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Expendable

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Infogrames North America (US), Infogrames Multimedia (EU), Imagineer (JP)

Developer: Rage Software

Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1999-06-24	¥5,8005,800	T-15003M
US	1999-09-09^[1]^[2]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-15104N
EU	1999-10-14^[3]		T-15101D-50
UK	1999-10-14^[3]	£39.9939.99^[4]	T-15101D-05
FR/NL	1999		T-15101D-58
ES/IT	1999		T-15101D-60
AU	1999	$89.9589.95^[6]

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Expendable, known as Millennium Soldier: Expendable in Europe and Seitai Heiki Expendable (生体兵器エクスペンダブル) in Japan, is an action game for the Sega Dreamcast.

It is a top-down shooter which takes design cues from the likes of Smash T.V.. PC and PlayStation versions were also released.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Millennium Soldier: Expendable	Millennium Soldier: Expendable
English (US)	Expendable	Expendable
Japanese	生体兵器エクスペンダブル	Seitai Heiki Expendable

Magazine articles

Main article: Expendable/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in DC-UK (UK) #1: "September 1999" (1999-09-02)

Print advert in DC-UK (UK) #2: "October 1999" (1999-09-29)

Print advert in Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) #2: "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (1999-12-xx)

Print advert in Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) #1: "Oktober 1999" (1999-10-14)
also published in:

MAN!AC (DE) #1999-11: "11/99" (1999-10-06)^[7]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Arcade (UK)

PAL

25

^[8]

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

89

^[15]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

82

^[16]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

80

^[10]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

60

^[9]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

60

^[17]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[18]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

80

^[13]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[12]

Dreamzone (FR)

NTSC-J

79

^[19]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[20]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

NTSC-U

79

^[21]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

PAL

40

^[22]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[23]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[24]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

33

^[25]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[26]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

73

^[27]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

73

^[28]

Man!ak (PL)

77

^[29]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

71

^[30]

Neo Plus (PL)

PAL

70

^[31]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-J

0

^[32]

neXt Level (DE)

NTSC-J

75

^[33]

neXt Level (DE)

PAL

75

^[34]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[35]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

30

^[36]

Player One (FR)

65

^[14]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

75

^[37]

Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)

PAL

60

^[5]

Sega Magazin (DE)

NTSC-J

71

^[38]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

79

^[39]

	65
Based on 32 reviews

Expendable

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, UK
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, FR/NL
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, IT/ES
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ Press release: 1999-08-09: Infogrames North America Prepares To Bring Non-Stop, Adrenaline-Pumping Action to the Dreamcast With Expendable
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Press release: 1999-09-08: Infogrames North America Gets Expendable With Sega Dreamcast; Intense Action Thriller To Release At Console Launch
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 03.pdf, page 7
↑ File:DreamcastMagazine UK 01.pdf, page 81
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 41 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p41" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:Hyper AU 073.pdf, page 44
↑ MAN!AC, "11/99" (DE; 1999-10-06), page 17
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:Arcade UK 12.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 12.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:DCUK 01.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DCUK 01.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:DreamcastMonthly UK 01.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMonthly UK 01.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:DCM_JP_19990702_1999-21.pdf, page 16
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 01.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMagazine UK 01.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 File:PlayerOne FR 101.pdf, page 121 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 101.pdf_p121" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Consoles +, "Août 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 94
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 148
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Octobre/Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-21 (1999-07-02)" (JP; 1999-06-18), page 16
↑ Dreamzone, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-09-xx), page 107
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 218
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 72
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 133
↑ Famitsu, "1999-07-02" (JP; 1999-06-18), page 33
↑ GamePro, "November 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 140
↑ Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 30
↑ MAN!AC, "09/99" (DE; 1999-08-04), page 43
↑ MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 84
↑ Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 63
↑ Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 83
↑ Neo Plus, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 31
↑ Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 86
↑ neXt Level, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-06), page 27
↑ neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 40
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Special Issue 1999" (UK; 1999-09-02), page 94
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 113
↑ Playmag, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 106
↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-04), page 16
↑ Video Games, "10/99 It's Dreamcast Time supplement" (DE; 1999-09-22), page 9

[Press_release:_1999-08-09:_Infogrames_North_America_Prepares_To_Bring_Non-Stop.2C_Adrenaline-Pumping_Action_to_the_Dreamcast_With_Expendable-1] Press release: 1999-08-09: Infogrames North America Prepares To Bring Non-Stop, Adrenaline-Pumping Action to the Dreamcast With Expendable

[Press_release:_1999-09-08:_Infogrames_North_America_Gets_Expendable_With_Sega_Dreamcast.3B_Intense_Action_Thriller_To_Release_At_Console_Launch-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Press release: 1999-09-08: Infogrames North America Gets Expendable With Sega Dreamcast; Intense Action Thriller To Release At Console Launch

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_03.pdf_p7-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 03.pdf, page 7

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p81-4] File:DreamcastMagazine UK 01.pdf, page 81

[:File:ROD_ES_01.pdf_p41-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 41 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p41" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Hyper_AU_073.pdf_p44-6] File:Hyper AU 073.pdf, page 44

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1999-11.pdf_p17-7] MAN!AC, "11/99" (DE; 1999-10-06), page 17

[:File:Arcade_UK_12.pdf_p82-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:Arcade UK 12.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 12.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:DCUK_01.pdf_p32-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:DCUK 01.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DCUK 01.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_01.pdf_p68-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:DreamcastMonthly UK 01.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMonthly UK 01.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:DCM_JP_19990702_1999-21.pdf_p16-11] File:DCM_JP_19990702_1999-21.pdf, page 16

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-12] 12.0 ^12.1 File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p80-13] 13.0 ^13.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 01.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMagazine UK 01.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_101.pdf_p121-14] 14.0 ^14.1 File:PlayerOne FR 101.pdf, page 121 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 101.pdf_p121" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_091.pdf_p94-15] Consoles +, "Août 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_093.pdf_p148-16] Consoles +, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 148

[:File:DLMO_FR_01.pdf_p86-17] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Octobre/Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:DCM_JP_19990702_1999-21.pdf_p16-18] Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-21 (1999-07-02)" (JP; 1999-06-18), page 16

[:File:Dreamzone_5_1999_Scan.pdf_p107-19] Dreamzone, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-09-xx), page 107

[:File:EGM_US_123.pdf_p218-20] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 218

[21] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 72

[22] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 133

[23] Famitsu, "1999-07-02" (JP; 1999-06-18), page 33

[:File:GamePro_US_134.pdf_p140-24] GamePro, "November 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 140

[:File:GameInformer_US_078.pdf_p91-25] Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_16.pdf_p30-26] Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 30

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1999-09.pdf_p43-27] MAN!AC, "09/99" (DE; 1999-08-04), page 43

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-01.pdf_p84-28] MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 84

[29] Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1999-10.pdf_p83-30] Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 83

[31] Neo Plus, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:NextGeneration_US_57.pdf_p86-32] Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 86

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1999-0910.pdf_p27-33] neXt Level, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-06), page 27

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1999-1112.pdf_p40-34] neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 40

[:File:ODM_UK_00.pdf_p94-35] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Special Issue 1999" (UK; 1999-09-02), page 94

[:File:ODCM_US_02.pdf_p113-36] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 113

[:File:Playmag_FR_40.pdf_p106-37] Playmag, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 106

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_70.pdf_p16-38] Sega Magazin, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-04), page 16

[:File:VideoGames_DE_Supplement_1999-10_Dreamcast.pdf_p9-39] Video Games, "10/99 It's Dreamcast Time supplement" (DE; 1999-09-22), page 9

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 It is a top-down shooter which takes design cues from the likes of ''[[Smash T.V.]]''. PC and [[PlayStation]] versions were also released.
+==Versions==
+===Localised names===
+{{aka
+|en_name=Millennium Soldier: Expendable
+|us_name=Expendable
+|jp_name=生体兵器 エクスペンダブル
+|jp_trans=Seitai Heiki Expendable
+}}
 ==Magazine articles==

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

External links

References