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Alien Soldier

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam, Nintendo Switch Online

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Treasure

M2

Sound driver: SMPS 68000 (Treasure)

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-02-24^[2]	¥6,8006,800	G-4130
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	1996-08-01^[3]
EU	1995-06^[4]		1186-50
DE	1995	DM 139.00139.00^[6]	1186-50
UK	1995-06^[4]	£44.9944.99^[5]	1186-50
GR	199x
AU	199x		FALI00SMC
US ▼	2011-01-26^[7]	$2.992.99^[8]	71116
EU ▼	2011-01-26^[7]	€2.492.49^[8]	71116
DE ▼	2011-01-26^[7]	€2.492.49^[8]	71116
UK ▼	2011-01-26^[7]	£1.991.99^[8]	71116
AU ▼	2011-01-26^[7]	$3.493.49^[8]	71116
US ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	$0.990.99^[10]	71116
EU ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	€0.990.99^[10]	71116
DE ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	€0.990.99^[10]	71116
UK ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	£0.790.79^[10]	71116
AU ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	$1.351.35^[10]	71116
US ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	$0.990.99^[10]	71116
EU ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	€0.990.99^[10]	71116
DE ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	€0.990.99^[10]	71116
UK ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	£0.790.79^[10]	71116
AU ▼	2019-01-30^[9]	$1.351.35^[10]	71116
JP ▼	2007-10-09^[11]	600pts600^[12]
US ▼	2007-11-05^[13]	900pts900^[14]
EU ▼	2007-11-02^[13]^[15]	800pts800^[13]
AU ▼	2007-11	800pts800^[16]
JP ▼	2022-03-17^[17]	SUBsub
US ▼	2022-03-16^[18]	SUBsub
EU ▼	2022-03-17^[19]	SUBsub
UK ▼	2022-03-17^[20]	SUBsub

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Alien Soldier (エイリアンソルジャー) is a Mega Drive game developed by Treasure and published by Sega in 1995. It was one of the few Mega Drive games to be released in Japan and Europe, but not North America (however it was made available briefly through the Sega Channel service), and is now considered an extremely rare collectors item. It has since been re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service, as well as being released as part of the Sega Ages Treasure Box disc for the PlayStation 2.

In the same year an album was released.

Versions

Like many other similar games, PAL release music and sound speed were optimized for 50hz while the gameplay speed wasn't optimized, running slower than it should.
Some minor changes to the European version of the game were made, like the removal of the catchphrase "VISUALSHOCK! SPEEDSHOCK! SOUNDSHOCK! NOW IS THE TIME TO THE 68000 HEART ON FIRE!"

Production credits

Main Programmer: Viva! Choco Monkey DX
Programmer: K.Fujita, M.Maegawa, Fukuryu
Sound Programmer: M.Yaida
Character Design: K.Shindoh
Background Arts: H.Iuchi 8
Background Design: Tsunehisa
Guest Designer: T.Shiga
Music by: N.Hanzawa
Sound Effects: S.Murata
Producer: Viva! Choco Monkey DX
Supervisor: M.Maegawa
Computer Designed by: Treasure
Presented by: ©Sega 1995

Source:

In-game credits^[21]

Digital manuals

Steam manual
Mega Drive Mini JP manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual

History

Development

According to developer interviews, the game was released half-finished due to Mega Drive market collapsing.^[22]

Magazine articles

Main article: Alien Soldier/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #46: "Julio 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[23]

CD Consoles (FR)

PAL

60

^[24]

Consoles + (FR)

88

^[25]

Cool Gamer (RU)

20

^[26]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

80

^[4]

Digitiser (UK)

82

^[27]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

50

^[28]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9 (RU)

80

^[29]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[30]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

82

^[31]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

81

^[32]

LeveL (CZ)

65

^[33]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

68

^[34]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

74

^[35]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

85

^[5]

Player One (FR)

94

^[36]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

74

^[37]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

85

^[38]

Sega Power (GR)

78

^[39]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[40]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

87

^[41]

Todo Sega (ES)

90

^[42]

Tricks (RU)

78

^[43]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

84

^[44]

	74
Based on 24 reviews

Alien Soldier

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, GR (Zegetron)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, ZA
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Alien Soldier/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU
Alien Soldier on Steam

References

↑ File:Aliensoldier md jp cover.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/YQhyaN3aJPk/m/KURBIr8Tv_YJ
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Computer & Video Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-xx), page 52
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Mean Machines Sega, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-27), page 80
↑ Games World Magazin, "" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 79
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 https://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2016-07-30 05:12)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 http://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 19:18)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 ^9.5 ^9.6 ^9.7 ^9.8 ^9.9 https://steamdb.info/app/71116/history/?changeid=5742550
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 ^10.4 ^10.5 ^10.6 ^10.7 ^10.8 ^10.9 http://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-05 16:41)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/05.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:22)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_aliensoldier/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-14 02:15)
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/alien_soldier (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-24 15:17)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/8d_avWnVBDGnFOuvdttlDI3UJzTkMaov (Wayback Machine: 2015-09-10 02:04)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Alien-Soldier-276214.html (archive.today)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19723&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 03:13)
↑ https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/5120ebe5-d853-47f9-a69f-8a7a5034d0a9 (archive.today)
↑ @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ File:Alien Soldier MD credits.pdf
↑ http:/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-10-01 20:07)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 17
↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 96
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 131
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 13
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-05-23)
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 287
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 19
↑ Famitsu, "1995-03-03" (JP; 1995-02-17), page 41
↑ GamesMaster, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 54
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
↑ LeveL, "Září 1995" (CZ; 1995-09-18), page 40
↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 50
↑ Mega Fun, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-19), page 72
↑ Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 May" (JP; 1995-04-07), page 47
↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 34
↑ Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 49
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 130
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
↑ Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 7

Alien Soldier

Music: Alien Soldier (1995) | Alien Soldier (2020)

[:File:Aliensoldier_md_jp_cover.jpg_p-1] File:Aliensoldier md jp cover.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200720095133.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)

[https:.2F.2Fgroups.google.com.2Fg.2Frec.games.video.sega.2Fc.2FYQhyaN3aJPk.2Fm.2FKURBIr8Tv_YJ-3] ttps://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/YQhyaN3aJPk/m/KURBIr8Tv_YJ

[:File:CVG_UK_163.pdf_p52-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Computer & Video Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-xx), page 52

[:File:MeanMachinesSega33UK.pdf_p80-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Mean Machines Sega, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-27), page 80

[:File:GamesWorld_DE_0708.pdf_p79-6] Games World Magazin, "" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 79

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20160730051215.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F71116.2F-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 https://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2016-07-30 05:12)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130522191834.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F71116.2F-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 http://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 19:18)

[https:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F71116.2Fhistory.2F.3Fchangeid.3D5742550-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 ^9.5 ^9.6 ^9.7 ^9.8 ^9.9 https://steamdb.info/app/71116/history/?changeid=5742550

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20190905164132.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F71116.2F-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 ^10.4 ^10.5 ^10.6 ^10.7 ^10.8 ^10.9 http://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-05 16:41)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180305232242.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F05.html-11] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/05.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:22)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20071014021550.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_aliensoldier.2F-12] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_aliensoldier/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-14 02:15)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170624151739.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com.2Fgames.2Fmegadrive.2Falien_soldier-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/alien_soldier (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-24 15:17)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20150910020445.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2F8d_avWnVBDGnFOuvdttlDI3UJzTkMaov-14] ttp://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/8d_avWnVBDGnFOuvdttlDI3UJzTkMaov (Wayback Machine: 2015-09-10 02:04)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2F34YYT-15] ttps://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Alien-Soldier-276214.html (archive.today)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120403031329.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.au.2Findex.php.3Faction.3Dcatalogue.26prodcat_id.3D41.26prod_id.3D19723.26pageID.3D4-16] ttp://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19723&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 03:13)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2F4ykre-17] ttps://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/5120ebe5-d853-47f9-a69f-8a7a5034d0a9 (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2Fcx5lL-18] @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2FKKYiy-19] @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.fo.2FUfeHP-20] @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)

[:File:Alien_Soldier_MD_credits.pdf_p-21] File:Alien Soldier MD credits.pdf

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20141001200713.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fshmuplations.com.2Faliensoldier.2F-22] ttp:/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-10-01 20:07)

[23] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_06.pdf_p96-24] CD Consoles, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 96

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_042.pdf_p131-25] Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 131

[26] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 13

[digitiser1995-05-23-27] Digitiser (UK) (1995-05-23)

[28] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 287

[29] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 19

[30] Famitsu, "1995-03-03" (JP; 1995-02-17), page 41

[31] GamesMaster, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 54

[:File:Joypad_FR_041.pdf_p82-32] Joypad, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82

[33] LeveL, "Září 1995" (CZ; 1995-09-18), page 40

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-05.pdf_p50-34] MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 50

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-05.pdf_p72-35] Mega Fun, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-19), page 72

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_052.pdf_p82-36] Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-05_19950515.pdf_p47-37] Saturn Fan, "1995 May" (JP; 1995-04-07), page 47

[:File:SegaPower_UK_68.pdf_p34-38] Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 34

[:File:SEGA_Power.28GR.29_3_Dec1997-Jan1998.pdf_p49-39] Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 49

[:File:SSM_JP_19950301_1995-03.pdf_p130-40] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 130

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-41] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:TodoSega_ES_27.pdf_p32-42] Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 32

[43] Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 27

[44] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 7

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-*'''Main Programmer:''' Viva! Choco Monkey DX
+*'''Main Programmer:''' [[Viva! Choco Monkey DX]]
-*'''Programmer:''' K.Fujita, M.Maegawa, Fukuryu
+*'''Programmer:''' [[Keiji Fujita|K.Fujita]], [[Masato Maegawa|M.Maegawa]], Fukuryu
-*'''Sound Programmer:''' M.Yaida
+*'''Sound Programmer:''' [[Mitsuru Yaida|M.Yaida]]
-*'''Character Design:''' K.Shindoh
+*'''Character Design:''' [[Kaname Shindoh|K.Shindoh]]
-*'''Background Arts:''' H.Iuchi 8
+*'''Background Arts:''' [[Hiroshi Iuchi|H.Iuchi 8]]
-*'''Background Design:''' Tsunehisa
+*'''Background Design:''' {{rolloverText|Tsunehisa|Tsunehisa Kanagae}}
 *'''Guest Designer:''' T.Shiga
-*'''Music by:''' N.Hanzawa
+*'''Music by:''' [[Norio Hanzawa|N.Hanzawa]]
 *'''Sound Effects:''' [[Satoshi Murata|S.Murata]]
-*'''Producer:''' Viva! Choco Monkey DX
+*'''Producer:''' [[Viva! Choco Monkey DX]]
-*'''Supervisor:''' M.Maegawa
+*'''Supervisor:''' [[Masato Maegawa|M.Maegawa]]
 *'''Computer Designed by:''' [[Treasure]]
 *'''Presented by:''' ©[[Sega]] 1995

Difference between revisions of "Alien Soldier"

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Contents

Versions

Production credits

Digital manuals

History

Development

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References