Ranger-X

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Ranger-X

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher:

Sega

Developer:

Gau Entertainment

Sound driver: Cube/Noriyuki Iwadare

Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-05-28	¥6,800	G-4097
US	1993	$?	1076
UK	1993-07^[1]^[2]	£44.99^[1]	1076
FR	1993-07^[1]^[2]	?F	1076
DE	1993	DM 110^[3]	1076
ES	1993-07^[1]^[2]	?Ptas	1076
AU	199x	$?	?
BR	199x	R$?	044510
KR	199x	₩?	GM8098JG

VRC

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Ranger-X, called Ex-Ranza (エクスランザー) in Japan, is a run-and-gun game developed by Gau Entertainment (who were bought by Nextech shortly after the game's release) and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993.

Gameplay

You play as a robot fighter called EX-CP who shoots at specified targets in a level while destroying the various enemies and ammunition you may encounter. You can move left to right freely (so if you miss a target you can go back) and can either walk or hover up and fly, but will come down automatically after you release up or stay up too long. There are two weapons: a normal infinite-ammunition gun, shot left with and right with , and a special fireball-like weapon with limited ammunition shot with (it may be shot at the same time as the normal gun). Furthermore, you have a small vehicle which follows you on the ground as you move (or you may choose to ride it) and shoots a normal gun in the same direction as yours.

The game also supports the six button control pad, which allows further control over the vehicle.

Versions

Unlike the NTSC-J version, the NTSC-U and PAL versions use a slightly different color palette when played on the highest difficulty setting. The NTSC-J version has an extra stage that appears to be a test stage used during development. It can be accessed by starting the game in easy mode (go into the options menu, highligh rank setting and quicky push to unlock easy and heavy difficulty modes).

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Ranger-X	Ranger-X
English (US)	Ranger-X	Ranger-X
Japanese	エクスランザー	Ex-Ranza

Production credits

Game Design and Program: T.Toyota
Graphics and Game Design: T.Yamamoto
Graphics: Ree.Senfhu
Visual Program: Bugtarou
Music Composer: Y.Hiraiwa
Sound Operator: N.Iwadare
Producer: I.Mizoguchi

Source: In-game opening credits (JP)^[4]

Main Program (Team Leader): Toshio Toyota
Main Graphics (G‑Master): Toshio Yamamoto
Graphics (G‑Fighter): Ree Senfhu
3‑D Program (Helper): Bugtarou
Music Composer: Yoshinobu Hiraiwa
Sound Operator (Sound Effects): Noriyuki Iwadare
Sound Driver (Z‑80 Side): Shibuya-Dougen
Producer: Isao Mizoguchi
Special Thanks: Yoshihisa Shimizu, Gow Tougetu

Source: In-game ending credits (JP)^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Ranger-X/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

ES print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	75	№1993-06, p21^[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	81	№, p83^[6]
Consoles + (FR)	90	№25, p140/141^[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	93	№141, p64/65^[1]
Weekly Famitsu (JP)	68	№233, p39
No results	94
GamePro (US)	80	№50, p40^[8]
GamesMaster (UK)	82	№7, p58/59
Hippon Super (JP)	50	№1993-07, p45
Joypad (FR)	75	№25, p158^[9]
MAN!AC (DE)	78	№1, p32^[3]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	63	№12, p30-33
Mega (UK)	81	№10, p53
Mega Action (UK)	90	№3, p16/17
Mega Force (FR)	85
MegaTech (UK)	94	№19, p56-61
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	92	№9, p94-97^[2]
Player One (FR)	84	№36, p112/113^[10]
Power Unlimited (NL)	82
Sega Power (UK)	82	№45, p74/75
Sega Pro (UK)	94	№22, p38-40
Sega Zone (UK)	90	№10, p28-30
Sega Force Mega (UK)	85	№3, p52-54^[11]
Sonic the Comic (UK)	80	№8, p11