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==Magazine articles==
 
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General Chaos
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play
Genre: Action[1], Simulation[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,9008,900 EM20025
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95[3] 714301
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E248SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(EA Classics) 		EAX02401043
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
PT
(EA Classics) 		MDJEA0340
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[5][4] E248SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		044660
Sega Mega Drive
ZA
(EA Classics)

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General Chaos, called General Chaos Daikonsen (ジェネラル・カオス 大混戦) in Japan, is a strategy game developed by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993.

It sees the player (General Chaos) command a handful of units around a small map, firing at the armies of the enemy (General Havoc). There are five different classes with their own strengths and weaknesses, and the overall aim is to capture the enemy's capital city.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English General Chaos General Chaos
English (US) General Chaos General Chaos
Japanese ジェネラル・カオス 大混戦 General Chaos Daikonsen

Magazine articles

Main article: General Chaos/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #23: "Septembre 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #17: "Septiembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
65 [9]
67 [10]
79 №23, p134/135
68 [11]
77
80 [12]
81 [13]
65 №1994-02, p42
86 [14]
90 №13, p22/23
65 №12, p51
88 №3, p12/13
93 [15]
72 №20, p56/57
71 [16]
75 [17]
69
80 [18]
91 №23, p66/67
87 №10, p24-26
88 [19]
87 №21, p11
Sega Mega Drive
 78
Based on
22 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[20]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[21]
Consoles + (FR)
79
[22]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[23]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
68
[24]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT) PAL
69
[25]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
80
[26]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[27]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
60
[28]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
70
[29]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
83
[30]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[3]
Gamer (GR)
65
[31]
Gamers (DE)
73
[32]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
81
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
65
[33]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
82
[34]
Hyper (AU)
74
[35]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[36]
Joypad (FR) PAL
86
[37]
Joypad (HU)
92
[38]
Mega (UK) PAL
65
[4]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
88
[39]
Mega Force (FR)
93
[40]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
58
[41]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
80
[42]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
72
[43]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
85
[44]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
71
[45]
Player One (FR)
75
[46]
Power Up! (UK)
78
[47]
Power Unlimited (NL)
69
[48]
Score (CZ)
47
[49]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
80
[50]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[51]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
87
[52]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
88
[53]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
67
[10]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
87
[54]
Todo Sega (ES)
83
[55]
Tricks (RU)
89
[56]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
79
[57]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
71
[58]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[59]
Sega Mega Drive
 76
Based on
44 reviews

General Chaos

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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GeneralChaos MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, US
GeneralChaos MD US Box.jpg
Cover
GeneralChaos MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
General Chaos MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
GeneralChaos MD US pcb.jpg
PCB
Mega Drive, EU
GeneralChaos MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
GeneralChaos MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
GeneralChaos MD EU pcb.jpg
PCB
Mega Drive, EU (EA Classics)
GeneralChaos MD EU Box Classic.jpg
Cover
GeneralChaos MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, PT
GeneralChaos MD PT cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, PT (EA Classics)
GeneralChaos MD PT eac cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, CZ

GeneralChaos MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
GeneralChaos MD CZ Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
GeneralChaos MD BR Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, ZA/KE/LS/MZ/NA/BW/SZ/ZW (EA Classics)
GeneralChaos MD ZA KE LS MZ NA BW SZ ZW Box Classic.jpg
Cover
GeneralChaos MD US Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 f1ecc4df
MD5 955622a63dc3b06c13823fb352f50912
SHA-1 aea1dfa67b0e583a3d367a67499948998cb92f56
1MB 1993-08 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 05cc7369
MD5 9ff0afe64a5765a1e2bc1f40bcd2e554
SHA-1 9f205fc916df523ec84e0defbd0f1400a495cf8a
1MB 1994-01 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:GeneralChaos MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 36
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 51
  5. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 90
  6. ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 11
  7. ↑ Sega Visions, "October/November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
  8. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 2
  9. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 18 (20)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  11. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 80/81 (80)
  12. ↑ GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34 (36)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 71
  14. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106/107 (106)
  15. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 110/111 (110)
  16. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 74/75 (74)
  17. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 136 (130)
  18. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 68/69 (68)
  19. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 48-50 (48)
  20. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 86
  21. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 20
  22. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 134
  23. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 90
  24. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 80
  25. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 110
  26. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1993" (US; 1993-09-23), page 66
  27. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 42
  28. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 65
  29. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 50
  30. ↑ Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 104
  31. ↑ Gamer, "Noémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  32. ↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 70
  33. ↑ Hippon Super, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-06), page 42
  34. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 78
  35. ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 48
  36. ↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 67
  37. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106
  38. ↑ Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 24
  39. ↑ Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 12
  40. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 110
  41. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 26
  42. ↑ Mega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-29), page 29
  43. ↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 56
  44. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "1/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 60
  45. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 74
  46. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 136
  47. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 25, 1993" (UK; 1993-09-25), page 1
  48. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 5, December 1993" (NL; 1993-12-01), page 44
  49. ↑ Score, "Leden 1994" (CZ; 1994-01-03), page 36
  50. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 68
  51. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 66
  52. ↑ Sega Zone, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 24
  53. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 88
  54. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "March 18th 1994" (UK; 1994-03-05), page 11
  55. ↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 60
  56. ↑ Tricks, "Vypusk 7" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
  57. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
  58. ↑ Video Games, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-27), page 117
  59. ↑ VideoGames, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
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