Urban Strike

n/a

Mega Drive
Game Gear

Urban Strike

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher:

Electronic Arts

Black Pearl Software

Developer:

Granite Bay Software, Foley Hi-Tech

Foley Hi-Tech

Supporting companies:

E.J. Sarraille Design Group (package design)

Distributor:

Majesco Sales (US re-release)

Ecofilmes (PT)

SF Interactive Media (SE rental)

Borta

Licensor:

Electronic Arts

Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Don Veca

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-09^[2]		735001
EU	1994-08-30^[3]		E291SMXI
DE	199x
PT	1995		MDJ291
UK	1994-09-30^[4]	£44.9944.99^[5]^[6]	E291SMXI
FI	199x
SE (Rental)	199x
CZ	1994	2.165 Kč2.165
AU	1994
SA	199x
US	1995		T-100048

Non-Sega versions
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Urban Strike is a Sega Mega Drive overhead free-roaming shoot-'em-up game developed by Granite Bay Software and Foley Hi-Tech, and published by Electronic Arts. The third game in the Strike series, it was first released in Europe in August 1994, and was later brought to the United States and Australia in the following months.

Foley Hi-Tech also developed a port to the Sega Game Gear, published courtesy of Black Pearl Software in 1995.

Story

In the year 2001 a candidate for public office, H.R. Malone, is found out as a criminal (despite having political messages promising eliminating crime) by the US Special Forces team of the previous games. This leads to a call to an associate to investigate and stop the Special Forces team from interfering with the setup of a superweapon. Seemingly unbeknownst to Malone, that associate is actually a Special Forces infiltrator leaking the information... but the limo he is to leave in explodes, and the rest of the team is called in to stop Malone with stop the leaking of what little information they have.

Gameplay

Gameplay is identical to other Strike games: / move forward/backward, / rotate the helicopter, shoots hellfires and jink, shoots hydra, shoots normal helicopter guns, START pulls up a map, and there are missions to complete in each level. However, the player must occasionally leave the helicopter and complete some parts of missions on foot.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Programming: Mike Posehn
Game Design: John Manley, Tony Barnes
Art Director: Julie Cressa
Implementation: Ross Wentworth, Erich Horn
Art: Victor French, Tom Lisowski, Tony Gascon, Ron Sacdalan, Walter Ianneo, Jeff Fennel
3-D Models: Tim Calvin, Terry Falls, Lance Armstrong, Peter Traugot
Additional Art: Kendra Lammas, Michael Shirley, Susan Manley, Keith Bullen
Sound and Music: Don Veca
Technical Director: Tim Brengle
Product Manager: David Sze
Assistant Producer: Michael Lubuguin
Foley Hi-Tech Producer: David Foley
Project Manager: Susan Manley
Assistant Director: Antonio Barnes
Produced by: Scott Berfield
Directed by: John Manley

Source:

In-game credits^[7]

Game Design: John Manley And Tony Barnes
Programming: Mike Posehn
Producer: Scott Berfield
Director: John Manley
Assistant Director: Antonio Barnes
Art Director: Julie Cressa
Project Manager: Susan Manley
Assistant Producer: Michael Lubuguin
Implementation: Ross Wentworth and Erich Horn
Art: Victor French, Tom Lisowski, Tony Gascon, Ron Sacdalan, Walter Ianneo, Jeff Fennel
3-D Models: Tim Calvin, Terry Falls, Lance Armstrong
Additional Art: Kendra Lammas, Michael Shirley, Susan Manley, Peter Traugot, Tony Barnes, Lynne Gura, Keith Bullen
Sound and Music: Don Veca
Foley Hi-Tech Producer: David Foley
Tools Programming: Burt Sloane, Bill Kirtley
Technical Director: Tim Brengle
Product Manager: David Sze
Documentation and Game Text: Michael Humes
Package Design: E. J. Sarraille Design Group
Documentation layout: Brian Conery
Software Testing: Jeff Hasson, David Costa, Brian Loke, Joanna Pataki, Aaron Mcclay, Jim Flaharty
Quality Assurance: Dave "Da Kid" Schenone, Randy "Quick Shot" Eckhardt
Special Thanks To: Matt Cressa, Cindy Posehn, Alan And William Barnes, Dean Sitton, Kathy Smith, Jeff Foley, Seal, Danny Elfman, James Cameron, Stewart Copeland, William Orbit

Source:

US manual^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Urban Strike/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FI advert (1994)

FI advert (1995)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #62: "September 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Players (US) #0710: "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[9]

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #24: "October 1994" (1994-08-xx)

Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #26: "December 1994" (1994-10-28)

Print advert in Supersonic (FR) #25: "Octobre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #37: "Octubre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in Freak (IL) #26 (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in Excalibur (CZ) #37 (1994-12-05)

Print advert in LeveL (CZ) #1: "Leden 1995" (1995-01-24)

Print advert in Hacker (HR) #5: "03-04/1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[10]

Ação Games (BR)

97

^[11]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

92

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

92

^[13]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

82

^[15]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

90

^[16]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[17]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

90

^[18]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 6 (RU)

50

^[19]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[20]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[21]

GamePro (DE)

PAL

80

^[22]

Gamer (GR)

90

^[23]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

92

^[24]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[25]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[26]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)

56

^[27]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

86

^[28]

Joypad (HU)

82

^[29]

Mega (UK)

PAL

88

^[6]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

90

^[30]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

85

^[31]

Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)

75

^[32]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

89

^[33]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[34]

Player One (FR)

92

^[35]

Play Time (DE)

85

^[36]

Power Up! (UK)

90

^[37]

Score (CZ)

65

^[38]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[39]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

93

^[40]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

92

^[41]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

82

^[42]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

91

^[43]

Supersonic (FR)

84

^[44]

Todo Sega (ES)

95

^[45]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

85

^[46]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

84

^[47]

VideoGames (US)

90

^[48]

	83
Based on 40 reviews

Urban Strike

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (4 Language Manual)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (5 Language Manual)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (Rev H)

PCB

Mega Drive, EU (Rev J)

PCB

Mega Drive, DE (Seperate DE Manual)

Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE rental (SF)
Cover

Mega Drive, FI
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU (PAL)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (NTSC)
Cover

Mega Drive, GCC
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Urban Strike/Technical information.

References

↑ File:UrbanStrike MD SE Box Rental.jpg
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 10
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 55
↑ File:DailyMirror UK 1994-09-30 09.jpg
↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 57
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 48
↑ File:Urban Strike MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Urban Strike MD US Manual.pdf, page 10
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 254
↑ Ação Games, "Outubro 1994" (BR; 1994-10-16), page 26
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1994-12-05), page 30
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 96
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 230
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 87
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-10-03)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 366
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 6, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 250
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 110
↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 92
↑ GamePro, "Oktober 1994" (DE; 1994-09-30), page 43
↑ Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1994" (GR; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamesMaster, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-22), page 46
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 15
↑ Game Informer, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 24
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 364
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 96
↑ Joypad, "1/1995" (HU; 1995-xx-xx), page 14
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Mega Fun, "09/94" (DE; 1994-08-24), page 100
↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 82
↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Play Time, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-07), page 104
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 24, 1994" (UK; 1994-09-24), page 1
↑ Score, "Prosinec 1994" (CZ; 1994-12-01), page 22
↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 78
↑ Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 78
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 174
↑ Sonic the Comic, "December 23rd 1994" (UK; 1994-12-10), page 11
↑ Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 214
↑ Video Games, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-28), page 94
↑ VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 78

Urban Strike

Books: Biblioteka zhurnala Tricks. Vypusk 4. Urban Strike (1995)

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[:File:UrbanStrike_MD_SE_Box_Rental.jpg_p-1] File:UrbanStrike MD SE Box Rental.jpg

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf_p10-2] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:MeanMachinesSega24UK.pdf_p55-3] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 55

[:File:DailyMirror_UK_1994-09-30_09.jpg_p-4] File:DailyMirror UK 1994-09-30 09.jpg

[:File:CVG_UK_157.pdf_p57-5] Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 57

[:File:Mega_UK_26.pdf_p48-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 48

[:File:Urban_Strike_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Urban Strike MD credits.pdf

[:File:Urban_Strike_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p10-8] File:Urban Strike MD US Manual.pdf, page 10

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf_p42-9] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42

[10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 254

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_069.pdf_p26-11] Ação Games, "Outubro 1994" (BR; 1994-10-16), page 26

[:File:ASM_DE_1995-01.pdf_p30-12] Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1994-12-05), page 30

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_036.pdf_p96-13] Consoles +, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 96

[14] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 230

[:File:CVG_UK_156.pdf_p87-15] Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 87

[digitiser1994-10-03-16] Digitiser (UK) (1994-10-03)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_25.pdf_p86-17] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 86

[18] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 366

[19] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 6, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 250

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf_p110-20] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:GamePro_US_064.pdf_p92-21] GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:GamePro_DE_1994-10.pdf_p43-22] GamePro, "Oktober 1994" (DE; 1994-09-30), page 43

[23] Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1994" (GR; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_022.pdf_p46-24] GamesMaster, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-22), page 46

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_05.pdf_p15-25] Games World: The Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 15

[:File:GameInformer_US_020.pdf_p24-26] Game Informer, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 24

[27] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 364

[:File:Joypad_FR_035.pdf_p96-28] Joypad, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 96

[29] Joypad, "1/1995" (HU; 1995-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:MegaForce_FR_32.pdf_p86-30] Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-09.pdf_p100-31] Mega Fun, "09/94" (DE; 1994-08-24), page 100

[:File:MicroKidsMultimedia_FR_03.pdf_p50-32] Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p82-33] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 82

[:File:NextGeneration_US_01.pdf_p108-34] Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_046.pdf_p88-35] Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1994-10.pdf_p104-36] Play Time, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-07), page 104

[37] Power Up!, "Saturday, September 24, 1994" (UK; 1994-09-24), page 1

[:File:Score_CZ_12.pdf_p22-38] Score, "Prosinec 1994" (CZ; 1994-12-01), page 22

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_10.pdf_p78-39] Sega Magazine, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 78

[:File:SegaPower_UK_59.pdf_p48-40] Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_39.pdf_p78-41] Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 78

[42] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 174

[43] Sonic the Comic, "December 23rd 1994" (UK; 1994-12-10), page 11

[:File:Supersonic_FR_25.pdf_p70-44] Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:TodoSega_ES_19.pdf_p38-45] Todo Sega, "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[46] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 214

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-10.pdf_p94-47] Video Games, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-28), page 94

[:File:VideoGames_US_70.pdf_p78-48] VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 78

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Urban Strike

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Technical information

References