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Skeleton Krew
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Core Design
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-115036
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-115036-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		051120

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Skeleton Krew is an action game for the Sega Mega Drive. It was never released in Japan or Asia. It uses an isometric perspective. Being released late in the console life cycle, it features very detailed graphics and advanced effects such as sprite tilting and simulated floodlights (as seen in the opening). Versions for Amiga and Amiga CD32 were also released.

Gameplay

Three characters are available: Rib, Spine and Joint, representing the classical game archetypes of speed, power and balance type.

The directional keys are used to navigate, A and C turn the characters upper body while B fires the selected weapon. When the character doesn't fire, A is for selecting weapons and C is for jumping, although the jumps are severly lacking in height. A 6 button controll scheme was also implemented, mapping upper body rotation and jumping to different buttons.

Money and score items are scattered througout the game. Collecting 1000 points gives the player an extra life and resets the counter. Interestingly there are no other pickups, such as health restoring items (TODO?)

A password system is used to record progress.

Production credits

  • Graphics: James Ryman, Heather Gibson
  • Programming: Chris Long, Jason Gosling
  • Music and SFX: Nathan McCree
  • Level Design: Heather Gibson, Bob Churchill
  • Concept and Story: Guy Miller, James Ryman
  • Testing: Jamie Morton, Troy Horton, Darren Price, David Ward, Tiziano Cirillo
  • Produced by: Jeremy Smith


Magazine articles

Main article: Skeleton Krew/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #30: "April 1995" (1995-02-28)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
44 №4, p136-139
88 №45, p118/119
82 [3]
90 №11, p79
83 №44, p57
83 [4]
85 №51, p94/95
82 [5]
86 №65, p46/47
91 №43, p58/59
80 [6]
Sega Mega Drive
 81
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[7]
CD Consoles (FR)
44
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
88
[9]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
71
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[13]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
60
[14]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
95
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
58
[17]
Joypad (FR)
83
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[19]
Mega (UK) PAL
83
[20]
Mega Fun (DE)
82
[21]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
80
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
83
[23]
Player One (FR)
85
[24]
Play Time (DE)
82
[25]
Power Up! (UK)
85
[26]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
82
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
86
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[29]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
74
[30]
Sega Megazone (AU)
81
[31]
Todo Sega (ES)
87
[32]
Tricks (RU)
74
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
66
[34]
Ultimate Gamer (US)
80
[6]
Video Games (DE) PAL
78
[35]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
 77
Based on
31 reviews

Skeleton Krew

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Mega Drive, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments

References

  1. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 125
  2. ↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 100
  3. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 70-71 (70)
  4. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 70/71 (71)
  5. ↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 88/89 (88)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ultimate Gamer, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 210
  8. ↑ CD Consoles, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 136
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 118
  10. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 189
  11. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 70
  12. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
  13. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 357
  14. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 242
  15. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
  16. ↑ GamePro, "June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 56
  17. ↑ Game Informer, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 29
  18. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 59
  19. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 40
  20. ↑ Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 12
  21. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 74
  22. ↑ Mega Play, "June/July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 48
  23. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 71
  24. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 94
  25. ↑ Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 106
  26. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, June 24, 1995" (UK; 1995-06-24), page 1
  27. ↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 88
  28. ↑ Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 46
  29. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 58
  30. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 126
  31. ↑ Sega Megazone, "September 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 29
  32. ↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
  33. ↑ Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 28
  34. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 24
  35. ↑ Video Games, "6/95" (DE; 1995-05-17), page 95
  36. ↑ VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
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