Planet Harriers
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| System(s): Sega Hikaru | |||||
| Publisher: Sega | |||||
| Developer: Amusement Vision | |||||
| Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | |||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | |||||
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Planet Harriers is a rail shooter arcade game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Sega for Sega Hikaru hardware in 2000. It is an original entry in the Space Harrier series, and the first since Space Harrier II in 1988.
Planet Harriers is different from all other Space Harrier games, in that it has four selectable characters and is presented entirely in 3D. The players have health bars, and enemies can be locked onto similar to After Burner.
Utilizing the powerful Sega Hikaru hardware, it demonstrated advanced graphical capabilities, such as Phong shading, a long draw distance, particle effects, and many polygons and light sources on screen. At the time of its release in 2000, it was regarded as having the best video game graphics seen up until that time.[1] The game was a popular arcade hit in Japan. [2]
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Production credits
Main program director: Tetsuya Kaku
Enemy control & visual system programmer: Hisashi Endo
Motion control & texture system programmer: Naohiro Hirao
Lighting effects & sound control system programmer: Jun Tokuhara
Graphic library system & effects programmer: Yoshinori Suzuki
Enemy control & effects system programmer: Eiji Takaki
Special effects programmer: Ayumu Kasai
Motion design director: Kazuhiro Izaki
Motion designer: Akira Morimoto
Character design director: Mika Kojima
Character designer: Souichiro Kugo
Stage design director: Junichi Yamada
Stage designer: Yukio Oda, Makoto Kawai, Kumiko Sakurai
Assistant stage designer: Mari Sasaki
Graphic designer: Tsuyoshi Fukuyama
Sound effects director: Michika Okuyama
BGM sound director: Sakae Osumi
Assistant sound creator: Hidenori Shoji, Maki Morrow
Music composer: HΛL
- HΛL is:
- Toshiharu Umesaki
- Atsushi Sato
- Tomotaka Takehara
- Akihisa Matsuda
- Katsuyuki Ozawa
- Toshiharu Umesaki
- Coordinated by: Artimage Inc.
Shunsuke Suzuki, Toshiyuki Kishi
- Coordinated by: megastone Co., Ltd.
Voice actor:
- Glenn: Roy Garner
- Cory: Lynn Marie Harris
- Nick: Barry Gjerde
- X: Brian Matt Uhl
- narrator: Chris Glenn
- Coordinated by: Poly Co., Ltd.
Mechanical supervisor: Masao Yoshimoto
Mechanical engineer: Toshiya Yamaguchi
Electrical engineer: Toru Mori, Nobuto Kashiwagi
Cabinet designer: Kimio Tsuda
Assistant: Mika Sato, Masae Otoshi
Special thanks: Motoyoshi Tai, Mitsunori Kabashima (Digital Design Studio)
Producer & director: Toshihiro Nagoshi
Created in cooperation with: Amusement Vision
Produced and Created by: Sega
Gallery
Twin Cabinet
Promotional material
US flyer
Digital manuals
US manual
Physical scans
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| Hikaru, JP | ||||
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| Hikaru, UK | ||||
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References
| Space Harrier series |
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| Space Harrier (JP home computers | Elite versions | Sega Ages Vol. 2 | mobile | 3D) (1986) | Space Harrier 3D (1988) | Space Harrier II (Electronic) (1988) | Planet Harriers (2001) | Typing Space Harrier (2002) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 4: Space Harrier (2003) |
| Albums |
| Yu Suzuki Produce Hang On/Space Harrier (1997) | Planet Harriers The Original Soundtrack (2001) | Space Harrier II: Space Harrier Complete Collection Original Soundtrack (2005) |
| Other Media |
| Space Harrier (video) (1987) | Space Harrier: White Dragon no Yuusha (1988) |