XDR

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XDR
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: UNIPACC
Developer: Affect
Sound driver: YMOIMO (Cube/Masaru Suzuki)
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1990-08-26 ¥6,800 (7,004)6,800e T-41013

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XDR (エックス・ディー・アール) (X-Dazedly-Ray) is a Sega Mega Drive horizontal shoot-'em-up developed by Affect and published by UNIPACC. Released exclusively in Japan in August 1990, the game is notable for being one of the poorest received Mega Drive games ever released, and was frequently voted the system's worst Japanese-developed game by readers of Beep! MegaDrive magazine.

Story

The warlord Guardia was banished from the planet Sephiroth, otherwise known to be a very peaceful planet. Many years later, he returns, complete with an entire army which overpowers the Guardian army, leaving one hope: the newly developed XDR craft.

Gameplay

shoots. Rapidfire is an option "AUTO" under the "CONTROL" option in the Options menu. Higher auto fire rates can be achieved with autofire enabled controllers. The game has no bullet limiter, so shots are fired until the game slows down and sprite flickering appears changes speed; the current speed is shown in the HUD. 4 speed are available. Powerups are collected as in other shmups, except that missiles can also be collected, in limited quantities, and fired with . These crawl along the floor and ceiling until they hit a target

History

Release

In a user ranking organized by Beep! MegaDrive, XDR ranked in at position 519 out of 520, making it the second most unpopular game at that time, behind only Sword of Sodan. It was frequently criticized for its weak graphics, poor sound effects, and boring gameplay.

Production credits

• Program: TM AFFECT
• Designer: M.ESAKI
• Music Composer: S.KANEDA
• Special Thanks: SYO-TSUDA, OKAPY, HI-KUN, TAGA-3, MA-FIGTHER, GPX-KIKAKU

Source:

In-game credits (unused)

Magazine articles

Main article: XDR/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-09: "September 1990" (1990-08-XX)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 30 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 63 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 47 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) 47 Joystick (FR) 48 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J 43 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 63 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 47 Power Play (DE) 52 Raze (UK) NTSC-J 60 Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J 25 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J 54 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 30

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Based on 13 reviews

XDR

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 ab22d002 MD5 1d37d9209251feb175ffcf129eaa0131 SHA-1 5c700cd69964645f80a852d308d0f0de22d88f83	512kB	1990-08	Cartridge (JP)

External links

• XDR: X-Dazedly Ray article by Cassidy at Bad Game Hall of Game