The Third World War
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| System(s): Sega Mega-CD | |||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Micronet (Japan), Extreme Entertainment Group (US) | |||||||||||||||
| Developer: Micronet | |||||||||||||||
| Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart | |||||||||||||||
| Genre: Simulation[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||
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The Third World War (ザ・サード ワールド ウォー) is a Sega Mega-CD strategy game. Bignet/Micronet planned a Sega Mega Drive version of Third World War for release in December 1992. It was later shown at Winter CES 1992[5].
The Japanese version of the game has a cover depicting Bill Clinton and Saddam Hussein shaking hands and smiling while the background is being ravaged by war.
Contents
Gameplay
Players take control a country of their choosing and attempt to gain military or economical supremacy while at the same time developing their economy and technology level. In addition to the grand strategy options played in a global map, players will also command their forces in real time strategy various maps.
Scenarios
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| This is the world situation at the early 90s. The United States is immensely powerful while China and Russia have trouble keeping their armed forces due to economical problems. UK, Japan, Germany and France have similar troubles while underdogs like Iraq, Libya and South Africa are in perfect position to assert local dominance.
This is a recommended campaign for newcomers. | |
| Cold War | |
| The final stages of the Cold War take place in late 80s. While both USA and Russia have immensely powerful military forces, this large spending is also bleeding their economies dry. Concentrating the GNP improvement is the key here. | |
| War in the Pacific | |
| After annexing several ASEAN nations, Japan becomes immensely powerful in this scenario, enough to challenge the US. Aiding the revolutionaries and terrorists in this scenarios will be beneficial. | |
| Chaos | |
| Superpowers reduce their military spendings while developing nations such as Iraq, Libya, South Africa and India are re-emerging as potential challengers. | |
| The Economic Struggle | |
| Unless the player invades someone, there will be no wars during this campaign as every nation is focusing on developing their own economies and taking control of the others. Investments will be key to victory here. The player should try to defend theirs and their vassal states' economies from revolutions while spraking them in enemy countries. |
Countries
| United States of America | |
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| Powerful in terms of economy and military, the USA is a perfect country for beginners. Players can use the country's strong economy to invest in technology and establish their domination over the globe. | |
| Russia | |
| After the USA, Russia is next best candidate for military domination. | |
| Japan | |
| With a mostly defensive military force, Japan is not the best candidate for military victory. However, the nation's strong economy (Second highest after USA) will allow the player to either establish economical dominance or rebuild their army to challenge other superpowers. Players should make good use of their international trust to make necessary treaties with other nations. | |
| Germany | |
| Germany is very powerful economically and has a decent ground force. Their air force and navy is quite mediocre though. Either start a new ground war in Europe or conquer other nations with the country's potent economy. | |
| China | |
| China's massive manpower is your greatest strength. Players should focus on ground-based war as their navy is poor. | |
| France | |
| An average nation. When using France, the player should focus on domestic policies to survive. | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Being an island nation, the UK is pretty much immune to ground invasion. If everything else fails, the player can send the powerful Royal Navy to expand their influence. | |
| India | |
| The player should be very mindful of terrorist attacks and revolutionary rebellions when using this country, and make good use of India's status as an emerging superpower. An alliance with Russia might help too. | |
| South Africa | |
| Being in the southernmost tip of Africa makes South Africa an isolated nation. On the bright side, this means it is not an important target to other countries, giving the country an advantage. The player should expand further into Africa and swallow Libya. After that, they are set for world power. | |
| Brazil | |
| Just like South Africa, the player should conquer the South and Central America first, then set their sights on the rest of the world. | |
| Australia | |
| Australia is also in a isolated position, so the player should focus on swallowing the nation's neighbors. The country has painfully low manpower, so the player must pick their invasion targets carefully and never become overconfident. | |
| Canada | |
| You are in a relatively safe area. Being a neighbor to USA can be either a blessing or a death sentence, depending on the scenario. Focus on domestic issues first and don't worry about military expansions too much. | |
| Iraq | |
| Iraq, for obvious reasons, have very low international trust, so the player should not bother with treaties too much, and instead increase their GNP even further with oil revenue and launch as many invasions as possible. | |
| Israel | |
| Israel is a country that punches considerably above its weight. The player should use Israel's well-trained and powerful army to expand influence. The country's economy will need some help though, and the player can't rely on economic aid from USA forever. | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| This country is at risk of invasion from Iraq. The player should quickly improve the economy and expand their armed forces. They may also ask for help from the United States. | |
| Libya | |
| This country has a pathetic military and like Iraq, poor economy despite oil wealth. On the plus side, launching terrorist attacks or revolutions as Libya will be much easier to pull off. |
Localised names
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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| English | The Third World War | The Third World War |
| English (US) | The Third World War | The Third World War |
| Japanese | ザ・サード ワールド ウォー | The IIIrd World War |
Production credits
- チーフ: M.カトー
- プログラム: M.カトー, 堀川 謙太郎, 池田 貴之, 常田 稔, SKELETON
- グラフィック: をたぼう, 奈良岡 勇一郎, 本間 仁, 小田桐 孝一, のむやん
- 作曲・編曲・音源制作: 田中 遊梦, PIRATA, KAPPA, FANDANGO CO., LTD
- ナレーション: 篠原 正典
- SE・セリフ・TD: Studio メディアD
- 音響効果・編集: (株)ミツエーリンクス
- デジタイズ: 常田 稔
- システムサポート: 釈迦
- 広報: PAGE BOY, おじゃえ, 奈良岡 勇一郎
- スペシャルサンクス: 黄木 薫
- Extreme Staff: SNM
- アルバイター: 宮村 恭子, 池田 俊也
- 資料映像: WTN, CNN
- プロデュース: 村上 晶彦
- 映像提供: CNN Cable News Network (USA), WTN World TV News (USA)
- 制作・著作: Micronet
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Third World War/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in (US) #0705: "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[7]
Print advert in (JP) #1993-12: "December 1993" (1993-11-08)
Print advert in (JP) #1994-01: "January 1994" (1993-12-08)
Physical scans
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| Based on 19 reviews | |
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Technical information
- Main article: The Third World War/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:ThirdWorldWar MCD JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 15
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 60
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ File:ThirdWorldWar_MCD_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 91
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 27
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 166
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
- ↑ Famitsu, "1993-12-03" (JP; 1993-11-19), page 1
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-02), page 43
- ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 41
- ↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 70
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 38
- ↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 34
- ↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 52
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 70
- ↑ Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 50
- ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 46
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
- ↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 88
- ↑ VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 73
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