Battle Squadron

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Battle Squadron
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

Battle Squadron is a 1990 shoot-'em-up developed by Innerprise Software and published by Electronic Arts exclusively in the US and Europe for the Sega Mega Drive and Commodore Amiga.

Story

The alien Barrax Empire has been at war with Earth for centuries to gain control over the Universe. While returning from a mission to destroy all Barrax on Planet Urainia while gathering information on the empire's fleets, Commander Barry D. Mayers and Commander Lori Bergin were taken hostage by a Barrax nova cruiser, their last transmission mentioning something about being able to turn invisible for a short period of time. The mission is to rescue them.

Gameplay

A and C shoot; with a rather slow rapidfire ability. B drops a missile which destroys enemies within a radius of your ship (there is a limited stock of missiles).

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 №42, p63
68 №5, p90
85 №1, p65
80 №1, p76[1]
85 №4, p68-70[2]
72 №7, p44
84 №5, p54
90 №14, p10/11
80 №23, p52
87 №1, p39[3]
85 №18, p64
Sega Mega Drive
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
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ACE (UK)
79
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Console XS (UK) PAL
88
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
50
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Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
85
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Gamers (DE)
67
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Génération 4 (FR)
83
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[10]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
83
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Joystick (FR)
77
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[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
68
[13]
Mega Action (UK)
85
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[14]
MegaTech (UK)
80
[15]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
80
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Mean Machines (UK)
85
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[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
80
[18]
Player One (FR)
72
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[19]
Power Play (DE)
74
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[20]
Raze (UK) PAL
84
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[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
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[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
87
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[24]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
87
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[25]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[26]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
56
[27]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
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[28]
Sega Mega Drive
 78
Based on
25 reviews

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  1. ↑ File:Megatech UK 01.pdf, page 76
  2. ↑ File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf, page 27
  3. ↑ File:Segapro UK 01.pdf, page 39
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 29
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 63
  6. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
  7. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 22
  8. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 25
  9. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 101
  10. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 91
  11. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 72
  12. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 122
  13. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  14. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 65
  15. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
  16. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 38
  17. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 68
  18. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  19. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 44
  20. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135
  21. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 54
  22. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 10
  23. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 39
  25. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 28
  26. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  27. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 22
  28. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 40
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