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Alien Soldier
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam, Nintendo Switch Online
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: SMPS 68000 (Treasure)
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 G-4130
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Mega Drive
US ▼
(Sega Channel)
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1186-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
DE 		DM 139.00139.00[6] 1186-50
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[5] 1186-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
GR
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		FALI00SMC
OFLC: G8
Steam
US ▼ 		$2.992.99[8] 71116
ESRB: Everyone
Steam
EU ▼ 		€2.492.49[8] 71116
PEGI: 7+
Steam
DE ▼ 		€2.492.49[8] 71116
USK: 12
Steam
UK ▼ 		£1.991.99[8] 71116
PEGI: 7+
Steam
AU ▼ 		$3.493.49[8] 71116
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Steam Linux
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[10] 71116
ESRB: Everyone
Steam Linux
EU ▼ 		€0.990.99[10] 71116
PEGI: 7+
Steam Linux
DE ▼ 		€0.990.99[10] 71116
USK: 12
Steam Linux
UK ▼ 		£0.790.79[10] 71116
PEGI: 7+
Steam Linux
AU ▼ 		$1.351.35[10] 71116
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Steam OS X
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[10] 71116
ESRB: Everyone
Steam OS X
EU ▼ 		€0.990.99[10] 71116
PEGI: 7+
Steam OS X
DE ▼ 		€0.990.99[10] 71116
USK: 12
Steam OS X
UK ▼ 		£0.790.79[10] 71116
PEGI: 7+
Steam OS X
AU ▼ 		$1.351.35[10] 71116
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[12]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		900pts900[14]
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[13]
PEGI: 7+
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		800pts800[16]
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Nintendo Switch Online
JP ▼
Nintendo Switch Online
US ▼
Nintendo Switch Online
EU ▼
Nintendo Switch Online
UK ▼

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Alien Soldier (エイリアンソルジャー) is a Mega Drive game developed by Treasure and published by Sega in 1995. It was one of the few Mega Drive games to be released in Japan and Europe, but not North America (however it was made available briefly through the Sega Channel service), and is now considered an extremely rare collectors item. It has since been re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service, as well as being released as part of the Sega Ages Treasure Box disc for the PlayStation 2.

In the same year an album was released.

Versions

  • Like many other similar games, PAL release music and sound speed were optimized for 50hz while the gameplay speed wasn't optimized, running slower than it should.
  • Some minor changes to the European version of the game were made, like the removal of the catchphrase "VISUALSHOCK! SPEEDSHOCK! SOUNDSHOCK! NOW IS THE TIME TO THE 68000 HEART ON FIRE!"

Production credits

  • Main Programmer: Viva! Choco Monkey DX
  • Programmer: K.Fujita, M.Maegawa, Fukuryu
  • Sound Programmer: M.Yaida
  • Character Design: K.Shindoh
  • Background Arts: H.Iuchi 8
  • Background Design: Tsunehisa
  • Guest Designer: T.Shiga
  • Music by: N.Hanzawa
  • Sound Effects: S.Murata
  • Producer: Viva! Choco Monkey DX
  • Supervisor: M.Maegawa
  • Computer Designed by: Treasure
  • Presented by: ©Sega 1995
Source:
In-game credits


Digital manuals

  • Steam manual

  • Mega Drive Mini JP manual

  • Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual

  • Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual

History

Development

According to developer interviews, the game was released half-finished due to Mega Drive market collapsing.[21]

Magazine articles

Main article: Alien Soldier/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #46: "Julio 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №46, p66-69
Sega Mega Drive
 90
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[22]
CD Consoles (FR) PAL
60
[23]
Consoles + (FR)
88
[24]
Cool Gamer (RU)
20
[25]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
80
[4]
Digitiser (UK)
82
[26]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[27]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9 (RU)
80
[28]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[29]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
82
[30]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[31]
LeveL (CZ)
65
[32]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
68
[33]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
74
[34]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
85
[5]
Player One (FR)
94
[35]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
74
[36]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
85
[37]
Sega Power (GR)
78
[38]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
75
[39]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[40]
Todo Sega (ES)
90
[41]
Tricks (RU)
78
[42]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
84
[43]
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
24 reviews

Alien Soldier

Mega Drive, JP
Aliensoldier md jp cover.jpg
Cover
AlienSoldier MD JP CartTop.jpg
Alien Soldier MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Alien Soldier MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
Aliensoldier md eu cover.jpg
Cover
Aliensoldier md eu cart.jpg
Cart
Alien Soldier MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
AlienSoldier MD EU pcb.jpg
PCB
Mega Drive, PT
AlienSoldier MD PT cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, GR
Aliensoldier md GR cover.jpg
Cover
Aliensoldier md eu cart.jpg
Cart
Alien Soldier MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU
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Cover
Mega Drive, ZA[44]

Aliensoldier md eu cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 90fa1539
MD5 fd04c4616bb559e646937effdd343a09
SHA-1 8f6eb584ed9487b8504fbc21d86783f58e6c9cd6
2MB 1995-02 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 0496e06c
MD5 32aeea27591d0cb88dc571baa738804e
SHA-1 fa141778bd6540775194d77318f27d2a934e1ac1
2MB 1995-02 Cartridge (EU)

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:Aliensoldier md jp cover.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/YQhyaN3aJPk/m/KURBIr8Tv_YJ
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Computer & Video Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-xx), page 52
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mean Machines Sega, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-27), page 80
  6. ↑ Games World Magazin, "" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 79
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2016-07-30 05:12)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 http://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 19:18)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 https://steamdb.info/app/71116/history/?changeid=5742550
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 http://steamdb.info/app/71116/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-05 16:41)
  11. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/05.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:22)
  12. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_aliensoldier/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-14 02:15)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/alien_soldier (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-24 15:17)
  14. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/8d_avWnVBDGnFOuvdttlDI3UJzTkMaov (Wayback Machine: 2015-09-10 02:04)
  15. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Alien-Soldier-276214.html (archive.today)
  16. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19723&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 03:13)
  17. ↑ https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/5120ebe5-d853-47f9-a69f-8a7a5034d0a9 (archive.today)
  18. ↑ @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
  19. ↑ @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
  20. ↑ @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
  21. ↑ http:/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-10-01 20:07)
  22. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 17
  23. ↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 96
  24. ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 131
  25. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 13
  26. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-05-23)
  27. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 287
  28. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 19
  29. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-03-03" (JP; 1995-02-17), page 41
  30. ↑ GamesMaster, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 54
  31. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
  32. ↑ LeveL, "Září 1995" (CZ; 1995-09-18), page 40
  33. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 50
  34. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-19), page 72
  35. ↑ Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
  36. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 May" (JP; 1995-04-07), page 47
  37. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 34
  38. ↑ Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 49
  39. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 130
  40. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  41. ↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
  42. ↑ Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 27
  43. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 7
  44. ↑ https://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/573107372/Alien_Soldier_Sega_Mega_Drive.html


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