Blam! Machinehead

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Blam! Machinehead
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Virgin Interactive
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (10 tracks)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-7015G
Sega Saturn
US
T-7914H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-11505H-50
Sega Saturn
DE
T-11505H-18
Sega Saturn
FR
T-11505H-09
Sega Saturn
BR
R$59.9759.97 192246

Blam! Machinehead (ブラム!マシーンヘッド), known in the US as Machine Head, is an action shooting game developed by Core Design and published by Virgin Interactive for the Sega Saturn. The game was also released for DOS and PlayStation. A Sega 32X version of the game was once in development, but was cancelled.

Gameplay

Blam! Machinehead is similar in design to Core's earlier Sega Mega-CD release, Battlecorps, with players driving a vehicle from a first person perspective, shooting at enemies and obstacles while trying to get to specified locations on the map.

Magazine articles

Main article: Blam! Machinehead/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #87: "October 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #178: "September 1996" (1996-08-11)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #13: "November 1996" (1996-10-17)
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Print advert in Player One (FR) #68: "Octobre 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #37: "Dezember 1996" (1996-11-13)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
53 №441, p31
70 №57, p77[4]
89 №49, p50-52[5]
91 №68, p102/103[6]
83 №84, p42/43
87 №12, p72/73[7]
76 №, p12[8]
68 №92
Sega Saturn
77
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Digitiser (UK)
86
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[11]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
70
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[13]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[14]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
79
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
81
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
70
[4]
LeveL (CZ)
71
[17]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
84
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[5]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[21]
Player One (FR)
91
[6]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
83
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
76
[8]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
90
[24]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
89
[25]
Ultra Game Players (US) NTSC-U
68
[26]
Sega Saturn
77
Based on
22 reviews

Blam! Machinehead

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Machinehead sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Saturn, EU/UK
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, FR
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, DE
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Cover
Saturn, BR
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Cover
Machine Head Sat BR Manual.pdf
Manual

References

  1. File:CVG UK 175.pdf, page 61
  2. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 98
  3. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 100
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:Joypad FR 057.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 057.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:PlayerOne FR 068.pdf, page 102 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 068.pdf_p102" defined multiple times with different content
  7. File:SSM_UK_12.pdf, page 72
  8. 8.0 8.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 14 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p14" defined multiple times with different content
  9. Digitiser (UK) (1996-10-11)
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 88
  11. Famitsu, "1997-05-30" (JP; 1997-05-16), page 1
  12. Fun Generation, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 96
  13. GamePro, "January 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 116
  14. Game Informer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 74
  15. Gry Komputerowe, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  16. Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 102
  17. LeveL, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-11-01), page 79
  18. MAN!AC, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 99
  19. Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 91
  20. Mega Fun, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-20), page 93
  21. Next Generation, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-xx), page 130
  22. Sega Power, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 42
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-18), page 72
  24. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 56
  25. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 12
  26. Ultra Game Players, "Holiday 1996" (US; 1996-12-03), page 107