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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an unreleased mech shooter game for the [[Sega Mega-CD]] and [[Sega Saturn]] set to be published by [[Absolute Entertainment]], and based on FASA's ''[[wikipedia:Battletech|Battletech]]'' universe. The game uses a first-person perspective for the action, and is similar to Absolute's ''[[RDF: Global Conflict]]'', also on Mega-CD. Nothing is known about the Saturn version other than being mentioned on some magazines of the time, but it's likely it would've played similarly.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an unreleased mech shooter game set to be published by [[Absolute Entertainment]], and based on [[FASA]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Battletech|Battletech]]'' universe. The game was set to use a first-person perspective for the action, and is similar to Absolute's ''[[RDF: Global Conflict]]''.
  
The game was put on indefinite hold in late 1995 due to the poor state of Absolute's finances{{fileref|GamePro US 079.pdf|page=19}}.
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Initially announced for the [[Sega Mega-CD]], development was moved to the [[Sega Saturn]]{{magref|egm|69|82}}, where it appeared in some form at [[E3 1995]]. The game was put on indefinite hold in late 1995 due to the poor state of Absolute's finances{{magref|gamepro|79|19}}.
  
Sometime in the 2000s, a prototype of the Mega-CD version was found, which was later given a commercial unlicensed release by [[Good Deal Games]].
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At some point in the 2000s, a prototype of the Mega-CD version was found, which was later given an unlicensed commercial release by [[Good Deal Games]].
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
 
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Latest revision as of 08:40, 28 October 2024

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Battletech: Gray Death Legion
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Absolute Entertainment
Developer: Imagineering
Licensor: FASA Corporation
Planned release date(s): 1995-01[1]
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1
Status of prototype(s): Mega-CD prototype dumped
Sound driver: GEMS (unused)

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Battletech: Gray Death Legion is an unreleased mech shooter game set to be published by Absolute Entertainment, and based on FASA's Battletech universe. The game was set to use a first-person perspective for the action, and is similar to Absolute's RDF: Global Conflict.

Initially announced for the Sega Mega-CD, development was moved to the Sega Saturn[2], where it appeared in some form at E3 1995. The game was put on indefinite hold in late 1995 due to the poor state of Absolute's finances[3].

At some point in the 2000s, a prototype of the Mega-CD version was found, which was later given an unlicensed commercial release by Good Deal Games.

Magazine articles

Main article: Battletech: Gray Death Legion/Magazine articles.

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1995-01-05 CD-R Page

References



MechWarrior games for Sega systems
Battletech: A Game of Armored Combat (1994) | Battletech: Gray Death Legion (unreleased) | MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1997)