Bloodshot

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Bloodshot

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: Domark (US), Acclaim (EU)

Developer: Domark

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Shooting

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	Code

EU	1994	T-88045-50
DE	1994	T-88045-18

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Bloodshot, known as Battle Frenzy in Germany, is a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD game developed by Domark. It is notable for being a 3D first person shooter - one of the few available for the Sega Mega Drive and the only game of this genre for the Sega Mega-CD.

Bloodshot was only released in Mega Drive cartridge form throughout Europe and Australia. It was exclusive to the Sega Channel in North America where it was called by its German name, Battle Frenzy. It is assumed the game was retitled to make the game sound less violent, though the game does not contain any blood ("Bloodshot" is a code name for the fictional "Battle Frenzy" chip implanted in the player").

The Sega Mega-CD version was also exclusive to Europe until 2003, when a North American version under the Battle Frenzy name was released. This version was developed and published by Good Deal Games without the consent of Domark or Acclaim.

The game takes up most of the screen, with much smaller borders than similar games such as Zero Tolerance, a very impressive technical achievement. A two player splitscreen mode is also available. However, the game also suffers from slowdown and some of the texture data of the Mega Drive version looks corrupted but were fixed with the Mega-CD version.

The game has two different kinds of in-game soundtrack depending of the version & both composed by Mike Ash : the Mega Drive one is ambient-based while the Mega-CD one has tech-trance music.

Gameplay

The game is a traditional FPS. Gameplay mainly consists of the player moving through corridors, shooting enemies and collecting items such as keys and weapons. At the end of each stage, the boss in for of an engine core has to be defeated. This always triggers a self destruct sequence and the player has to hurry back to the starting point in order to escape alive.

Available Weapons

Tribolt
Rapid
Piercer (goes through walls)
Ricochet (bounces of walls)
Spray

Promotional material

Bloodshot MD-MCD FR PrintAdvert.jpg

FR print advert

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[2]

Consoles + (FR)

82

^[3]

Cool Gamer (RU)

90

^[4]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

84

^[1]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[5]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)

70

^[6]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[7]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

80

^[8]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

56

^[9]

LeveL (CZ)

75

^[10]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

42

^[11]

Mega (UK)

PAL

85

^[12]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

85

^[13]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

39

^[14]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[15]

Player One (FR)

80

^[16]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

39

^[17]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

80

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[19]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

78

^[20]

Última Generación (ES)

68

^[21]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

50

^[22]

	69
Based on 22 reviews

Bloodshot

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, DE
Cover
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[23]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[24]

GamesMaster (UK)

80

^[25]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

33

^[26]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

42

^[27]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

80

^[28]

Player One (FR)

75

^[29]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

74

^[30]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

81

^[31]

Sega News (CZ)

69

^[32]

Super Juegos (ES)

75

^[33]

	68
Based on 11 reviews

Bloodshot

Mega-CD, EU
Cover

Mega-CD, DE
Cover
Spinecard Disc

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:CVG UK 158.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 158.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Consoles +, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 108
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 37
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 296
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 16
↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 48
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 13" (1994-12-13, 24:00) (+11:27)
↑ Game Informer, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 18
↑ LeveL, "Duben 1996" (CZ; 1996-04-03), page 46
↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 52
↑ Mega, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-30), page 14
↑ Mega Force, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 34
↑ Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 100
↑ Player One, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 106
↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 82
↑ Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 54
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 9
↑ Última Generación, "Julio/Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 98
↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 89
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 56
↑ GamesMaster, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 50
↑ Game Informer, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 60
↑ Mega Force, "Été 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 93
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 114
↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1995" (DE; 1995-08-16), page 18
↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 96
↑ Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 25
↑ Super Juegos, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 61

[:File:CVG_UK_158.pdf_p68-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:CVG UK 158.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 158.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content

[2] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 33

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_040.pdf_p108-3] Consoles +, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 108

[4] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 37

[5] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 296

[6] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p48-7] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 48

[gamesmastertv4x131127-8] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 13" (1994-12-13, 24:00) (+11:27)

[:File:GameInformer_US_021.pdf_p18-9] Game Informer, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 18

[10] LeveL, "Duben 1996" (CZ; 1996-04-03), page 46

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-03.pdf_p52-11] MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 52

[:File:Mega_UK_34.pdf_p14-12] Mega, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-30), page 14

[:File:MegaForce_FR_36.pdf_p66-13] Mega Force, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-01.pdf_p34-14] Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 34

[:File:NextGeneration_US_05.pdf_p100-15] Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 100

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_050.pdf_p92-16] Player One, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-02.pdf_p106-17] Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 106

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_12.pdf_p82-18] Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 82

[:File:SegaPower_UK_63.pdf_p54-19] Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 54

[20] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 9

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_05.pdf_p98-21] Última Generación, "Julio/Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 98

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p89-22] Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 89

[:File:EGM_US_068.pdf_p38-23] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:GamePro_US_069.pdf_p56-24] GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 56

[25] GamesMaster, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 50

[:File:GameInformer_US_025.pdf_p36-26] Game Informer, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-08.pdf_p60-27] MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 60

[:File:MegaForce_FR_41.pdf_p93-28] Mega Force, "Été 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 93

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_055.pdf_p114-29] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 114

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_22.pdf_p18-30] Sega Magazin, "September 1995" (DE; 1995-08-16), page 18

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_19.pdf_p96-31] Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 96

[:File:Sega_News_1_CZ.pdf_p25-32] Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_040.pdf_p61-33] Super Juegos, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 61

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Bloodshot

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Available Weapons

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

References