True Lies

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True Lies

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment

Developer: Beam Software

Peripherals supported:

Six Button Control Pad

Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-04-28	¥7,8007,800	T-81163
US	1995		T-81386
EU	1995-03^[1]		T81386-50
AU	1995-04^[2]	$109.95109.95^[2]	FTRU03SMC
JP	1995-05-26	¥4,8004,800	T-81167
US	1995	$44.9544.95^[4]	T-81318
EU	1995-09^[3]		T-81318-50

Non-Sega versions
Game Boy Super NES

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

OFLC

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True Lies (トゥルーライズ) is a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear game based on the movie with the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Gameplay

Controls can be customized: The default layout is: for fixing the viewing direction, for shooting and for rolling; this grants temporal invincibility. The top buttons , and are used to switch weapons. On a three button controller the game has to be paused to switch weapons.

Harry can take multiple hits before going down; health is restored by collecting medipacks. Most stages also feature non-hostile NPCs that Harry should not attack. Harry will be penalized for every 3 causalities.

Still shots from the movie are shown between stages. It is identical to the SNES version in terms of content, but wasn't optimized to make use of the systems higher resolution. However, the six button controller is supported. The game is played from a top down view, very similar to e.g. Techno Clash and takes a mission based approach: players have to find certain objects, defeat a certain enemy or flee from a section.

With a playthrough taking more than two hours, it's extraordinarily long considering the genre and time it was released in. Gore, another uncommon feature, is also present in form of blood splats and death sequences. Progress is recorded through passwords which are given after completing a mission.

Weapons

Handgun (default, unlimited ammo)
Shotgun
Machinegun
Grenades

All weapons aside from the Handgun have limited ammo. Weapons and extra ammo are scattered throughout stages and will be reset with each new stage.

Versions

The Sega Mega Drive game rom is identical in all releases and is not region protected. Comparing the SNES and Sega Mega Drive release, the SNES version has more vivid graphics thanks to it's color palette, although the sound is a bit muffled. It appears the SNES version was the lead development version and was then ported to the Sega Mega Drive. This is indicated by the use of low resolution mode (which is the SNES's standard resolution) and color usage, with plenty of dithering used to compensate for the systems 64 colors at once limit.

Magazine articles

Main article: True Lies/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #69: "April 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #70: "May 1995" (1995-0x-xx)^[5]

Print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #1995-04: "04/95" (1995-03-08)

Print advert in Sega News (CZ) #1: "Říjen 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega News (CZ) #2: "Listopad 1996" (1996-1x-xx)^[6]
Sega News (CZ) #3: "Prosinec 1996" (1996-1x-xx)^[7]

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[11]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

69

^[13]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[14]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)

80

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[16]

Freak (IL)

82

^[17]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[19]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

78

^[20]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

54

^[21]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

54

^[22]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

79

^[23]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[24]

Player One (FR)

60

^[10]

Play Time (DE)

56

^[25]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[26]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

75

^[27]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

72

^[28]

Svet Kompjutera (YU)

86

^[29]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

80

^[30]

Todo Sega (ES)

79

^[31]

Top Consoles (FR)

70

^[32]

Tricks (RU)

67

^[33]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

76

^[34]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

70

^[35]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[36]

	71
Based on 27 reviews

True Lies

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

43

^[38]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[4]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

59

^[3]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

72

^[39]

Todo Sega (ES)

57

^[40]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[41]

	58
Based on 6 reviews

True Lies

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2MB

1995-02

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

?

CRC32	5173b02a
MD5	758bfe2baba5d8b518c6f746864bb8d5
SHA-1	7ee525e68b9f3bca2a5bdd6de14711108dcbc288

512kB

Cartridge

References

↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 44
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 15
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 88
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 85
↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 43
↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 43
↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 70-71 (70)
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 54-57 (55)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 120
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 251
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 228
↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 70
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 365
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 317
↑ Famitsu, "1995-05-05" (JP; 1995-04-21), page 1
↑ Freak, "5/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 5: May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
↑ GamePro, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 50
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 16" (1995-01-03, 24:00) (+6:57)
↑ MAN!AC, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-10), page 63
↑ Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 70
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 55
↑ Next Generation, "June 1995" (US; 1995-05-23), page 113
↑ Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 109
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 July" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 52
↑ Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 90
↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 64
↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Jul-Avgust 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 158
↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
↑ Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 107
↑ Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 206
↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 102
↑ VideoGames, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 88/89 (88)
↑ Famitsu, "1995-06-02" (JP; 1995-05-19), page 34
↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 92
↑ Todo Sega, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
↑ VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 70

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[:File:CVG_UK_160.pdf_p44-1] Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 44

[:File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf_p15-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 15

[:File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p88-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 88

[:File:GamePro_US_072.pdf_p86-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:EGM_US_070.pdf_p85-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 85

[:File:Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf_p43-6] Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 43

[:File:Sega_News_3_CZ.pdf_p43-7] Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 43

[:File:CVG_UK_161.pdf_p70_.2870-71.29-8] Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 70-71 (70)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p55_.2854-57.29-9] Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 54-57 (55)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_052.pdf_p120-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 120

[11] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 251

[12] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 228

[:File:CVG_UK_161.pdf_p70-13] Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 70

[14] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 365

[15] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 317

[16] Famitsu, "1995-05-05" (JP; 1995-04-21), page 1

[17] Freak, "5/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0305.pdf_p16-18] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 5: May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:GamePro_US_070.pdf_p50-19] GamePro, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 50

[gamesmastertv4x16657-20] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 16" (1995-01-03, 24:00) (+6:57)

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-06.pdf_p63-21] MAN!AC, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-10), page 63

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf_p70-22] Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 70

[:File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p55-23] Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 55

[:File:NextGeneration_US_06.pdf_p113-24] Next Generation, "June 1995" (US; 1995-05-23), page 113

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-04.pdf_p109-25] Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 109

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-07_19950715.pdf_p52-26] Saturn Fan, "1995 July" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 52

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_16.pdf_p90-27] Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 90

[:File:SegaPower_UK_66.pdf_p64-28] Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 64

[:File:SvetKompjutera_YU_142143.pdf_p88-29] Svet Kompjutera, "Jul-Avgust 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p158-30] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 158

[:File:TodoSega_ES_27.pdf_p38-31] Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:TopConsoles_FR_03.pdf_p107-32] Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 107

[33] Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 28

[34] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 206

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p102-35] Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 102

[:File:VideoGames_US_77.pdf_p92-36] VideoGames, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p88_.2888.2F89.29-37] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 88/89 (88)

[38] Famitsu, "1995-06-02" (JP; 1995-05-19), page 34

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_21.pdf_p92-39] Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 92

[:File:TodoSega_ES_29.pdf_p58-40] Todo Sega, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:VideoGames_US_78.pdf_p70-41] VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 70

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True Lies

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Contents

Gameplay

Weapons

Versions

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References