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Robotica: Cybernation Revolt
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega , Acclaim Entertainment (US)
Developer: Micronet /Genki
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1995-03-24
¥6,8006,800
GS-9008
US
1995
$49.9549.95[1]
T-8104H
EU
1995-11[2]
MK81008-50
DE
199x
DM 110,-110,-[4]
BR
199x
192036
Robotica: Cybernation Revolt , known simply as Robotica in North America and Deadalus (ダイダロス) in Japan is an first person shooter for the Sega Saturn .
Gameplay
Robotica: Cybernation Revolt is a first-person shooter similar in design to Wolfenstein 3D and Doom , where the player controls a bipedal walking mechanoid shooting at robots. When entering a level, the player is tasked with finding a light switch, then finding a key, before making their way to the exit without being killed by enemies.
Despite debuting after Doom , the technology on show in Robotica is not as advanced - levels do not vary in height, and it is impossible to look up or down. Similar to the aforementioned games, enemies are represented as 2D sprites which are scaled to give the illusion of depth, however the levels themselves are seemingly rendered as polygons, as opposed to the raycasting techniques seen in Doom (and the PC version of Duke Nukem 3D ).
Robotica does not perform well, generally failing to hit 30FPS (or sometimes even 20FPS) in most scenes, particularly when the lights are switched on and multiple enemies are on-screen at once. The game's design partially mitigates this problem by featuring levels constructed out of tight corridors, and by forcing the player to traverse the map and dispatch enemies in the dark, fewer objects are likely to be in the room when the lights are switched on.
A map is included in the top left to guide players when visibilty is low.
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
Localised Name
English Translation
English
Robotica: Cybernation Revolt
Robotica: Cybernation Revolt
English (US)
Robotica
Robotica
Japanese
ダイダロス
Deadalus
Production credits
Produce: Akihiko Murakami
Main Program: Toshiyuki Kobori
Program: Kenichi Shimizu, Yoshimitsu Tamura
Movie Design: Manabu Tamura
Screen Design: Ichirou Kojima
Map Design: Kentarou Noguchi
Enemy Design: Nobuyuki Suzuki
Rendering: Hiroshi Hamagaki
Sound Produce: T's Music
Music: Takeshi Sato
Sound Effect: Munetaka Sakamoto
Plan: Masanobu Fukasawa
Special Thanks: Syuich Ohira, Kenji Ota, Yoshinari Sunazuka , Kaoru Ogi, Isao Nakasugi, Shuji Fukui, You-Ichirou Naraoka, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Yukie Takahashi
© Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1995
Source : In-game credits [5]
Track list
2. CD Warning Message (00:08)
► Running time: 0:08
Magazine articles
Main article: Robotica: Cybernation Revolt/Magazine articles .
Promotional material Print advert in
VideoGames (US) #79: "August 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
also published in:
GamePro (US) #73: "August 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[6]
Fusion (US) #0102: "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)[7]
Physical scans
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Score
Source
CD Player (DE)
40
№1996-01, p26[4]
Consoles + (FR)
92
№49, p172[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
57
№163, p22[9]
52
Electronic Entertainment (US)
40
№20, p75
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
71
№75, p34[10]
Famitsu (JP)
68
№328, p39
GameFan (US)
85
Vol 3 , №10, p17/44
GameFan (US)
80
GameFan (US)
80
GamePro (US)
70
№76, p64[1]
Games World: The Magazine (UK)
79
№12, p68/69
Joypad (FR)
84
№48, p44[11]
Maximum (UK)
60
№1, p147[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
70
№32, p68-71[13]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
48
№38, p91[3]
Player One (FR)
65
№59, p154[14]
Sega Power (UK)
63
№68, p42/43
Sega Pro (UK)
79
№45, p60/61
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
70
№1, p70/71[2]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)
63
№1995-04, p103[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) (JP)
51
№, p14[16]
Ultimate Future Games (UK)
81
№7, p80/81
Robotica: Cybernation Revolt
Saturn, US
Cover
Disc
Manual
Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc
Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard
Disc
Technical information
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
?
142,604,112
CD-ROM (EU)
MK81008-50 V1.000
✔
143,180,352
1995-02-27
CD-ROM (JP)
GS-9008 V1.000
?
142,601,760
CD-ROM (US)
T-8104H V1.000
External links
References
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↑ GamePro , "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 7
↑ Fusion , "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 39
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↑ File:SSM_JP_19950401_1995-04.pdf, page 105
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↑ Electronic Entertainment , "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
↑ Famitsu , "1995-03-31" (JP; 1995-03-17), page 39
↑ GameFan , "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17
↑ Games World: The Magazine , "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 68
↑ HiTech , "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
↑ MAN!AC , "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 63
↑ MAN!AC , "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-10), page 46
↑ Mega , "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-30), page 16
↑ Mega Force , "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 84
↑ Mega Fun , "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 90
↑ Next Generation , "July 1995" (US; 1995-06-20), page 67
↑ Power Unlimited , "Jaagang 3, Jul/Aug 1995" (NL; 1995-06-28), page 40
↑ Saturn Fan , "1995 June" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 38
↑ Saturn+ , "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 60
↑ Secret Service , "Czerwiec 1996" (PL; 1996-06-01), page 67
↑ Sega Magazin , "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-15), page 56
↑ Sega Power , "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 42
↑ Sega Pro , "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 60
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych , "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Megazone , "August 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 25
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 105
↑ Super Juegos , "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 104
↑ Total Saturn , "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 46
↑ Ultimate Future Games , "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-01), page 80
↑ Última Generación , "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 90
↑ Video Games , "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 93
↑ VideoGames , "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 68