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Revolution X

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment

Developer: Rage Software

Developer(s) of original games: Midway

Sound driver:

SCSP/CD-DA (22 tracks)

Peripherals supported:

Shuttle Mouse

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995-11^[1]	$69.9569.95^[2]	T-81566
EU	1995		T-81566-50
JP	1996-04-26	¥5,8005,800	T-8106G
US	1995-11^[1]		T-8107H
EU	1996-03-29^[3]		T-8107H-50

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Revolution X (レボリューションＸ) is a light-gun arcade game developed by Midway featuring the rock band Aerosmith. It was brought among other consoles to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn in 1994 and 1996, respectively, with the Mega Drive version not released in Japan. A Sega 32X version was planned, but cancelled.

Revolution X has Aerosmith in a dystopian version of 1996, fighting against the government who have declared war on youth culture. It was very poorly received, mostly because despite it being a light gun game, no light guns were supported in the home ports. All home ports also have some level of censorship - the Mega Drive and Saturn versions tone down the amount of blood, while the Mega Drive version also tweaks the exotic dancers.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Midway Development Team

Directed and Produced by: George N. Petro, Jack E. Haeger
Design and Software: George N. Petro, Bill Dabelstein, Warren Davis, Jake Simpson, Mike Lynch
Design and Graphics: Jack Haeger, Steve Beran, Martin Martinez, John Vogel, John Newcomer, Eric Kinkead
Music and Sounds: Chris Granner
Guitar Solos: Vincent Pontarelli
Executive Producers: Neil Nicastro, Ken Fedesna

Aerosmith Music

From the album "Permanent Vacation"

- Rag Doll (Tyler, Perry, Vallance, Knight)

- Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Tyler, Perry, Child)

From the album "Pump"

- Love in an Elevator (Tyler, Perry)

- From the album "Get A Grip"

- Eat The Rich (Tyler, Perry, Vallance)

- Fever (Tyler, Perry)

Aerosmith Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer
Management by Collins Management, Inc. Tim Collins, Wendy Laister
Project Coordination: Rob Falk

Acclaim Red Team

Producer: Billy Pidgeon
Associate Producer: Jay Luss
Production Assistants: Martin De Riso, Eric Weiner

Acclaim Quality Assurance

Senior Manager: Michael Weiner
Supervisors: Adam Ingberman, Esq., Carol Caracciolo
Lead Analyst: Steve Bremer
Game Analyst: Jeff Rosa
Technical Support Supervisor: Harry Reimer
Technical Support: John F. Gonzales
QA Testers: Polam Wong, Andre Abramowitz, Robert Asche, Mike Patterson, Michael Simmons
Special Thanks To: Kelly Coleman, Alex DeLucia, James Herzner, Eric Kuby, Jason Schreiber, Eric Samulski

Genesis Version

Rage Software Management: Paul Finnegan, Keith Robinson
Producer: Peter Johnson
Lead Programmer: Mick Hedley
Artwork: Phil Nixon, John Boundy
Additional Programming: Dave Mann
Music and Sound: Steve Lord
Additional Sound: Gordon Hall
Special Thanks: Nicola Stevens

Magazine articles

Main article: Revolution X/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Tips & Tricks (US) #11: "Volume III, Issue 1: January 1996" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #79: "February 1996" (199x-xx-xx)^[5]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-03: "1996-03 (1996-02-23)" (1996-02-09)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-04: "1996-04 (1996-03-08)" (1996-02-23)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-07: "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (1996-04-12)

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #25: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #30: "April 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[7]

Freak (IL)

62

^[8]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

29

^[6]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

35

^[2]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

0

^[9]

Secret Service (PL)

70

^[10]

Tricks (RU)

33

^[11]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

65

^[12]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[13]

	46
Based on 9 reviews

Revolution X

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

45

^[19]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[20]

GamePro (UK)

74

^[21]

Hacker (HR)

57

^[22]

LeveL (CZ)

0

^[23]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

16

^[14]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

38

^[15]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

34

^[4]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[24]

Secret Service (PL)

70

^[10]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

44

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

43

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

41

^[18]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

40

^[27]

	44
Based on 14 reviews

Revolution X

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc Manual

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:GamePro US 078.pdf, page 57
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:GamePro US 079.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 079.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:CVG UK 174.pdf, page 64
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content
↑ GamePro, "February 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 61
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:GamePlayers US 0902.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePlayers US 0902.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 188
↑ Freak, "3/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Next Generation, "February 1996" (US; 1996-01-16), page 177
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Secret Service, "Wrzesień 1996" (PL; 1996-09-01), page 37
↑ Tricks, "Vypusk 7" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 143
↑ VideoGames, "February 1996" (US; 1996-01-xx), page 81
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 File:MegaFun DE 1996-06.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1996-06.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 File:MeanMachinesSega44UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega44UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_07.pdf, page 78
↑ File:SSM_JP_19960412_1996-06.pdf, page 235
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 17 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p17" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 33
↑ GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 83
↑ GamePro, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-xx), page 44
↑ Hacker, "07-08/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 69
↑ LeveL, "Květen 1996" (CZ; 1996-05-06), page 36
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-24), page 78
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 235
↑ Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 93

[:File:GamePro_US_078.pdf_p57-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:GamePro US 078.pdf, page 57

[:File:GamePro_US_079.pdf_p72-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:GamePro US 079.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 079.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_174.pdf_p64-3] File:CVG UK 174.pdf, page 64

[:File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p75-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:GamePro_US_079.pdf_p61-5] GamePro, "February 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 61

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0902.pdf_p62-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:GamePlayers US 0902.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePlayers US 0902.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 188

[8] Freak, "3/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:NextGeneration_US_14.pdf_p177-9] Next Generation, "February 1996" (US; 1996-01-16), page 177

[:File:SecretService_PL_38.pdf_p37-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Secret Service, "Wrzesień 1996" (PL; 1996-09-01), page 37

[11] Tricks, "Vypusk 7" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 27

[12] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 143

[:File:VideoGames_US_85.pdf_p81-13] VideoGames, "February 1996" (US; 1996-01-xx), page 81

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-06.pdf_p74-14] 14.0 ^14.1 File:MegaFun DE 1996-06.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1996-06.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega44UK.pdf_p86-15] 15.0 ^15.1 File:MeanMachinesSega44UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega44UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_07.pdf_p78-16] File:SSM_UK_07.pdf, page 78

[:File:SSM_JP_19960412_1996-06.pdf_p235-17] File:SSM_JP_19960412_1996-06.pdf, page 235

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p17-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 17 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p17" defined multiple times with different content

[19] Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 33

[:File:GamePro_US_091.pdf_p83-20] GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 83

[:File:GamePro_UK_09.pdf_p44-21] GamePro, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-xx), page 44

[22] Hacker, "07-08/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 69

[23] LeveL, "Květen 1996" (CZ; 1996-05-06), page 36

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-14_19960705.pdf_p80-24] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80

[:File:SSM_UK_07.pdf_p78-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-24), page 78

[:File:SSM_JP_19960412_1996-06.pdf_p235-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 235

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-06.pdf_p93-27] Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 93

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Revolution X

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Saturn version

References