Off-World Interceptor Extreme

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Off-World Interceptor Extreme

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Crystal Dynamics (US), BMG Victor (JP, EU)

Developer: Crystal Dynamics

Licensor: Crystal Dynamics

Original system(s): 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1 track)

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-11-22^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-15901G
US	1995-10-03^[3]^[4]	$59.9959.99^[5]	T-15908H
EU	1995-11		T-15908H-50
UK	1995-12-15^[6]	£44.9944.99^[7]^[8]	T-15908H-50
PL	1996

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Off-World Interceptor Extreme (オフワールド・インターセプターエクストリーム) is a Sega Saturn action driving game developed by Crystal Dynamics. An enhanced port of the developer's titular 1994 3DO Interactive Multiplayer game Off-World Interceptor, it was first published in the United States by Crystal Dynamics themselves in October 1995, and was brought to Europe the following month. Later that November, BMG Victor localized and published Off-World Interceptor Extreme in Japan.

Both this game and the 3DO original are most notable for its full-motion video cutscenes, which parody the popular 1988 American movie review television series Mystery Science Theatre 3000 by having a pair of hosts provide sardonic commentary over the in-game cutscenes. The rear of the box even specifically advertises these scenes in a self-aware manner, going out of its way to claim how "cheesy" a trope full-motion video had become in the world of early CD gaming.^[9]

Versions

While Off-World Interceptor Extreme is perhaps most-remembered today for its :Mystery Science Theatre 3000 parody segments, when the game was localized for Japan by BMG Victor, the commentary was removed and replaced with Japanese-language dubs of the original cutscenes. Interestingly, this remains the only release of the game to feature the original cutscenes as first created for the project.

Production credits

Producers: Tim Roberts, Bill Mitchell
Product Manager: Jim Curry
Programmers: Lloyd Pique, Brian Brandt, Adrian Longland, Mer-Yu Li
Additional Art: Steve Suhy, Andy Mitchell
Additional Sounds: Steve Henefin, Susan Michelle
Video Compression: Dan Brazelton, Leland Susser, Matt Alexander
Additional Game Design and Level Planning by Blam: Jay Minn & Jeronimo Barrera
Special Thanks to: Greg Marquez for Technical Assistance
Test Manager: Ben Szymkowiak
Lead Tester: Gerald Vera
Assistant Lead Tester: Caroline Esmurdoc
Testers: Ed Chennault, Scott Hill, Billy Mitchell, Laurence Monji, Alex Ness, Kenny Reeves, Kevin Seiter, Eric Simonich, Jeff Todd, Serguei Savtchenko, Rick D'Aloisio
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw

Source:

US manual^[10]

Magazine articles

Main article: Off-World Interceptor Extreme/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

Next Generation (US) #11: "November 1995" (1995-10-24)^[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[12]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #2: "December 1995" (1995-11-24)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

40

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

78

^[14]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[15]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

71

^[16]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[5]

Joypad (FR)

79

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

61

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

74

^[7]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[19]

Player One (FR)

73

^[20]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[21]

Saturn+ (UK)

NTSC-?

71

^[22]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

57

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

72

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

67

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

65

^[8]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[27]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

53

^[28]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

PAL

60

^[29]

Última Generación (ES)

58

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

49

^[31]

	64
Based on 22 reviews

Off-World Interceptor Extreme

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Off-World Interceptor Extreme/Technical information.

References

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[:File:GamePro_US_078.pdf_p90-5] 5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[6] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-12-11), page 12

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p81-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 81

[:File:SSM_UK_03.pdf_p90-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 90

[:File:OWIE_Saturn_US_Box_Back.jpg_p-9] File:OWIE Saturn US Box Back.jpg

[:File:Owie_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-10] File:Owie sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:NextGeneration_US_11.pdf_p185-11] Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 185

[:File:EGM_US_077.pdf_p187-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 187

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_12.pdf_p116-13] CD Consoles, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 116

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_048.pdf_p138-14] Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 138

[15] Famitsu, "1995-12-01" (JP; 1995-11-17), page 29

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0811.pdf_p88-16] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 88

[:File:Joypad_FR_047.pdf_p44-17] Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 44

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-12.pdf_p92-18] Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 92

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p180-19] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 180

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_059.pdf_p152-20] Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 152

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-03_19960202.pdf_p78-21] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_02.pdf_p61-22] Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 61

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_26.pdf_p80-23] Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 80

[:File:SegaPower_UK_75.pdf_p64-24] Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_52.pdf_p54-25] Sega Pro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-02), page 54

[:File:SSM_JP_19951201_1995-12.pdf_p189-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 189

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p15-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p41-28] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 41

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_15.pdf_p88-29] Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 88

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_11.pdf_p102-30] Última Generación, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 102

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-12.pdf_p40-31] Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 40

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Contents

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References