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System(s): Sega Mega-CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Core Design (US, Europe), Victor Entertainment (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Core Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Time Warner Interactive (US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Shooting[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soul Star (ソウルスター) is a Sega Mega-CD third person shooter. An upgraded Sega 32X version, known as Soul Star X was once in development but was never released.
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Gameplay
Soul Star makes heavy use of the Sega Mega-CD's scaling feature to acchive a pseudo 3D effect. Some stages keep scrolling automatically, similar to games like Space Harrier, while others can be explored freely, akin to Core Design's own Thunderhawk.
FMV cutscenes are used for briefings, available in multiple languages for the PAL release.
The game is partially non-linear. Players could choose their route after finishing the first mission.
Production credits
- Programmed by: Mark 'Mac' Avory
- Graphic Artist: Roberto Cirillo
- Music & Sound FX Composed and Produced by: Nathan McCree
- Intro and End Sequence: Billy Allison
- Story & Game Design: Roberto Cirillo, Mark Avory, Guy Miller
- Vocals: Yvonne Varnier, Guy Miller
- Creative Manager: Guy Miller
- Produced by: Jeremy Smith
- Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
- Director: Gaku Sato
- Assistant: Ryo Misawa, Kohji Ishizeki
- Thanks to: Takeshi Minagawa, Takashi Kimura
- And Special Thanks to the Following Heroes...: Adrian E. Smith, Mark Price, Simon Phipps, Darren Price, Troy Horton, Jamie Morton, David Ward
Magazine articles
- Main article: Soul Star/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Soul Star/Promotional material.
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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642,159,504 | CD (EU) | T-115035-50 | ||||||||||
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601,733,328 | CD (JP) | T-60184 | ||||||||||
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641,806,704 | CD (US) | T-115035 |
References
- ↑ File:Soulstar MCD JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 11
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 136
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ', "" (; ), page 92
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 100
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 18
- ↑ File:SoulStar_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 25
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 100
- ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 128
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-12-09)
- ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 64
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 20
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 39
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 98
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 27
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 88
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 12
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 96
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 114
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 94
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 140
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 103
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 41
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 68
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 92
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 52
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 58
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 28
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 11
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 62
- ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 34
- ↑ VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 67
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