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{{B}} fires a single shot and can be held down for rapidfire. {{A}} cycles between a variety of weapons. {{C}} uses a special weapon that can be collected in levels. Weapons are powered up by collecting more from the same type. Each weapon has seven power levels. From the main menu, hitting {{A}}, {{B}}, or {{C}} allows access to a configuration menu which brings up the choice between playing as a helicopter (which will not be blocked by obstacles) or a jeep (which can turn to aim in any direction but must actually complete the turn and stop firing before the gun sets in the new position).
 
{{B}} fires a single shot and can be held down for rapidfire. {{A}} cycles between a variety of weapons. {{C}} uses a special weapon that can be collected in levels. Weapons are powered up by collecting more from the same type. Each weapon has seven power levels. From the main menu, hitting {{A}}, {{B}}, or {{C}} allows access to a configuration menu which brings up the choice between playing as a helicopter (which will not be blocked by obstacles) or a jeep (which can turn to aim in any direction but must actually complete the turn and stop firing before the gun sets in the new position).
  
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''Mega SWIV'' features an all new stage (stage 1, with the desert stage from the original becoming stage 2), not seen in any other iterations of the game.
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''Mega SWIV'' features an all new level (level 1, with the desert stage from the original becoming level 2), not seen in any other iterations of the game.
  
 
===Weapons===
 
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*Special Weapons: homing missiles, circular bomb, straight rockets
 
*Special Weapons: homing missiles, circular bomb, straight rockets
 
*J Shot (counts as special weapon, last stage only, "J" likely stands for "Jedi", a reference to ''[[Star Wars]]'')
 
*J Shot (counts as special weapon, last stage only, "J" likely stands for "Jedi", a reference to ''[[Star Wars]]'')
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==Versions==
 
==Versions==

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Mega SWIV
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive
Developer:
Sound driver: Teque London/Peter Hennig
Genre: Shooting

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-48366-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ48366
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[2][3] T-48366-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK

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Mega SWIV is a shoot-'em-up developed by Sales Curve Interactive in 1994 and published by Time Warner Interactive exclusively in Europe for the Sega Mega Drive. It is an extended port of the 1992 Super Nintendo game Super SWIV (also known as Firepower 2000) and the sequel to the original SWIV for home computers. The acronym "SWIV" stands for Special Weapons Interdiction Vehicles.

Plot

Tests of prototype military airships near Bermuda end in disaster as the airships vanish; in reality, an underground race capture the airships and use their technology to build a new, unstoppable army powered by computer drones — an army that no nation's army can match. And it is up to the player to stop it.

Gameplay

B fires a single shot and can be held down for rapidfire. A cycles between a variety of weapons. C uses a special weapon that can be collected in levels. Weapons are powered up by collecting more from the same type. Each weapon has seven power levels. From the main menu, hitting A, B, or C allows access to a configuration menu which brings up the choice between playing as a helicopter (which will not be blocked by obstacles) or a jeep (which can turn to aim in any direction but must actually complete the turn and stop firing before the gun sets in the new position).

Mega SWIV features an all new level (level 1, with the desert stage from the original becoming level 2), not seen in any other iterations of the game.

Weapons

  • "Bullet" - default weapon, actually looks like rockets, gainst a small spread when powered up
  • "Flame" - Flamethrower
  • "Plasma" - up to 5 way blue spreadshot (almost identical to Twin Cobra)
  • "Laser" - piercing laser attack
  • "Ionic" - Split Shot (splits into two shots on contact)
  • Special Weapons: homing missiles, circular bomb, straight rockets
  • J Shot (counts as special weapon, last stage only, "J" likely stands for "Jedi", a reference to Star Wars)

Levels

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Level 1

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Level 2

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Level 3

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Level 4

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Level 5

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Level 6

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Level 7

Versions

Comparison with Super SWIV

It is widely thought that Mega SWIV was rushed to meet a deadline, as the game is not as fully optimised for Mega Drive hardware as seemingly planned.

Stage 3 (Jungle), for example loads a complete but largely unused 16-colour palette into memory, while pieces of scrap metal in the scenery appear to have been given the wrong palette line, causing them to appear dark grey with odd green spots. Assigning the unused palette to this metal causes it to look more natural, with a gradient metallic shading. Many design oversights, such as only a few flying enemies having shadows, also exist.

The Jeep had the ability to jump in the original SNES release, a feature omitted from this version. Instead the jeep can no run over most obstacles that required a jump in the original.

Also noticable is that enemy behaviours and sizes (e.g. the black jets) weren't recreated faithfully, causing Mega SWIV to become an easier game.

Magazine articles

Main article: Mega SWIV/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[4]
Consoles + (FR)
80
[5]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
87
[6]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
76
[3]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
86
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
49
[8]
Mega (UK) PAL
87
[9]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
76
[10]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
59
[11]
Megazin (SI)
68
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
66
[13]
Player One (FR)
82
[14]
Play Time (DE)
60
[15]
Power Up! (UK)
70
[16]
Power Unlimited (NL)
73
[17]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
66
[1]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
64
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[19]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
92
[20]
Todo Sega (ES)
85
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
79
[22]
Última Generación (ES)
78
[23]
Video Games (DE) PAL
52
[24]
Sega Mega Drive
 72
Based on
23 reviews

Mega SWIV

Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 78c2f046
MD5 1e29842b5721eb1845bb55e0a2e31cef
SHA-1 6396fb0f204c9f23d0af0b39d069ff0883e191aa
1MB 1994-11 Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 84
  2. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-04), page 28
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 15
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 178
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 90
  6. ↑ GamesMaster, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-22), page 65
  7. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 98
  8. ↑ MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 63
  9. ↑ Mega, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-xx), page 50
  10. ↑ Mega Force, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
  11. ↑ Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 84
  12. ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 3, Številka 5, Maj 1995" (SI; 1995-xx-xx), page 37
  13. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 82
  14. ↑ Player One, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  15. ↑ Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 105
  16. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, March 11, 1995" (UK; 1995-03-11), page 1
  17. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 3, Februari 1995" (NL; 1995-01-25), page 34
  18. ↑ Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 48
  19. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 56
  20. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "14th April 1995" (UK; 1995-04-01), page 11
  21. ↑ Todo Sega, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 46
  22. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 164
  23. ↑ Última Generación, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 90
  24. ↑ Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 94


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