Captain Planet and the Planeteers
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: NovaLogic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: TBS Productions, DIC Enterprises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers is a 1992 platformer for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega based on the Captain Planet and the Planeteers television series.
Contents
Story
Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, dismayed by the destruction of the planet by industrialization, created the Planeteers by sending five magic rings to five young people around the world: Kwame from Africa, with the power of Earth; Wheeler from North America, with the power of Fire; Linka from Europe, with the power of Wind; Gi from Asia, with the power of Water; and Ma-Ti from South America, with the power of Heart. When their powers are combined, they can summon the superhero Captain Planet.
The evil Zarm, who wants to destroy the Earth, has dispatched his minions and captured four of the five Planeteers. Gaia and Ma-Ti are imprisoned on Hope Island and must wait for the others to free themselves. When the Planeteers have reassembled, they can call forth Captain Planet to save the Earth.
Gameplay
The game is a platforming game based on the environmentalist superhero Captain Planet. It is mostly played as the Planeteers, who all have different powers. There are five stages, each played as a different Planeteer (determined randomly at the start of the game), containing different objectives, and ending with a boss fight against a different villain. The player can choose the order in which to play the first four stages from the "Eco-Alert" screen. Once all of the Planeteers have been rescued, they meet on Hope Island and call upon Captain Planet for the final showdown against Zarm.
The Planeteers walk with or and crawl with or . They crouch with and jump with . They can hang off various rails and cables by jumping over them and move across them with and or jump off with . Planeteers can shoot projectiles from their Eco-Power Rings. They fire a weak shot with or a strong shot that covers a larger area with . Shots can be directed at an angle with , , or and can also be fired while crouching or jumping. However, firing a shot costs planet power, which is limited and must be used sparingly. Planet power is depicted as an icon that depends on the Planeteer being played. The icon disintegrates as the planet power is used. When out of planet power, shots can only be fired at a very low rate (similar to Rolling Thunder 2).
Every stage starts with four globes of energy. The globe slowly disintegrates as the Planeteer takes damage from an enemy or hazard. When it totally disappears, a full globe takes its place. If the Planeteer loses every globe, the player returns to the Eco-Alert screen and can replay the stage or choose another stage. Rather than having a limited amount of lives, the game has an overall time limit, starting at 60 minutes. The time remaining is shown on the Eco-Alert screen. Any remaining time is added to the total score at the end of the game. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, and Hard).
Items
Items are sometimes dropped when enemies are attacked or defeated or when stage objectives are completed.
Globe | |
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Restores one globe of energy (up to a maximum of 4). | |
Power Pellet | |
Restores one unit of planet power. It represents a different element for each Planeteer: Fire for Wheeler, Water for Gi, Wind for Linka, and Earth for Kwame from Africa. |
Toxic zones
The first four stages can be played in any order. Once all of the Planeteers have returned to Hope Island, the final stage is played as Captain Planet.
Versions
The PAL version displays health and planet power through numbers, while the NTSC-U version uses symbols.
Production credits
- Created by: NovaLogic, Inc.
- Programmed by: Steve Bjork
- Produced by: Stewart Kosoy
- Game Design: Marty Foulger
- Art: Rod Parong, Michael Platteter, John Dugan, Cesar Decastro
- Lead Tester: Vince Nason
- Testing: Terry Banks
Magazine articles
- Main article: Captain Planet and the Planeteers/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Captain Planet and the Planeteers/Technical information.
References
- ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 18
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 55
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 52
- ↑ File:Captain Planet and the Planeteers MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43
- ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 83
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 30
- ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 82
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 58
- ↑ Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 25
- ↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 100
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 88
- ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 98
- ↑ Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 108
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, May 22, 1993" (UK; 1993-05-22), page 1
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 56
- ↑ Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 67
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 54
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 38
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