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The Ooze

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega Technical Institute, Sega of America

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-09-22^[1]	¥5,8005,800	G-4134
US	1995-05-06	$49.9949.99^[2]	1512
EU	1995-12^[3]		1572-50
PT	1995		MDJSE0142
UK	1995-12^[3]	£24.9924.99^[3]	1572-50
AU	199x		FTHE18SMC
BR	1995-10^[4]

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The Ooze (ジ・ウーズ) is a Sega Mega Drive action strategy game developed by Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega. Released in 1995 to mixed reviews, the game is the last STI would publish for the aging 16-bit platform.

Gameplay

Taking place with an overhead point of view, the main character is a puddle of green ooze which can be moved about the play area using an advanced fluid-like algorithm developed specifically for the game. Attacking enemies and navigating obstacles involves stretching out the ooze puddle into a controllable “arm” whose length is provided by briefly shifting ooze from the main puddle. Additionally, small portions of the puddle itself can be shot as a projectile attack. Taking damage will reduce the size of the ooze puddle, and will result in death if reduced too low, or if the puddle’s head is attacked directly.

Levels

	Toxic Dump

	Waste Plant

	Genetics Lab

	Power Core

	Plague Factory

History

Development

The Ooze is based on an algorithmically-generated cellular automaton. As such, the main character can be split apart and reformed like a viscous liquid. The gameplay is reminiscent of The Bitmap Brothers' game The Chaos Engine (called Soldiers of Fortune in the US). The art style evokes a cartoony (necessitated by the constraints of the medium) H.R. Giger. The story recalls The Toxic Avenger. The development team included people who later worked for Blizzard North on Diablo and Diablo II, including designer Stieg Hedlund. Some of the programming was fairly advanced for a 16-bit system; for example, the speed powerup effect was actually created by decreasing the viscosity of the character.

Legacy

The game's status as a cult classic is confirmed by its inclusion in the Japanese version of Sonic Mega Collection and in all versions of Sonic Mega Collection Plus. It is unlockable in two ways: In the Xbox and PlayStation 2 version, it can be unlocked if you have a Sonic Heroes save. In all versions, it can be unlocked by playing any game on the disk for 30 hours.

Production credits

Producer: Michael Wallis
Concept & Lead Programmer: Dave Sanner
Art Directors: Robert Steele, John Duggan
Artists: Alan Ackerman, Stieg Hedlund, Dean Ruggles, Joe Stephenson, Craig Stitt, Tom Tobey, Marte Thompson
Design: Jason Kuo, Stieg Hedlund, Dave Sanner
Intro & Ending Artwork: Tony De Zuniga, Tom Tobey
Music & Sound Effects: Howard Drossin
Boss Programming: Robert Morgan
Lead Tester: Rey Alferez
Testers: Timothy Spengler, Todd Slepian, Mike Benton, Nelson Chiu, Alfred Dutton, Steve Fallas, Richie Hideshima, Michael Ironside, Dylan Manger, David Paniagua, Sean Potter, Jeff Sanders, Stan Weaver, Michael Wu
Programming & Technical Thanks: Scott Chandler, Jason Plumb, Mark Cerny
Special Thanks: Roger Hector, Sheri Hockaday, Emi Kawamura, Sue Ortlip, Paul Sears, Dean Lester, Michael Kosaka, Hoyt Ng
Created by: Sega Technical Institute
Presented By: Sega & Sega of America

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: The Ooze/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

39

^[8]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

43

^[2]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[10]

Joypad (FR)

70

^[11]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

84

^[12]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

79

^[3]

Next Generation (US)

50

^[13]

Player One (FR)

PAL

82

^[6]

Power Up! (UK)

75

^[14]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

61

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[16]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

70

^[17]

Tricks (RU)

78

^[18]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

80

^[19]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[20]

	69
Based on 17 reviews

The Ooze

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual Inner Cover

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, ZA

Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-07-31

Page

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-07-28

Page

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-07-03

Page

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-06-29

Page

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-06-29

Page

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-06-26

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-06-22

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-06-19

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-06-15

Page

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 80
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 67
↑ SuperGamePower, "Outubro 1995" (BR; 1995-xx-xx), page 13
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 66-68 (67)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 100
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 156
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 35
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Game Informer, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 55
↑ Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 43
↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 72
↑ Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 125
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, February 17, 1996" (UK; 1996-02-17), page 1
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 December" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 70
↑ Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 29
↑ Sonic the Comic, "24 May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-11), page 17
↑ Tricks, "Vypusk 8" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 130
↑ VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 80

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[:File:GamePro_US_076.pdf_p80-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p67-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 67

[:File:SuperGamePower_BR_019.pdf_p13-4] SuperGamePower, "Outubro 1995" (BR; 1995-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p67_.2866-68.29-5] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 66-68 (67)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_062.pdf_p100-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 100

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 156

[:File:EGM_US_074.pdf_p35-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 35

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0810.pdf_p46-9] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:GameInformer_US_029.pdf_p55-10] Game Informer, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 55

[:File:Joypad_FR_051.pdf_p43-11] Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 43

[:File:MegaForce_FR_48.pdf_p72-12] Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 72

[:File:NextGeneration_US_10.pdf_p125-13] Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 125

[14] Power Up!, "Saturday, February 17, 1996" (UK; 1996-02-17), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-12_19951215.pdf_p70-15] Saturn Fan, "1995 December" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 70

[:File:SegaPro_UK_53.pdf_p29-16] Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 29

[17] Sonic the Comic, "24 May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-11), page 17

[18] Tricks, "Vypusk 8" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 27

[19] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 130

[:File:VideoGames_US_81.pdf_p80-20] VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 80

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+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ジ・ウーズ) is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] action strategy game developed by [[Sega Technical Institute]] and published by [[Sega]]. Released in 1995 to mixed reviews, the game is the last STI would publish for the aging 16-bit platform.
 ==Gameplay==
-The game takes place from an overhead view. The main character is a puddle of ooze with a head. He can move around and has two attacks. One is stretching out a steerable pseudopod of ooze whose length is only limited by how much ooze he currently has to attack ({{A}}), and it can also be guided around with the control pad. He can also spit gobs of ooze ({{B}}), although this takes off a bit of his puddle. Enemy attacks can cut off a bit of the ooze, and the player will die either if his puddle of ooze is reduced to a very small amount or if his head is attacked directly.
+Taking place with an overhead point of view, the main character is a puddle of green ooze which can be moved about the play area using an advanced fluid-like algorithm developed specifically for the game. Attacking enemies and navigating obstacles involves stretching out the ooze puddle into a controllable “arm” whose length is provided by briefly shifting ooze from the main puddle. Additionally, small portions of the puddle itself can be shot as a projectile attack. Taking damage will reduce the size of the ooze puddle, and will result in death if reduced too low, or if the puddle’s head is attacked directly.
 ===Levels===

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Contents

Gameplay

Levels

History

Development

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References