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''Iron Helix'' is a slow-paced first-person adventure game with an element of strategy. The player controls a robot with the objective of stopping a rogue spaceship from being able to deploy the "Iron Helix" doomsday weapon. The robot is unarmed (save for a limited-used jamming signal used by pressing {{B}}), and is instead tasked with obtaining various items and eventually shutting the ship down. At the same time, a security drone hunts the player, though can only track doors that are opened or closed.
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'Iron Helix'' is a slow-paced first-person adventure game with an element of strategy. The player controls a robot with the objective of stopping a rogue spaceship from being able to deploy the "Iron Helix" doomsday weapon. The robot is unarmed (save for a limited-used jamming signal used by pressing {{B}}), and is instead tasked with obtaining various items and eventually shutting the ship down. At the same time, a security drone hunts the player, though can only track doors that are opened or closed.
  
 
Most of the game is rendered as [[full motion video]], with moving around the ship being simulated by pre-rendered footage in the top left of the screen.
 
Most of the game is rendered as [[full motion video]], with moving around the ship being simulated by pre-rendered footage in the top left of the screen.
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Revision as of 09:16, 27 April 2018

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Iron Helix
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte
Developer:
Genre: Adventure

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
US 		T-124015

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Iron Helix is a first-person adventure game released for the Sega Mega-CD, Windows PCs and Macintosh computers. The Mega-CD version was released exclusively in North America.

Gameplay

'Iron Helix is a slow-paced first-person adventure game with an element of strategy. The player controls a robot with the objective of stopping a rogue spaceship from being able to deploy the "Iron Helix" doomsday weapon. The robot is unarmed (save for a limited-used jamming signal used by pressing B), and is instead tasked with obtaining various items and eventually shutting the ship down. At the same time, a security drone hunts the player, though can only track doors that are opened or closed.

Most of the game is rendered as full motion video, with moving around the ship being simulated by pre-rendered footage in the top left of the screen.

Magazine articles

Main article: Iron Helix/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0710: "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[2]
  • EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)[3]
  • Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)[4]
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
68 №67, p60
Sega Mega-CD
 68
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[5]
Freak (IL)
80
[6]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
48
[7]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[8]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U
68
[9]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U
90
[10]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
68
[11]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
48
[12]
Sega Mega-CD
 73
Based on
8 reviews

Iron Helix

Mega-CD, US
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Cover
IronHelix MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Ironhelix mcd us manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
475,506,192 CD(US) T-124015

References

  1. ↑ Press release: 1994-06-06: DREW PICTURES: AWARD-WINNING 'IRON HELIX' SCIENCE-FICTION ADVENTURE GAME GOES SEGA CD
  2. ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 205
  3. ↑ EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 290
  4. ↑ Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 87
  5. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 110
  6. ↑ Freak, "3/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  7. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
  8. ↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 50
  9. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 66
  10. ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 74
  11. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 60
  12. ↑ Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 97
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