Weaponlord

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Weaponlord

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Namco Hometek

Developer: Visual Concepts

Sound driver: Custom (Brian Schmidt)

Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995-09^[1]	$64.9564.95^[1]	T-14136

Non-Sega versions
Super NES

ESRB

OFLC

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Weaponlord is a versus fighting game for the Sega Mega Drive. It was only released in North America, although a European release was initially planned for an August 1995 release by Ocean Software.

The game was drummed by various magazines up to become a contender to Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat for the fighting game crown, but was ultimately held back by factors such as the region limited release and small character roster.

Production credits

Original Concept: James "DJames" Goddard
Programming: Aki Rimpiläinen
Lead Artist: Alvin Cardona
Design/Animation: Omar "Omz" Velasco, Fred Wong, Ray Wong, Ken Shibata
Game Design: James Goddard, David "Dr. Dave" Winstead, Steven Chiang
Technical Design: Steven Chiang, Aki Rimpiläinen
Producer: James Goddard
Associate Producer: David Winstead
Additional Software Engineer: Tim Meekins
Original Background Paintings: Glenn Kim
Background Art: Steve Paris, David Lee, Leandro Peñaloza, Alvin Cardona, Ray Wong
Music and Sound Effects: Brian Schmidt
Character Concepts:
- Korr, Zorn, Jen-Tai: Alvin Cardona
- Talazia: Alvin Cardona, James Goddard
- Bane: Ray Wong, James Goddard
- Divada: Fred Wong, David Winstead, Alvin Cardona
- Zarak: Alvin Cardona, Omar "Omz" Velasco, James Goddard
Story Concepts: Visual Concepts Art Team, Fred "Alk" Corchero
Manual and Story by: Matt "Slasher Quan" Taylor
Story Development and Direction: James Goddard, David Winstead
Manual Layout: Beeline Group, Inc.
Test Department: Jeff Yonan, Fred Corchero, Michael Madden, Brian Dawson, Dan Mueller, Tony Giovanni, Danial Ryan, Jason White, Pete Trkovsky, Ben Cureton, Geoff Erickson, Chris Pugh, Jason Cole, Mateo Rojas, Gerald Guess, Tom Tosher, Matt Macchia, Todd Pifer, Anthony Constantino, Scott Matt, Mike Brown
Box Cover and WeaponLord Logo: Simon Bisley
Marketing: Jeff Forestier, Chris Bull
Namco Special Thanks: Mr. Homma, Jeff Miller, Craig Erickson, Jeff Yonan, Fred "Alk" Corchero
Visual Concepts Special Thanks: Greg Thomas, Matt Crysdale, Scott Patterson

Magazine articles

Main article: Weaponlord/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV Advert

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #31: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[4]

Consoles + (FR)

89

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

87

^[6]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

56

^[7]

Freak (IL)

88

^[8]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[1]

GamePro (UK)

87

^[10]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[11]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

88

^[12]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

66

^[13]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

84

^[14]

Next Generation (US)

75

^[15]

Player One (FR)

85

^[16]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

78

^[17]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

87

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[19]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

79

^[20]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[21]

	80
Based on 19 reviews

Weaponlord

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	b9895365
MD5	a6c278bd20a91b98cbbda5ec19bb1f5e
SHA-1	04128e3859d6eca6e044f456f8b0d06b63e3fb0c

3MB

1995-06

Cartridge (US)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-14), page 84/85 (84)
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 62-64 (62)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 261
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 116
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-14), page 84
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 35
↑ Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 20
↑ Game Informer, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 18
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 94
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 62
↑ Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 127
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 124
↑ Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 12
↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 88
↑ Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 52
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 221
↑ VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 78

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[:File:GamePro_US_074.pdf_p52-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:CVG_UK_167.pdf_p84_.2884.2F85.29-2] Computer & Video Games, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-14), page 84/85 (84)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p62_.2862-64.29-3] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 62-64 (62)

[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 261

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_047.pdf_p116-5] Consoles +, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 116

[:File:CVG_UK_167.pdf_p84-6] Computer & Video Games, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-14), page 84

[:File:EGM_US_074.pdf_p35-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 35

[8] Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0810.pdf_p78-9] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:GamePro_UK_03.pdf_p20-10] GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 20

[:File:GameInformer_US_029.pdf_p18-11] Game Informer, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 18

[:File:MegaForce_FR_43.pdf_p80-12] Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf_p94-13] Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 94

[:File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p62-14] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 62

[:File:NextGeneration_US_10.pdf_p127-15] Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 127

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_058.pdf_p124-16] Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 124

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_26.pdf_p12-17] Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 12

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_22.pdf_p88-18] Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 88

[:File:SegaPower_UK_71.pdf_p52-19] Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 52

[20] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 221

[:File:VideoGames_US_81.pdf_p78-21] VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 78

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Weaponlord

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Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References