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Battle Squadron

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Innerprise Software

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	Code
US	1990	702701
EU	1990-12^[1]	E166SMXI
BR	1990

Battle Squadron is a 1990 shoot-'em-up developed by Innerprise Software and published by Electronic Arts exclusively in the US and Europe for the Sega Mega Drive and Commodore Amiga. There are certain differences between the Amiga and Sega Mega Drive release.

Story

The alien Barrax Empire has been at war with Earth for centuries to gain control over the Universe. While returning from a mission to destroy all Barrax on Planet Urainia while gathering information on the empire's fleets, Commander Barry D. Mayers and Commander Lori Bergin were taken hostage by a Barrax nova cruiser, their last transmission mentioning something about being able to turn invisible for a short period of time. The mission is to rescue them.

Gameplay

and shoot; with a rather slow rapidfire ability. drops a missile which destroys enemies within a radius of your ship (there is a limited stock of missiles). The game offers four standard weapons:

red: wide spreadshot, front only
green: narrow spreadshot, front only
blue: front and backwards shot
orange: 5 way spreadshot

Unusual for the genre, the game has an overworld and three lower sections that can be entered through craters. Each of these have to be cleared to reach the final boss. Ignoring all craters makes the overworld restart from the beginning.

Version differences

The Amiga version has a bit more varied background tiles and switches background colors more often
The Sega Mega Drive version has certain layers right in front of the screen, making it harder to see certain objects
The Sega Mega Drive version runs faster and is harder
The Amiga version has an extra space background for the final boss

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[9]

ACE (UK)

79

^[2]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

88

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[11]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

85

^[12]

Gamers (DE)

67

^[13]

Génération 4 (FR)

83

^[14]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

83

^[3]

Joystick (FR)

77

^[15]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

68

^[16]

Mega Action (UK)

85

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

80

^[4]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

80

^[18]

Mean Machines (UK)

85

^[5]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

80

^[19]

Player One (FR)

72

^[6]

Power Play (DE)

74

^[20]

Raze (UK)

PAL

84

^[7]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

90

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

87

^[8]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

87

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[24]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

56

^[25]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[26]

	78
Based on 25 reviews

Battle Squadron

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	0feaa8bf
MD5	b5b815ef99b943fe0bad48dc13239b35
SHA-1	f003f7af0f7edccc317c944b88e57f4c9b66935a

512kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:ACE UK 40.pdf, page 165
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:ACE UK 42.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 42.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 002.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 002.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:PlayerOne FR 007.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 007.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:Raze UK 05.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 05.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 29
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 25
↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 101
↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 122
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 38
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 135
↑ Sega Power, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-06), page 10
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 28
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 22
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "February 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:ACE_UK_40.pdf_p165-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:ACE UK 40.pdf, page 165

[:File:ACE_UK_42.pdf_p63-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:ACE UK 42.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 42.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p76-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_04.pdf_p68-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:Raze_UK_05.pdf_p54-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:Raze UK 05.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 05.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p39-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p127-10] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127

[:File:EGM_US_018.pdf_p22-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p25-12] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 25

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-01.pdf_p101-13] Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 101

[:File:Generation4_FR_030.pdf_p91-14] Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Joystick_FR_013.pdf_p122-15] Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 122

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p90-16] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-17] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:Micromania2_ES_034.pdf_p38-18] Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-19] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-04.pdf_p135-20] Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 135

[:File:SegaPower_UK_14.pdf_p10-21] Sega Power, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-06), page 10

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p52-22] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p28-23] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-24] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[25] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 22

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_25.pdf_p40-26] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "February 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 40

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Difference between revisions of "Battle Squadron"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 20:54, 9 September 2016

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Version differences

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References