James Pond II: Codename RoboCod

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James Pond II: Codename RoboCod
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU) Electronic Arts Victor (JP) U.S. Gold
Developer: Millennium Interactive
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT) Hent Gruppen (SE rental) Datart International (CZ) Tec Toy (BR) Samsung (KR)
Original system(s): Commodore Amiga
Developer(s) of original games: Vectordean
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Rob Hubbard
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1993-06-09 ¥6,9006,900 EM20015 US 1991-08-18 $49.9549.95 708701 EU 1991 E199SMXI EU (EA Classics) 1996-09-13 EAX02401041I DE 1991 DM 120120 E199SMXI DE (EA Classics) 1996 EAX02401041I PT 199x MDJ0027 UK 1991-12-13 £39.9939.99 E199SMXI SE (Rental) 199x CZ 199x AU 199x BR 1992-06 KR 1993 GM4104JT EU 1993-09 29013-50 EU (Kixx) 199x 29013-50 PT 1993 MS29013 UK 1993-09 £34.9934.99 29013-50 UK (Kixx) 199x 29013-50 AU 199x FROB00SEC BR 1996-11 028580 US 1993-08 $39.9539.95 T-79068 EU 1993-08 79068 EU (Kixx) 199x 79068-50 PT 199x GG79068 UK 1993-09 £27.9927.99 79068
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James Pond II: Codename: RoboCod (ジェームスポンドII コードネーム・ロボコッド), known as James Pond II in Japan, Korea, and Brazil, is a Sega Mega Drive platform game developed by Millenium Interactive. A port of the Vectordean Commodore Amiga title James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod, the game was first published in the United States by Electronic Arts in August 1991, it was later brought to Japan by Electronic Arts Victor in June 1993. U.S. Gold later ported the game to the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in late 1993, titled James Pond 2.

Story

Although Acme Oil Company was destroyed by James Pond (in the events of the first game), his arch enemy Dr. Maybe survived and retreated to the North Pole, where he has taken over Santa's workshop. Dr. Maybe is holding Santa's workers hostage and has turned many of Santa's helpers into his own twisted and dangerous assistants.

James Pond is recruited to infiltrate Santa's grotto, free the captive penguins, retrieve the stolen toys for the children of the world, and defeat Dr. Maybe once and for all. This time, however, due to the greater risks involved in this mission, James Pond is given a robotic suit and the code name "RoboCod" (a play on RoboCop). This suit gives Pond superhuman strength and agility as well as enabling him to stretch his midsection almost indefinitely to reach otherwise impossibly high areas.

Gameplay

Gameplay differs heavily from the original. This game is a conventional platformer, with James Pond moving on land and jumping without the aid or need for water. There are no missions; instead, Pond must find an exit sign in each level (accessible through doors into a building in the overworld). jumps. Holding or causes Pond to stretch his body up until he is blocked by some overhead item; letting go lowers his body back to normal. crouches.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

• Original Game Design: Chris Sorrell
• Graphics: Chris Sorrell
• Coding: Chris Sorrell
• Course Director: Steve Bak
• Additional Graphics: Leavon Archer
• Sega Programming: Simeon Pashley
• Original Music and Sound Effects: Richard Joseph
• Music and Sound Effects Translation: Rob Hubbard
• Producer: Christopher Erhardt
• Associate Producer: Roland Kippenhan III
• Product Management: Lesley Mansford
• Art Direction: Nancy L. Fong
• Package Illustration: Marc Ericksen
• Documentation: Andrea Smith
• Documentation Layout: Jennie Maruyama
• Testing: Steve Matulac
• Quality Assurance: Bill Romer

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• Cover artist (US/EU): Marc Ericksen

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Uncredited

Game Gear version

• Cover artist (US): Marc Ericksen

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Uncredited

Magazine articles

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Promotional material

FI advert (1992)

Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #7: "Winter 1991/1992" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)
• GamePro (US) #31: "February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #32: "March 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Gamers (DE) #1992-01: "Februar/März 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #8: "Juillet/Août 1992" (1992-07-07)
also published in:

• Joypad (FR) #11: "Août/Septembre 1992" (1992-07-1x)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-05: "May 1993" (1993-04-08)

Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1993-09: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)

Game Gear print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)
• Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

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Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 ACE (UK) 94 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 83 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 65 Console XS (UK) PAL 94 Computer & Video Games (UK) 91 Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J 66 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 75 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU) 50 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 55 Game Mania (UK) 87 Game Power (IT) 92 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 80 Gamers (DE) 73 Games-X (UK) 100 Game Zone (UK) PAL 92 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 50 Hobby Consolas (ES) 95 Joystick (FR) 91 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 87 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 87 Mega (UK) 80 Mega Action (UK) 92 Mega Force (FR) PAL 95 MegaTech (UK) PAL 83 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 83 Mean Machines (UK) PAL 95 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 95 Player One (FR) 89 Play Time (DE) 77 Power Play (DE) 73 Sega Power (UK) PAL 90 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 95 Sega Pro (UK) 95 Sega Pro (UK) 91 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 90 Sega Force (UK) PAL 86 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 59 Supergame (BR) 78 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 80 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U 80 Video Games (DE) 71

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Master System version

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Publication Version Score Consoles + (FR) 91 Gamers (DE) 60 Joypad (FR) PAL 92 Megablast (DE) 78 Mega Force (FR) 89 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 78 Player One (FR) 89 Power Up! (UK) 88 Sega Magazin (DE) 85 Sega Power (UK) PAL 83 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 92 Sega Zone (UK) PAL 87 Sega Force (SE) 93 Sega Master Force (UK) PAL 93

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Game Gear version

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Publication Version Score Computer & Video Games (UK) 94 Freak (IL) 90 Game Players (US) NTSC-U 45 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 75 Gamers (DE) 60 Hobby Consolas (ES) 68 Joypad (FR) PAL 90 Mega Force (FR) 89 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 78 Power Up! (UK) 88 Sega Magazin (DE) 85 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 90

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Technical information

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