Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

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Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System
Publisher: Core Design/Sega (EU),
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega-CD
Virgin Games,
Sega Game Gear
Tengen (US), Virgin Games (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥8,0008,000 T-70063
Sega Mega Drive
US
$59.9959.99[1] T-70156
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-115016-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Master System
EU
MK-29019-50
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR
028440
Sega Game Gear
US
$39.9539.95[2] T-48148
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-115018-50
Sega Game Gear
EU
(Classic)
115018-50
Sega Game Gear
BR
075450
Sega Mega-CD
US
T-70045
Sega Mega-CD
EU
T-115025-50
Sega Mega-CD
BR
063150

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck, called just Chuck Rock II (チャックロックII) in Japan, is the sequel to Chuck Rock and stars Chuck's six month old son who must rescue his kidnapped father. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Amiga and Amiga CD32 between 1993 and 1994. The Sega Mega-CD version differs slightly from Sega Mega Drive version, not only by featuring animated cutscenes and redbook audio, but also by using the systems sprite scaling ability.

Gameplay

C is for jumping, B is for attacking with Chuck Jr.'s club and A is for standing on the club. Instead of carrying objects like his father, Chuck Jr. can move them by attacking with the club. Other changes and additions include mounts (small dinosaurs) and bonus stages.

Trivia

  • The prequel was not released in Japan
  • It appears some code and graphics (such as small cubic rocks) were also used for Wonder Dog

Production credits

Game Gear version

  • Producer: Jeremy Smith
  • Programmer: Ian Sabine
  • Design: Bob Churchill
  • Graphics: Richard Morton, Lee Pullen
  • Original Music and SFX: Martin Iveson
  • Music and SFX Converted by: Krisalis Software
  • Playtest: Barry Irvine, Tim Swann
  • Thanks to: Chris Long, Dan Scott and everyone else at Core Design

Magazine articles

Main article: Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #21: "Octobre 1993" (1993-10-08)
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Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #2: "November/Dezember 1993" (1993-11-03)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
87 №23, p128-129
75 №50, p38[1]
80 №11, p88
85
84 №14
79 №13, p52-53
85 №7, p18-19
94
86 №21, p52-54
82 №12, p84-86[6]
90 №35, p72-75
84 №47, p60-61
71 №24, p52-53
87 №14, p10-11
Sega Mega Drive
84
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[7]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
69
[8]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
87
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[11]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
50
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[14]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
90
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[1]
Gamers (DE)
80
[16]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
80
[17]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[18]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
[19]
Mega (UK) PAL
79
[20]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
85
[21]
Mega Force (FR)
94
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[23]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
86
[24]
Megazin (SI)
87
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
82
[6]
Player One (FR)
90
[26]
Power Up! (UK)
83
[27]
Sega Magazin (DE)
81
[28]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
84
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
71
[30]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
90
[31]
Sega Force (SE)
80
[32]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
87
[33]
Supergame (BR)
69
[34]
Todo Sega (ES)
91
[35]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
63
[36]
Video Games (DE) PAL
79
[37]
Sega Mega Drive
77
Based on
33 reviews

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, KR

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
68
91 №27, p90-91
73 №17, p28-29
86 №9, p48-49
82
86 №26
89 №16, p92-94[38]
81 №38, p121
86 №2, p95-96[39]
84 №52, p60-61
80 №30, p54-55
Sega Mega-CD
82
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Console Mania (IT) PAL
91
[40]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[41]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[42]
Gamers (DE)
80
[43]
Hyper (AU)
62
[44]
Joypad (FR) PAL
91
[45]
Mega (UK) PAL
73
[46]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
86
[47]
Mega Force (FR)
85
[48]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
82
[49]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
86
[50]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[38]
Player One (FR)
81
[51]
Play Time (DE) PAL
84
[52]
Power Unlimited (NL)
88
[53]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
83
[54]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[55]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
84
[56]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
80
[57]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
73
[58]
Todo Sega (ES)
73
[59]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[60]
Sega Mega-CD
80
Based on
22 reviews

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

Mega-CD, US
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Cover
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Disc
Chuckrockii mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
ChuckRock2 MCD US RegCard.pdf
Reg Card
Mega-CD, EU
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Cart
Mega-CD, BR
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Cover

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88
87
96 №36, p140
91 №4, p22-25[61]
83 №47, p50-51
83 №26, p70
Sega Master System
88
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Joypad (FR) PAL
88
[62]
Mega Force (FR)
87
[63]
Player One (FR)
96
[64]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
83
[65]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
83
[66]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
83
[67]
Sega Force (SE)
88
[68]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
91
[61]
Todo Sega (ES)
90
[69]
Sega Master System
88
Based on
9 reviews

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, AU

Master System, BR
ChuckRockII SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
ChuckRockII SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Chuckrockii sms br manual.pdf
Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №24, p164
70
68 №55, p152[2]
92
92
84 №12, p52[70]
79 №5, p37[71]
85 №49, p82-83
78 №26, p51
87 №13, p40
Sega Game Gear
82
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
83
[72]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
88
[73]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[74]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[2]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
85
[75]
Joypad (FR) PAL
92
[76]
Megablast (DE) PAL
82
[77]
Mega Force (FR)
82
[78]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
90
[79]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
84
[70]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
85
[80]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[81]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
87
[82]
Sega Force (SE)
89
[83]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
79
[71]
Sega Game Gear
84
Based on
15 reviews

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU (Classic)
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, BR
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 408b1cdb
MD5 a9e607aed6b743ee42f9f9d25a49c881
SHA-1 f5dc902a3d722842a4fb536644102de600e7dca3
1MB 1993-04 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 1ade9488
MD5 734cb71e8c88ef9c0560a233d2cbd19a
SHA-1 f57ed0e6201b706abd5e837d9043723a1b3b4de5
1MB 1993-04 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 bfd24be8
MD5 079305b34fb76a2198d5841b7148ab39
SHA-1 e9217b089ade7f7b9566233e7bff66ba363ad6cb
1MB 1994-03 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 d6a3b324
MD5 c4edd52da8f5bbde829008bfb6f9e272
SHA-1 12faedb14e8ce02461b3529cce81ac9d4e854110
1MB 1993-04 Page

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