Robotica: Cybernation Revolt

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Robotica: Cybernation Revolt

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), Acclaim Entertainment

Developer: Micronet, Genki

Supporting companies: T's Music (audio)

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Sega-Ozisoft (AU), Tec Toy (BR)

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Genre: Shooting^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-03-24^[2]	¥6,8006,800	GS-9008
US	1995-08-16^[3]	$49.9549.95^[4]	T-8104H
EU	1995-11		MK81008-50
DE	1995-11	DM 110.00110.00^[7]	MK81008-50
PT	199x		SJ81008
UK	1995-10-20^[5]	£49.9949.99^[6]	MK81008-50
PL	1996
AU	199x		FROB10SSC
BR	199x		192036

Robotica: Cybernation Revolt, known simply as Robotica in North America and Deadalus (ダイダロス) in Japan is an first person shooter for the Sega Saturn.

Gameplay

Robotica: Cybernation Revolt is a first-person shooter similar in design to Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, where the player controls a bipedal walking mechanoid shooting at robots. When entering a level, the player is tasked with finding a light switch, then finding a key, before making their way to the exit without being killed by enemies.

Despite debuting after Doom, the technology on show in Robotica is not as advanced - levels do not vary in height, and it is impossible to look up or down. Similar to the aforementioned games, enemies are represented as 2D sprites which are scaled to give the illusion of depth, however the levels themselves are seemingly rendered as polygons, as opposed to the raycasting techniques seen in Doom (and the PC version of Duke Nukem 3D).

Robotica does not perform well, generally failing to hit 30FPS (or sometimes even 20FPS) in most scenes, particularly when the lights are switched on and multiple enemies are on-screen at once. The game's design partially mitigates this problem by featuring levels constructed out of tight corridors, and by forcing the player to traverse the map and dispatch enemies in the dark, fewer objects are likely to be in the room when the lights are switched on.

A map is included in the top left to guide players when visibility is low.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Robotica: Cybernation Revolt	Robotica: Cybernation Revolt
English (US)	Robotica	Robotica
Japanese	ダイダロス	Deadalus

Production credits

Produce: Akihiko Murakami
Main Program: Toshiyuki Kobori
Program: Kenichi Shimizu, Yoshimitsu Tamura
Movie Design: Manabu Tamura
Screen Design: Ichirou Kojima
Map Design: Kentarou Noguchi
Enemy Design: Nobuyuki Suzuki
Rendering: Hiroshi Hamagaki
Sound Produce: T's Music
Music: Takeshi Sato
Sound Effect: Munetaka Sakamoto
Plan: Masanobu Fukasawa
Special Thanks: Syuich Ohira, Kenji Ota, Yoshinari Sunazuka, Kaoru Ogi, Isao Nakasugi, Shuji Fukui, You-Ichirou Naraoka, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Yukie Takahashi

© Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1995

Computer Designed by: Micronet

Source:

In-game credits^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Robotica: Cybernation Revolt/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in VideoGames (US) #79: "August 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #73: "August 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[9]
Fusion (US) #0102: "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)^[10]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Player (DE)

40

^[7]

Consoles + (FR)

92

^[11]

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

93

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

57

^[13]

Electronic Entertainment (US)

NTSC-J

25

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

71

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[16]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

82

^[17]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[4]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

79

^[18]

HiTech (ES)

NTSC-J

60

^[19]

Joypad (FR)

84

^[20]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

53

^[21]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

53

^[22]

Maximum (UK)

25

^[23]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

28

^[24]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

90

^[25]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

58

^[26]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

48

^[6]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

70

^[27]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-J

50

^[28]

Player One (FR)

65

^[29]

Power Unlimited (NL)

59

^[30]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[31]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

84

^[32]

Secret Service (PL)

65

^[33]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

74

^[34]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

63

^[35]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

79

^[36]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

50

^[37]

Sega Megazone (AU)

55

^[38]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

70

^[39]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

51

^[40]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[41]

Super Juegos (ES)

83

^[42]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

56

^[43]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

NTSC-J

81

^[44]

Última Generación (ES)

66

^[45]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

58

^[46]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[47]

	64
Based on 40 reviews

Robotica: Cybernation Revolt

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, DE
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Robotica: Cybernation Revolt/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Saturn

References

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[:File:GamePro_US_076.pdf_p66-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 66

[5] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-10-16), page 32

[:File:MeanMachinesSega38UK.pdf_p92-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 92

[:File:CDPlayer_DE_1996-01.pdf_p26-7] 7.0 ^7.1 CD Player, "1/96" (DE; 1996-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:Deadalus_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-8] File:Deadalus Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:GamePro_US_073.pdf_p7-9] GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 7

[:File:Fusion_US_0102.pdf_p39-10] Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 39

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_049.pdf_p172-11] Consoles +, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 172

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_043.pdf_p140-12] Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 140

[:File:CVG_UK_163.pdf_p22-13] Computer & Video Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-xx), page 22

[14] Electronic Entertainment, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 77

[:File:EGM_US_075.pdf_p34-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 34

[16] Famitsu, "1995-03-31" (JP; 1995-03-17), page 39

[:File:GameFan_US_0310.pdf_p17-17] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_12.pdf_p68-18] Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:Hitech_ES_03.pdf_p62-19] HiTech, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:Joypad_FR_048.pdf_p44-20] Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 44

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-11.pdf_p63-21] MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 63

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-06.pdf_p46-22] MAN!AC, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-10), page 46

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_01.pdf_p147-23] Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 147

[:File:Mega_UK_35.pdf_p16-24] Mega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-30), page 16

[:File:MegaForce_FR_45.pdf_p84-25] Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 84

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-09.pdf_p90-26] Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 90

[:File:MeanMachinesSega32UK.pdf_p68-27] Mean Machines Sega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-28), page 68

[:File:NextGeneration_US_07.pdf_p67-28] Next Generation, "July 1995" (US; 1995-06-20), page 67

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_059.pdf_p154-29] Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 154

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_023_199507.pdf_p40-30] Power Unlimited, "Jaagang 3, Jul/Aug 1995" (NL; 1995-06-28), page 40

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-06_19950615.pdf_p38-31] Saturn Fan, "1995 June" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 38

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p60-32] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 60

[:File:SecretService_PL_36.pdf_p67-33] Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1996" (PL; 1996-06-01), page 67

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_25.pdf_p56-34] Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-15), page 56

[:File:SegaPower_UK_68.pdf_p42-35] Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 42

[:File:SegaPro_UK_45.pdf_p60-36] Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 60

[37] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Sega_MegaZone_54_Aug_95.pdf_p25-38] Sega Megazone, "August 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 25

[:File:SSM_UK_01.pdf_p70-39] Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 70

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16-40] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16

[:File:SSM_JP_19950401_1995-04.pdf_p105-41] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 105

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_042.pdf_p104-42] Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 104

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p46-43] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 46

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_07.pdf_p80-44] Ultimate Future Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-01), page 80

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_04.pdf_p90-45] Última Generación, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-09.pdf_p93-46] Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 93

[:File:VideoGames_US_81.pdf_p68-47] VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 68

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Robotica: Cybernation Revolt

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References