Midnight Resistance

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Midnight Resistance

Publisher: Data East

Developer: Data East

Genre: Action

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Midnight Resistance (ミッドナイトレジスタンス) is a run and gun action game developed and published by Data East for the arcade and later published by Sega for the Mega Drive. The Sega conversion was given a new soundtrack composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto.

The player assumes the role of Johnny Ford, a commando whose family has been kidnapped by a drug magnate. The original arcade game had a slightly different story and an unnamed protagonist.

Gameplay

As is usual for a run and gun game, the player controls a commando armed with an automatic weapon which can shoot in eight directions. There are two primary control schemes to choose from (the second scheme has three variants). "Control A" is a basic method of shooting the direction of the D-pad. "Control B" allows the player to continually shoot in a particular direction no matter what the D-pad is doing. This enables more efficient use of your weapon (e.g. shooting backwards while running forwards), however it is considerably trickier to control and requires more practice. The arcade game had a special rotating joystick for independent control of movement and firing, which the Mega Drive lacks. switches between shooting and not shooting and jumps.

There is a variety of extra weapons and power-ups which can be purchased at the end of each level with keys picked up from killed enemies. These weapons have limited ammo, though the default gun is unlimited.

Production Credits

Staff

Design: Koji Akibayashi

Software: Yuichi Nishimura, Naoya Hanada, Yuji Ohtomo, Tac.H

Hardware: Keiichi Yoshida, Hiroyuki Iwabe, Shingo Mitsui

Graphic: Tomoo Adachi, Kazumi Minagawa, Fujimi Oonishi, Yoshinari Kaihoh

Sound: Azusa Hara (Ahsa), Hiroaki Yoshida (Maro), Fuse, Tatsuya Kiuchi (Kiwchi), Hitomi Komatsu (Hitomi)

Thanks to: Shinji Noda, Masahiko Ujita, Nobuyuki Kawaguchi, Shinya Doi, Yoshiaki Honda, Shunichi E

Mega Drive Staff

Producer: Mizuho Yosida

Director: Yukihiro Kawai, Shigeki Saka

Planner: Takashi Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Satoru Miki

Sub Planner: Takehiko Ishiro

PR: Satoshi Takeuchi, Kouichi Saitoh

Sales: Kazushi Takekoshi

Sound: Hitoshi Sakimoto (YmoH.S), Shougo Sakai (Shyougo Sakai)

Thanks to: Makoto Watanabe, Mitsuo Iwao, Masahiko Nakamura

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[1]

ACE (UK)

68

^[2]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[3]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[4]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

86

^[5]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[6]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

79

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[8]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[10]

Games-X (UK)

96

^[11]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[12]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

30

^[13]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

92

^[14]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC

60

^[15]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[16]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

85

^[18]

Mean Machines (UK)

NTSC

84

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

85

^[20]

Power Play (DE)

63

^[21]

Raze (UK)

NTSC

80

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

50

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

47

^[24]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

74

^[25]

Tilt (FR)

70

^[26]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

66

^[27]

User (GR)

NTSC

75

^[28]

Video Games (DE)

68

^[29]

	71
Based on 29 reviews

Midnight Resistance

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 129
↑ ACE, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-08), page 73
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 29
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 125
↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-11), page 44
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 71
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 7: June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 17
↑ GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 55
↑ Games-X, "24th May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-17), page 36
↑ Game Informer, "September 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 114
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-04), page 42
↑ Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 138
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 91
↑ Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 43
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
↑ Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 22
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Power Play, "7/91" (DE; 1991-06-12), page 124
↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 30
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 75
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 19
↑ User, "Noémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-1x-xx), page 92
↑ Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 89

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 129

[:File:ACE_UK_45.pdf_p73-2] ACE, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-08), page 73

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-04.pdf_p29-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 29

[4] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 125

[:File:CVG_UK_115.pdf_p44-5] Computer & Video Games, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-11), page 44

[:File:EGM_US_023.pdf_p22-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p71-7] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 71

[8] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0107.pdf_p17-9] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 7: June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:GamePro_US_028.pdf_p55-10] GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 55

[:File:GamesX_UK_04.pdf_p36-11] Games-X, "24th May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-17), page 36

[:File:GameInformer_US_101.pdf_p114-12] Game Informer, "September 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 114

[13] Hippon Super, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-04), page 42

[:File:Joystick_FR_016.pdf_p138-14] Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 138

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-15] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1991-06.pdf_p91-16] Mega Drive Fan, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 91

[:File:MegaPlay_US_04.pdf_p43-17] Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 43

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-18] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_08.pdf_p22-19] Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 22

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-20] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[21] Power Play, "7/91" (DE; 1991-06-12), page 124

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p30-22] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 30

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-23] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-24] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Tilt_FR_091.pdf_p75-26] Tilt, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 75

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

[:File:User_GR_19.pdf_p92-28] User, "Noémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-1x-xx), page 92

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-02.pdf_p89-29] Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 89

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Midnight Resistance

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Contents

Gameplay

Production Credits

Staff

Mega Drive Staff

Physical Scans