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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
1995-09[1]
$49.9549.95[2]
T-8104H
EU
1995-11[3]
MK81008-50
DE
199x
DM 110,-110,-[5]
PL
1996
AU
199x
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 [6]
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)[7]
Fusion (US) #0102: "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)[8]
Physical scans
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
Track list
2. CD Warning message (00:08)
► Running time: 0:08
External links
References
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly , "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 169
↑ 2.0 2.1 GamePro , "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 66
↑ GamePro , "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 70
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mean Machines Sega , "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 92
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 CD Player , "1/96" (DE; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
↑ File:Deadalus_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ GamePro , "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 7
↑ Fusion , "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 39
↑ 9.0 9.1 Consoles + , "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 172
↑ 10.0 10.1 Computer & Video Games , "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-xx), page 22
↑ 11.0 11.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly , "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 34
↑ GameFan , "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17/44 (17)
↑ GamePro , "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 64 (66)
↑ 14.0 14.1 Joypad , "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 44
↑ 15.0 15.1 Maximum , "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 147
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↑ 17.0 17.1 Player One , "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 154
↑ Sega Power , "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 42/43 (42)
↑ Sega Pro , "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 60/61 (60)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 70/71 (70)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 103 (105)
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↑ Electronic Entertainment , "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
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↑ 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
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↑ Mega Force , "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 84
↑ Mega Fun , "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 90
↑ Mean Machines Sega , "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-28), page 68
↑ 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 , "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 70
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
↑ 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