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Captain Planet and the Planeteers

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: NovaLogic

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: TBS Productions, DIC Enterprises

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1993		1031
PT	199x
UK	1993-04^[1]	£39.9939.99^[2]^[3]	1031
AU	199x
BR	199x		042550
AS	199x		1031-40

Captain Planet and the Planeteers is a 1992 platformer for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega based on the Captain Planet and the Planeteers television series.

Story

Gaia and Hope Island

Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, dismayed by the destruction of the planet by industrialization, created the Planeteers by sending five magic rings to five young people around the world: Kwame from Africa, with the power of Earth; Wheeler from North America, with the power of Fire; Linka from Europe, with the power of Wind; Gi from Asia, with the power of Water; and Ma-Ti from South America, with the power of Heart. When their powers are combined, they can summon the superhero Captain Planet.

The evil Zarm, who wants to destroy the Earth, has dispatched his minions and captured four of the five Planeteers. Gaia and Ma-Ti are imprisoned on Hope Island and must wait for the others to free themselves. When the Planeteers have reassembled, they can call forth Captain Planet to save the Earth.

Gameplay

Eco-Alert

The game is a platforming game based on the environmentalist superhero Captain Planet. It is mostly played as the Planeteers, who all have different powers. There are five stages, each played as a different Planeteer (determined randomly at the start of the game), containing different objectives, and ending with a boss fight against a different villain. The player can choose the order in which to play the first four stages from the "Eco-Alert" screen. Once all of the Planeteers have been rescued, they meet on Hope Island and call upon Captain Planet for the final showdown against Zarm.

The Planeteers walk with or and crawl with or . They crouch with and jump with . They can hang off various rails and cables by jumping over them and move across them with and or jump off with . Planeteers can shoot projectiles from their Eco-Power Rings. They fire a weak shot with or a strong shot that covers a larger area with . Shots can be directed at an angle with , , or and can also be fired while crouching or jumping. However, firing a shot costs planet power, which is limited and must be used sparingly. Planet power is depicted as an icon that depends on the Planeteer being played. The icon disintegrates as the planet power is used. When out of planet power, shots can only be fired at a very low rate (similar to Rolling Thunder 2).

Every stage starts with four globes of energy. The globe slowly disintegrates as the Planeteer takes damage from an enemy or hazard. When it totally disappears, a full globe takes its place. If the Planeteer loses every globe, the player returns to the Eco-Alert screen and can replay the stage or choose another stage. Rather than having a limited amount of lives, the game has an overall time limit, starting at 60 minutes. The time remaining is shown on the Eco-Alert screen. Any remaining time is added to the total score at the end of the game. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, and Hard).

Items

Items are sometimes dropped when enemies are attacked or defeated or when stage objectives are completed.

	Globe
	Restores one globe of energy (up to a maximum of 4).
	Power Pellet
	Restores one unit of planet power. It represents a different element for each Planeteer: Fire for Wheeler, Water for Gi, Wind for Linka, and Earth for Kwame from Africa.

Toxic zones

The first four stages can be played in any order. Once all of the Planeteers have returned to Hope Island, the final stage is played as Captain Planet.

	Dr. Blight's Evil Computer
	Boss: Dr. Blight
	Destroy the five computer terminals by attacking the red glowing squares. The computer terminals are in front of the big heads.
	Duke Nukem's Uranium Mine
	Sub-boss: Leadsuit Boss: Duke Nukem
	Destroy the three mining machines (on the left side) and three atomic cloning devices (on the right side) to open the room where Leadsuit is fought. Nukem is found in his Atomic Reactor. He is defeated by pounding all of the fuel rods into the floor by jumping onto them. Nukem drops Automatos that try to raise the rods again. Elevators are activated with or when standing on one; each elevator only moves in one direction.
	Hoggish Greedly's Undersea Oil Rig
	Sub-boss: Rigger Boss: Hoggish Greedly
	Reach the end of the stage by climbing through the three levels of the ship. Rigger awaits at the end of the highest level. Greedly is defeated by climbing around his tank using the springs and the overhead chains and destroying his fuel tanks. His gun can be destroyed as well.
	Verminous Skumm's Sewer Hideout
	Sub-boss: Squeak Boss: Verminous Skumm
	Close the eight sewage valves. There are four rooms containing two valves each (which can be found by following the stream of sewage through the pipes). The Planeteer can hang off the turning wheel for a valve by jumping over it, then close it by holding until the stream of sewage stops flowing. Then the Planeteer can jump off the wheel by pressing . Skumm's helicopter is destroyed by attacking its gun, windshield, tail, and engine. The Planeteer can hang off its landing skids.
	Zarm's Doomday Barge
	Sub-boss: Duke Nukem, Hoggish Greedly, Dr. Blight Boss: Zarm
	The final stage is an extended boss fight. Captain Planet levitates and flies in any direction using the D-Pad. He attacks with a weak shot with or a strong shot with . He has infinite planet power, but the strong shot takes longer to recover before it can shoot again. Duke Nukem, Hoggish Greedly, and Dr. Blight are defeated by destroying all of the guns surrounding them. Then Zarm is fought, and he is defeated by first destroying all of his protective spheres, then attacking him directly.

Versions

The PAL version displays health and planet power through numbers, while the NTSC-U version uses symbols.

Production credits

Created by: NovaLogic, Inc.
Programmed by: Steve Bjork
Produced by: Stewart Kosoy
Game Design: Marty Foulger
Art: Rod Parong, Michael Platteter, John Dugan, Cesar Decastro
Lead Tester: Vince Nason
Testing: Terry Banks

Source:

In-game credits^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Captain Planet and the Planeteers/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[5]

Consoles + (FR)

53

^[6]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

27

^[7]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

30

^[8]

Joypad (FR)

80

^[9]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

30

^[10]

Mega (UK)

PAL

58

^[3]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

30

^[11]

Mega Force (FR)

78

^[12]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

31

^[13]

Player One (FR)

56

^[14]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

71

^[15]

Power Up! (UK)

65

^[16]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

44

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

59

^[18]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

PAL

45

^[19]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

34

^[20]

	49
Based on 17 reviews

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover
Cart Manual Chinese Manual Epilepsy Warning

Technical information

Main article: Captain Planet and the Planeteers/Technical information.

References

↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 18
↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 55
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 52
↑ File:Captain Planet and the Planeteers MD credits.pdf
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 83
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 30
↑ Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 82
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 58
↑ Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 25
↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 100
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 88
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 98
↑ Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 108
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, May 22, 1993" (UK; 1993-05-22), page 1
↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 56
↑ Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 67
↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 54
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 38

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
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[:File:SegaPro_UK_19.pdf_p18-1] Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 18

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_01.pdf_p55-2] Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 55

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p52-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 52

[:File:Captain_Planet_and_the_Planeteers_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Captain Planet and the Planeteers MD credits.pdf

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_019.pdf_p108-6] Consoles +, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108

[:File:CVG_UK_140.pdf_p83-7] Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 83

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p30-8] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 30

[:File:Joypad_FR_018.pdf_p82-9] Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:MDAG_UK_11.pdf_p58-10] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 58

[:File:MegaAction_UK_02.pdf_p25-11] Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 25

[:File:MegaForce_FR_15.pdf_p100-12] Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 100

[:File:MeanMachinesSega09UK.pdf_p88-13] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 88

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_033.pdf_p98-14] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 98

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-09.pdf_p108-15] Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 108

[16] Power Up!, "Saturday, May 22, 1993" (UK; 1993-05-22), page 1

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p56-17] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_21.pdf_p67-18] Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 67

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_01.pdf_p54-19] Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 54

[20] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 38

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