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The Steel Empire
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: HOT-B, Flying Edge (US/Europe)
Developer:
Sound driver: Cube/Noriyuki Iwadare
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥7,8007,800 T-28033
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-81046
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-80146-50
Sega Mega Drive
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The Steel Empire, called Empire of Steel in Europe and Koutetsu Teikoku (鋼鉄帝国) in Japan, is a 1992 shoot-'em-up for the Sega Mega Drive developed by HOT-B and published in the US and Europe by Acclaim-owned Flying Edge.

In the US, the game was originally set to be published by Sage's Creation under the title Battlewings, before handing the license to Acclaim.

A Game Boy Advance remake was released in Japan and Europe in 2004. Another remake was released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop in 2014. It was later ported to PC and released on Steam in 2018.

Story

The game presents itself as an old-time war film produced by the "HOT-B Film Corporation". In the film, the future is the Steel Age, where a military dictatorship called Motorhead enslaved the human population. The only hope for freedom is the Republic of Silverhead, who managed to remain independent, and who alone has the weapons to take out Motorhead.

Gameplay

You control one of two Silverhead aircraft, the Striker and the ZEP-01. Striker is a military aircraft that can go fast but is somewhat weak. ZEP-01 is a zeppelin that is considerably slower but can handle much more damage. C shoots to the right, B shoots to the left, and A launches a Super Bomb, which shoots lightning upon every enemy on screen. There are weapon enhancements, much like most other shooters, however they can be leveled up by collecting emblems throughout the level to fill up your EX bar (filling it up then getting one more levels up once).

Items

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Extra Lightning Bomb
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100 points
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Energy bonus
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Extra life
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Speed boost
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Adds outrigger planes
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Adds experience

Stages

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Stage 1 - The Mine City of Rahl

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Stage 2 - The Liedengel Caverns

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Stage 3 - Sky District Zektor

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Stage 4 - Gardandi Beach

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Stage 5 - Dama City

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Stage 6 - Germburn Fortress

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Stage 7 - Lunar Space

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Empire of Steel Empire of Steel
English (US) The Steel Empire The Steel Empire
Japanese 鋼鉄帝国 Koutetsu Teikoku

Production credits

As the game pretends it's a film, some of the staff roles make little sense in this game. In situations where the actual role is known, it is parenthesized after the role given in the game.

  • Director: N.Yamaguchi
  • Co-Director: Y.Satake
  • Producer: A.Tomonaga
  • Executive Producer: J.Kuriyama
  • Screenplay: K.Asai
  • Based on the Novel by: Carr.H.Schitch: (ↄ)"Steel Empire" 1819
  • Music: Cube Co., Ltd.
  • Music Composer: I.Mizoguchi, Y.Kubotera, N.Iwadare
  • Special Sound Effectes: [sic] M.Hikichi
  • Re-Recording Engineer: Dougen.Sibuya
  • Production Supervisor: A.Tomonaga
  • Operating Cameramen: Y.Hirasawa, T.Suzuki
  • Location Director of Photography: (co-programmer): K.Endoh
  • Conceptual Artist: Kemono I.
  • Art Director: S.Hatsuya
  • Set Director: K.Nishi
  • Mattepainting Supervisor: V.Bestie
  • Modelshop Supervisor: S.Riot.H
  • Construction Manager: [sic] M.Yorozuya
  • Head Effects Animation: N.Yamaguchi
  • Steadicam(R) Plate Photography: K.Suganuma, N.Nakane, A.Tomonaga
  • Translation Assist: Sarah.Y
Source:
In-game credits

Other credits

  • Cover Illustration: Marc William Ericksen

Magazine articles

Main article: The Steel Empire/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

ES print advert
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #8: "May/June 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #8: "May/June 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-10: "October 1991" (1991-09-07)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-11: "November 1991" (1991-10-08)
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Artwork

  • TheSteelEmpire MD Art Cover.jpg

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
73 [5]
81 №, p83[6]
82 [7]
90 [8]
70 №48
79 №10, p64/65
50 №1992-02, p96
89 [9]
82 [10]
72 [11]
84 №5, p91
85 №5, p36-39
70 [12]
85 [13]
86 [14]
72 [15]
54 №33, p36
72 [16]
60 №18, p67
86 [17]
63 [18]
Sega Mega Drive
 75
Based on
21 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[19]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[20]
Consoles + (FR)
82
[21]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[22]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
79
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[25]
Games-X (UK)
70
[26]
Game Zone (UK)
79
[27]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[28]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[29]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
82
[30]
Joypad (FR) PAL
82
[31]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
72
[11]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
84
[32]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
68
[33]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
82
[34]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
70
[35]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
85
[36]
Mean Machines (UK)
70
[37]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
70
[38]
Player One (FR)
85
[39]
Power Play (DE)
56
[40]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
54
[41]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
72
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
60
[42]
Sega Force (SE)
86
[43]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
72
[44]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[45]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-J
86
[17]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
44
[46]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
60
[47]
Video Games (DE)
63
[48]
Sega Mega Drive
 72
Based on
33 reviews

The Steel Empire

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Steel Empire MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Steelempire md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

References

  1. ↑ Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 58
  2. ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 87
  3. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 78
  4. ↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 8
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 36 (38)
  6. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
  7. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 82/83 (82)
  8. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-15), page 62/63 (62)
  9. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 112-115 (104)
  10. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-04-1x), page 90/91 (90)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Joystick, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 150
  12. ↑ Mean Machines, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-28), page 96-98 (96)
  13. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 94/95 (90)
  14. ↑ Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 8/9 (8)
  15. ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 86/87 (86)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Sega Pro, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 43
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Supergame, "Julho 1992" (BR; 1992-07-xx), page 16
  18. ↑ Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 48 (46)
  19. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 223
  20. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 38
  21. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 82
  22. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-15), page 62
  23. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 41
  24. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-03-20" (JP; 1992-03-06), page 39
  25. ↑ GamePro, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 56
  26. ↑ Games-X, "26th March-1st April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-26), page 22
  27. ↑ Game Zone, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-xx), page 64
  28. ↑ Hippon Super, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-07), page 96
  29. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 112
  30. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-04-1x), page 90
  31. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 166
  32. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  33. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
  34. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 27
  35. ↑ Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  36. ↑ MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 36
  37. ↑ Mean Machines, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-28), page 96
  38. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  39. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 94
  40. ↑ Power Play, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-13), page 146
  41. ↑ Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 36
  42. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  43. ↑ Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 8
  44. ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 86
  45. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  46. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 178
  47. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 111
  48. ↑ Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 48


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