Silhouette Mirage

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Silhouette Mirage
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Treasure, Entertainment Software Publishing
Developer: Treasure
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (25 tracks)
Genre: Shooting Action, Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1997-09-11 ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e T-32901G JP (Satakore) 1998-12-10 ¥2,8002,800 T-32903G
Non-Sega versions PlayStation

Silhouette Mirage (シルエットミラージュ) is an action game developed by Treasure and released for the Sega Saturn in 1997.

Story

Shyna

In the year 2XXX, a computer system known as Edo has catastrophically failed and caused the world's inhabitants to genetically mutate into beings known as either "Silhouette" or "Mirage." The protagonist, Shyna Nera Shyna (シャイナ・ネラ・シャイナ), is a creation of the computer system Gehena who can switch between the two attributes. Her purpose is to track down and repair Edo to undo the damage that has been done and unite the two opposed types of beings that were created.

Shyna learns that Edo experimented on and created a being called Armageddon, who was both Silhouette and Mirage. Due to the polar nature of these attributes, Armageddon was split into two individual entities known as Medigo and Hal, respectively the Silhouette and Mirage leaders. Those that display both of the attributes are known as Proteans, and in addition to Armageddon, Shyna and Zohar are such beings. Shyna battles through Silhouette and Mirage creatures, including Medigo, Hal, and Zohar, on a quest to repair and reboot Edo.

Gameplay

Shop

The game is a side-scrolling platformer. Enemies have one of two attributes: they are either "Silhouette," which can only be destroyed using "Mirage" attacks, or "Mirage," which can only be destroyed using "Silhouette" attacks". Shyna changes between these different forms by changing the direction that she faces. When facing right, she is red and uses "Mirage" attacks, and when facing left, she is blue and uses "Silhouette" attacks. Both Shyna and enemies have health, which is reduced by being hit with the opposite attribute attack, and "spirit," which is reduced by being hit with the same attribute attack. Spirit determines how much damage a weapon does. Shyna's spirit gauge has three segments for the three power levels. Shyna and enemies indicate "Rank Down" when their attack power is reduced. Some bosses are able to switch between "Silhouette" and "Mirage." Enemies are color-coded to indicate their attribute, but the game also labels every enemy when the game is paused with  START .

Shyna moves with or . Like most platformers, she automatically faces in the direction that she is moving. She dashes with or . She jumps with . While in the air, she can float higher using the wings on her hat by pressing in midair, allowing her to jump two additional times. On a platform, jumps down with +; on the ground, she slides with +. She crouches with to crouch and stands up with . While crouching, she can crawl with and or perform a crouching dash attack with or . Dashing and crawling can be used to run up walls and along ceilings.

Shyna's projectile weapons are beings called "parasites," which are fired with . Shyna automatically aims at the nearest enemy, but the player can use the D-Pad to manually aim the parasites in any direction. Shyna can acquire multiple different parasites, which are switched with and . Parasites can be fired while crouching or jumping. She loses her current parasite if she loses all of her spirit. Shyna is also armed with a reflector that is invoked with , which can be used to bounce enemy projectiles back at them if they are the same attribute. Enemies with a "Normal" attribute can only be harmed by reflecting their own attacks. The reflector can be used in the air, which slows Shyna's descent. She can also perform a spirit bomb attack with ++, which shoots out all of her parasites at any enemies on screen. Like her parasite attacks, it has an attribute depending on the direction that she is facing. This costs 100 spirit, which is a third of her total spirit.

Since getting on the correct side of an enemy is an integral part of gameplay, Shyna is capable of a number of grappling moves that can be used to get an enemy on the correct side so they can be damaged with the corresponding (opposite) attribute attack. Shyna can grab an enemy at close range with . She can turn around while she is holding an enemy. Once an enemy is grabbed, she can throw the enemy with + or +, toss the enemy in the air with +, slam the enemy on the ground with +, or jump over the enemy with + or +. These maneuvers do not damage enemies. Shyna can also switch her attribute with , which flips her colors for each direction that she faces. Like her spirit bomb, this costs 100 spirit.

Enemies drop coins when they are defeated. While grabbing an enemy, she can bash the enemy with to knock more coins out. Money can be used in shops found throughout the stages to buy items to restore her health and spirit, acquire new parasites, and upgrade parasites. There are six different parasites, and Shyna can have up to three of them at a time. Each parasite can be leveled up to level 6, but the highest level parasites are only available in hidden shops.

Shyna is defeated if she runs out of health, ending the game. The game can be continued if the player has credits remaining. Shyna drops many of her coins when she is defeated.

Parasites

Parasites are named after the seven deadly sins.

	グラットニイ (Gluttony)
	A continuously firing laser.
	ラスティ (Lust)
	Gas clouds that expand a fixed distance away from Shyna.
	エンビア (Envy)
	Wings that project a short distance in front of Shyna. She can move them apart with and together with .
	スローサ (Sloth)
	Long-ranged, fireball-like projectiles.
	カビタス (Covetousness)
	A beam that locks onto a target and then chases it.
	プライディー (Pride)
	Medium-ranged, ring-shaped projectiles that return like a boomerang.
	アンガラ (Anger)
	Bombs that explode in a large radius. Shyna can throw them with , in which case they explode when they hit an enemy or a surface, or place them on the ground with +, in which case they explode after a short duration.

Items

Items are dropped by enemies when they are defeated.

	ファティマ (Spirit Energy)
	Restores part of the spirit gauge.
	マナ (Physical Energy)
	Restores part of the health gauge.
	お金 (Money)
	Exchanged for items in the store.

Areas

	シャマイン
	ラキア
	シェハキム
	マコノム
	マテイ
	ゼブル
	アラボト
	The first boss varies depending on whether Shyna defeats Zohar within the time limit. The second boss varies depending on whether the player decides to restore Edo.

History

Legacy

The concept of having enemies with different polarities and allowing the player to switch between the two was revisited by Treasure for Ikaruga in 2001.

Versions

The game was ported to the PlayStation as Silhouette Mirage: Reprogrammed Hope in 1998. This version of the game has fewer background layers but two extra bosses. Unlike the Saturn version, it was localized and brought to the West by [[Working Designs] (with significant additions and changes).

Production credits

This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source. Source: Silhouette Mirage Saturn credits.pdf

Magazine articles

Main article: Silhouette Mirage/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-30: "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (1997-08-22)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-31: "1997-31 (1997-09-12)" (1997-08-29)
also published in:

• Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-32: "1997-32 (1997-09-19)" (1997-09-05)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-33: "1997-33 (1997-09-26)" (1997-09-12)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Ação Games (BR) 75 Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J 85 Edge (UK) NTSC-J 60 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 73 GameFan (US) NTSC-U 94 MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J 73 Mega Console (IT) NTSC-J 91 Next Generation (US) NTSC-J 50 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 82 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 84 Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) NTSC-J 90 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 83 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 93

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Silhouette Mirage

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Saturn, JP (Satakore)
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	601,890,912	1997-07-30	CD-ROM (JP)	T-32901G V1.003
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	601,900,320		CD-ROM (JP)	T-32903G V1.100

Track list

1. Data track

2. Pinch Me (1:51)

3. Aisyuu Zophar (1:03)
哀愁ゾファル
EN: Pathos Zophar

4. Battle of Megid (1:30)

5. Night Flight (1:56)

6. Half & Half (Are? Woolong Tea Service?) (1:46)
ハーフ＆ハーフ(あれっ？ウーロン茶サービス？)
EN: Half and Half (Eh? Woolong Tea Service?)

7. Genki na Shyna (2:33)
元気なシャイナ
EN: Cheerful Shyna

8. Termination (2:26)

9. Tyuutou Jousei (1:32)
中東情勢
EN: Middle Eastern Zeal

10. Onakanomati BGM (2:20)
御中野町(おなかのまち)Bgm
EN: Nakano Town BGM

11. Punky Pumpkin Jam (1:52)
パンキー・パンプキン・ジャム

12. Usagi no Densya (1:29)
うさぎの電車
EN: The Rabbit Train

13. Edo Soshite Battle he... (2:01)
エド そしてバトルへ・・・
EN: Ed - And So Into Battle...

14. Pauro no Oshiro no Teppen de (1:32)
パウロのお城のてっぺんで
EN: Atop Pauro's Castle

15. Cupid... Sugao no Kimi mo Iiyo (0:56)
クピト・・・素顔のキミもいいよ
EN: Cupid... Just Be Yourself

16. Waltz With Ur Bus (1:37)
ワルツ・ウィズ・ウル・ブス

17. Shikousakugo ha Yutori kana (1:25)
試行錯誤はゆとりかな
EN: Is There Room for Trial and Error?

18. Kimi ha Boss? Soretomo +1? (2:21)
キミはボス？それとも＋１？
EN: Are You the Boss? Or Just a +1?

19. Hituji no Kawa wo Kabutta Yagi (1:22)
羊の皮を被った山羊
EN: The Goat that Wore the Skin of a Sheep

20. Resolution (Nova ha Date tyauyo) (1:36)
Resolution(ノヴァは伊達ちゃうよ)
EN: Resolution (The Nova was Just for Show!)

21. Mazyo no Utage (1:39)
魔女の宴
EN: Witches' Banquet

22. Guardian Angel (1:35)

23. Okusama ha Tenshi (1:39)
奥様は天使
EN: Your Wife is an Angel

24. Nakeruuti ha Genki (4:05)
泣けるうちは元気
EN: Though I Cry, I'm Happy Inside

25. Unknown (1:00)

26. Unknown (0:05)

► Running time: 43:11

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files

Folder / File	Type	Size	description
SM_ABS.TXT	TXT (Abstract)	275	About this game.
SM_BIB.TXT	TXT (Bibliographiced)	73	About original game
SM_CPY.TXT	TXT (Copyright)	30	Copyright