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Torico

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega, Atlus (US)

Developer: System Sacom, Sega CS1

Sound driver: SCSP (1/1 track)

Genre: Adventure

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-06-28	¥6,8006,800	GS-9056
US	1997-03-26		T-14403H
EU	1997-03-27^[1]		MK81053-50
AU	199x		?

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

USK

OFLC

Torico, known as Gekka Mugentan Torico (月花霧幻譚ＴＯＲＩＣＯ) in Japan and Lunacy in North America, is an adventure game reliant on full motion video comprised of pre-rendered 3D animation.

History

Development

Torico initially struggled to obtain Sega of America and Sega Europe's approval, at one point being publicly cancelled^[3]. It was subsequently un-cancelled and released in early 1997.

Production credits

Original Form: Kenji Takemoto
Planning: Kaori Tsuchiya
Continuity: Hiroshi Houri
Composers: Hideo Suzuki, Naoaki Jimbo
Sound Effects: Kaoko Tamada, Satoru Kurita
Program: Kenichi Tanigawa, Nobuhiro Miura
Picture: Noriko Takeda, Koh Okamura
Recording Production: Audio Tanaka Co,Ltd.
Opening & Ending Music: Yuji Nomi
Supervisor: Hiroshi Isa, Kouichi Satoh
Producers: Tatsuo Yamada, Takumi Yoshinaga
Director: Hiroyuki Maruhama
Production: Sega Enterprises Co,Ltd.

Magazine articles

Main article: Torico/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Lunacy Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg¦US print advert

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-09: "1996-09 (1996-06-14)" (1996-05-24)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-10: "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (1996-06-14)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-11: "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (1996-06-28)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

56

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[8]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

50

^[9]

GameFan (US)

81

^[10]

GameFan (US)

91

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[12]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

53

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

60

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

60

^[15]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

73

^[16]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[17]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-J

75

^[18]

neXt Level (DE)

PAL

65

^[19]

Player One (FR)

89

^[20]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

84

^[21]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[22]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[23]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

76

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

83

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

66

^[2]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[6]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[26]

Strana Igr (RU)

80

^[27]

Super Power (FI)

77

^[28]

Ultra Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

66

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

80

^[30]

	71
Based on 26 reviews

Torico

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc 1

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2 Manual

Saturn, AU
Cover

References

↑ Press release: 1997-02-26: Manx TT Leads Sega's Games Line Up For March
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:SSM UK 19.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM UK 19.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 12
↑ File:SSM_UK_19.pdf, page 72
↑ File:SSM_JP_19960628_1996-10.pdf, page 231
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p13" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 53
↑ Famitsu, "1996-07-05" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 76
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
↑ GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Game Informer, "April 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 56
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 70
↑ MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 73
↑ Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 80
↑ Next Generation, "June 1997" (US; 1997-05-20), page 124
↑ Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 173
↑ neXt Level, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-18), page 68
↑ Player One, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 110
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 128
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 80
↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 80
↑ Sega Power, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 44
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (JP; 1996-06-14), page 231
↑ Strana Igr, "Aprel 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 74
↑ Super Power, "6 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 48
↑ Ultra Game Players, "May 1997" (US; 1997-04-29), page 70
↑ Video Games, "5/97" (DE; 1997-04-23), page 110

[Press_release:_1997-02-26:_Manx_TT_Leads_Sega.27s_Games_Line_Up_For_March-1] Press release: 1997-02-26: Manx TT Leads Sega's Games Line Up For March

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p72-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:SSM UK 19.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM UK 19.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p12-3] File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 12

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p72-4] File:SSM_UK_19.pdf, page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19960628_1996-10.pdf_p231-5] File:SSM_JP_19960628_1996-10.pdf, page 231

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p13" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:EGM_US_093.pdf_p53-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 53

[8] Famitsu, "1996-07-05" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-06.pdf_p76-9] Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 76

[:File:GameFan_US_0504.pdf_p26-10] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:GameFan_US_0409.pdf_p22-11] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:GamePro_US_104.pdf_p94-12] GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:GameInformer_US_048.pdf_p56-13] Game Informer, "April 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p70-14] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 70

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-04.pdf_p73-15] MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 73

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-05.pdf_p80-16] Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 80

[:File:NextGeneration_US_30.pdf_p124-17] Next Generation, "June 1997" (US; 1997-05-20), page 124

[:File:NextGeneration_US_22.pdf_p173-18] Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 173

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1997-05.pdf_p68-19] neXt Level, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-18), page 68

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_075.pdf_p100-20] Player One, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:Playmag_FR_14.pdf_p110-21] Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 110

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-14_19960705.pdf_p128-22] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 128

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-17_19960823.pdf_p80-23] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 80

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_42.pdf_p80-24] Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 80

[:File:SegaPower_UK_91.pdf_p44-25] Sega Power, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 44

[:File:SSM_JP_19960628_1996-10.pdf_p231-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (JP; 1996-06-14), page 231

[27] Strana Igr, "Aprel 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:SuperPower_FI_1997-06.pdf_p48-28] Super Power, "6 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_097.pdf_p70-29] Ultra Game Players, "May 1997" (US; 1997-04-29), page 70

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-05.pdf_p110-30] Video Games, "5/97" (DE; 1997-04-23), page 110

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 '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Gekka Mugentan Torico''''' (月花霧幻譚 ＴＯＲＩＣＯ) in Japan and '''''Lunacy''''' in North America, is an adventure game reliant on full motion video comprised of pre-rendered 3D animation.

Difference between revisions of "Torico"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 10:22, 11 July 2017

Contents

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References