Stormlord

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Stormlord

Publisher: RazorSoft, Micro World (JP)

Developer: Punk Development, RazorSoft

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

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Stormlord (ストームロード) is a sidescrolling action game developed for the Sega Mega Drive by RazorSoft. The Mega Drive version was only released in North America and Japan.

Gameplay

Cheat codes

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History

Lawsuit

Video game controversy, circa 1991.

Stormlord was controversial due to the inclusion of naked fairy statues. Sega refused to manufacture the cartridges until the graphics were censored and revoked RazorSoft's developer license in June 1991. RazorSoft then sued for breach of the Sherman Antitrust Act on the 22nd of July, as Sega refused to publish any of RazorSoft's titles. Sega then counter-sued both RazorSoft and Punk Development in August for copyright infringement and breach of contract, demanding the US courts issue a restraining order against RazorSoft^[1]^[2].

The restraining order motion was denied by the courts, however Sega won the battle after RazorSoft admitted it had infringed its copyrights^[3]. In the end, the game was censored and released with a license, and the North American cover art even proudly puts the censored graphic front and centre of one of its screenshots.

Uncensored versions made it to Winter CES 1991, and were reported by the gaming press prior to release (with Electronic Gaming Monthly apologising for the naked faries in its May 1991 issue^[4]).

Curiously, Keeper of the Gates, the sequel to Stormlord was planned for release on the Sega Mega Drive, with Sega reportedly set to publish it.

Magazine articles

Main article: Stormlord/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP print advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #19: "February 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[5]
Sega Visions (US) #5: "Summer 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[6]

Print advert in GamePro (US) #25: "August 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in Famitsu (JP) #170: "1992-03-20" (1992-03-06)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[12]

ACE (UK)

63

^[7]

Ação Games (BR)

67

^[8]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

67

^[13]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[9]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[15]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-U

80

^[10]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-U

82

^[17]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC

75

^[18]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[19]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

45

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

57

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

57

^[21]

Power Play (DE)

43

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

75

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

77

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

46

^[26]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

63

^[27]

	65
Based on 21 reviews

Stormlord

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

References

↑ File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 153
↑ File:GamePro US 028.pdf, page 142
↑ File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 162
↑ File:EGM US 022.pdf, page 12
↑ Sega Visions, "April/May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 8
↑ Sega Visions, "Summer 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 36
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:ACE UK 49.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 49.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:AcaoGames BR 001.pdf, page 45 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 001.pdf_p45" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:GamePro US 021.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 021.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:Joypad FR 001.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 001.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 223
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 146
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 36
↑ Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 39
↑ Hippon Super, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-04), page 82
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 166
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 63
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 159
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 27
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 179

[:File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames_Book_US_3rd.pdf_p153-1] File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 153

[:File:GamePro_US_028.pdf_p142-2] File:GamePro US 028.pdf, page 142

[:File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames_Book_US_3rd.pdf_p162-3] File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 162

[:File:EGM_US_022.pdf_p12-4] File:EGM US 022.pdf, page 12

[:File:SegaVisions_US_04.pdf_p8-5] Sega Visions, "April/May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 8

[:File:SegaVisions_US_05.pdf_p36-6] Sega Visions, "Summer 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:ACE_UK_49.pdf_p72-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:ACE UK 49.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 49.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_001.pdf_p45-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:AcaoGames BR 001.pdf, page 45 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 001.pdf_p45" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:GamePro_US_021.pdf_p42-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:GamePro US 021.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 021.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joypad_FR_001.pdf_p42-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:Joypad FR 001.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 001.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p80-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content

[12] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 223

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-11.pdf_p146-13] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 146

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-02.pdf_p36-14] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 36

[:File:GamesX_UK_17.pdf_p39-15] Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 39

[16] Hippon Super, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-04), page 82

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p166-17] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 166

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-18] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-06.pdf_p83-19] Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p63-20] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 63

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-21] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-10.pdf_p159-22] Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 159

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

[:File:SegaPower_UK_24.pdf_p27-24] Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 27

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-25] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[27] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 179

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Stormlord

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Cheat codes

History

Lawsuit

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References