Panic!

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Panic!
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Sega Mega-CD
Data East (US)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega-CD
Sega Mouse
Genre: Other (box), Adventure (master list)

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥8,8008,800 G-6009
Sega Mega-CD
US
T-13015
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090)[2] SLPM-65121

Panic!, called Switch (スイッチ) in Japan, is a 1993 point-and-click adventure game by Sega for the Sega Mega-CD. You play as a cartoon boy who interacts with various different environments to save the world. Each object you interact with has a humorous/absurd effect. It is not related to Double Switch, a later Mega-CD game.

A working title of the North American translation appears to have been Haywire. Promotional material showed that the game was rated MA-17 by the VRC, but the final release was rated by the ESRB instead.

It was later remade on the PlayStation 2 in Japan.

Production credits

Mega-CD version

Panic! Staff Credits
American Localization Team
Data East U.S.A., Inc.
  • Script: Ravi Gadhia
  • Project Coordinator: Peter Stern
  • Voice‑over Coordinator: David Hoffman
Sega of America

Magazine articles

Main article: Panic!/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
87 №142, p88[4]
50 №14, p58
85 №3, p30/31
90 №19, p44-47
70 №10, p54-57[5]
40 №2, p99[6]
55 №63, p72
86 №22, p63
42 №43, p44
75 №3, p56/57[7]
Sega Mega-CD
68
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
87
[4]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
50
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[10]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
90
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[12]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
82
[13]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
70
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
40
[15]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
11
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
22
[17]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC
68
[18]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
50
[19]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-J
85
[20]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
90
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
70
[5]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[6]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
55
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
86
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
42
[24]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-J
75
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[26]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[27]
Sega Mega-CD
64
Based on
23 reviews

Panic!

Mega-CD, US
Panic MCD US Box Back.jpgPanic MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Panic MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Panic mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, JP
Switch MCD JP Box Back.jpgSwitch MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
SWITCH MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
Switch MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
SWITCH MD jp manual.pdf
Manual

PlayStation 2 version

PlayStation 2, JP
Switch PS2 JP Box.jpg
Cover
Panic PS2 JP disc.jpg
Disc

External links

References

  1. File:GamePlayers US 0710.pdf, page 10
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65121.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-08-18 17:09)
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 141
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:CVG UK 142.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 142.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:NextGeneration US 02.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:NextGeneration US 02.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content
  7. File:SegaForceMega UK 03.pdf, page 56
  8. Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1993" (JP; 1993-04-08), page 25
  9. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 116
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  11. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 126
  12. Famitsu, "1993-04-30" (JP; 1993-04-16), page 39
  13. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 62
  14. Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 98
  15. GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
  16. Game Informer, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
  17. Game Informer, "February 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 80
  18. MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 88
  19. Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 58
  20. Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 30
  21. MegaTech, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-19), page 44
  22. Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 72
  23. Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 59
  24. Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 44
  25. Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 118
  26. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  27. VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 84