Power Monger

n/a

Power Monger

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU)

Electronic Arts Victor (JP)

Developer: Bullfrog Productions, Sprytes

Original system(s): PC

Developer(s) of original games: Bullfrog Productions

Sound driver:

GEMS

Genre: Simulation^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-06-18^[2]	¥8,9008,900	EM20011
US	1993	$49.9549.95^[3]	710501
EU	1993-03^[4]		E139SMXI
DE	1993-03^[4]	DM 119.95119.95^[4]	E139SMXI
PT	199x
UK	1993	£39.9939.99^[5]^[6]	E139SMXI
SE (Rental)	199x
BR	199x		044390
KR	199x		GM8105JT
US	1994-01^[7]	$49.9549.95^[8]	T-50035
EU	1994-04^[9]^[10]		T-50035-50
DE	1994	DM 119.95119.95^[12]	T-50035-50
UK	1994-04^[9]^[10]	£39.9939.99^[9]^[11]	T-50035-50

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Power Monger (パワーモンガー) is a strategy game conceived by Peter Molyneux at Bullfrog Productions, and was released for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST in 1990. It was subsequently ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD in the years which followed.

The game has a similar engine to that of Populous, though rather than render its world from an isometric perspective, Power Monger introduces primitve 3D graphics. Power Monger is also more combat-orientated.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Licensed by: Sega Enterprises Ltd. Sega version by Sprytes
Project manager: Ian Oliver
Programmer: James Fisher
Graphics: John Guerin
Director: Joss Ellis
Associate producer: John Roberts
Lead product tester: Matt Webster
Sega music: Jason A.S. Whitely
Technical supervisor: Colin McLaughlan
Maps designed by: Matt Webster
Published by: Electronic Arts

Source: In-game credits

Japanese version

Electronic Arts Victor Inc.

Producer: Shinichiro Takagi
Assistant producer: Kenichi Igarashi
Programmer: Yuichi Yamaguchi
Graphic: U.G. Kaneko
Manual: Takashi Uto
Package design: Nick International Inc.
Special thanks to: Masato Mizushima, Hitoshi Akashi, Susumu Asano, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Suzuki

Source: In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Power Monger/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

85

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

90

^[5]

Dengeki Mega Drive (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[15]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

70

^[16]

Game Mania (UK)

87

^[17]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[3]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[18]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

80

^[19]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

87

^[20]

Mega (UK)

PAL

81

^[21]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

81

^[22]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

82

^[23]

Player One (FR)

90

^[24]

Power Play (DE)

79

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

79

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[28]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

92

^[29]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

70

^[30]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[31]

	78
Based on 21 reviews

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

79

^[32]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

72

^[33]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

66

^[34]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[8]

Joypad (FR)

72

^[35]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

84

^[36]

Mega (UK)

PAL

78

^[9]

Mega (UK)

78

^[9]

Mega Force (FR)

77

^[37]

Mega Power (UK)

PAL

81

^[38]

MegaTech (UK)

88

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

74

^[39]

Player One (FR)

91

^[40]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

76

^[41]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

76

^[42]

Sega Power (UK)

76

^[43]

Sega Pro (UK)

79

^[44]

VideoGames (US)

70

^[45]

	77
Based on 18 reviews

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	fb599b86
MD5	72db40c6dd4046e02fa068ccce6f21b1
SHA-1	f088e8cdb90c037b4ce1c5ae600a75f4e4219c87

1MB

1993-01

Cartridge (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	553289b3
MD5	4096d4e55de03b6999e1663a91b89b74
SHA-1	f0a48f25d87f7a6d17ff76f5e29ea7be2d430ce4

1MB

1993-06

Cartridge (JP)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Power Monger.

Power Monger

[:File:PowerMonger_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:PowerMonger MD JP Box.jpg

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[:File:GamePro_US_044.pdf_p52-3] 3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_DE_06.pdf_p41-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 41

[:File:CVG_UK_135.pdf_p18-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 18

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p45-6] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p224-7] GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 224

[:File:GamePro_US_061.pdf_p50-8] 8.0 ^8.1 GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:Mega_UK_20.pdf_p43-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 43

[:File:MegaPower_UK_10.pdf_p24-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 24

[:File:MegaTech_UK_28.pdf_p74-11] 11.0 ^11.1 MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 74

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-09.pdf_p43-12] Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 43

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-07.pdf_p21-13] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 21

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_017.pdf_p106-14] Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106

[:File:DengekiMD_JP_03.pdf_p33-15] Dengeki Mega Drive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-XX), page 33

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p80-16] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 80

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-17] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[18] Hippon Super, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-04), page 43

[:File:Joypad_FR_017.pdf_p110-19] Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 110

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p44-20] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:Mega_UK_05.pdf_p50-21] Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 50

[:File:MegaTech_UK_14.pdf_p34-22] MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 34

[:File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf_p46-23] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 46

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_028.pdf_p78-24] Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 78

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1993-03.pdf_p109-25] Power Play, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 109

[:File:SegaPower_UK_39.pdf_p36-26] Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 36

[:File:SegaPro_UK_17.pdf_p46-27] Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-28] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SegaZone_UK_03.pdf_p58-29] Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 58

[:File:SegaForce_UK_15.pdf_p78-30] Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 78

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_031.pdf_p144-32] Consoles +, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 144

[:File:CVG_UK_151.pdf_p100-33] Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 100

[:File:EGM_US_062.pdf_p36-34] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:Joypad_FR_031.pdf_p114-35] Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 114

[:File:MDAG_UK_21.pdf_p50-36] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:MegaForce_FR_27.pdf_p90-37] Mega Force, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:MegaPower_UK_10.pdf_p22-38] Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 22

[:File:MeanMachinesSega19UK.pdf_p55-39] Mean Machines Sega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-xx), page 55

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_043.pdf_p96-40] Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 96

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_05.pdf_p82-41] Sega Magazine, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 82

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_06.pdf_p97-42] Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 97

[43] Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 51

[:File:SegaPro_UK_32.pdf_p70-44] Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 70

[:File:VideoGames_US_70.pdf_p114-45] VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 114

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Power Monger

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Japanese version

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References