KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child

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Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Gathering of Developers (US), Take 2 Interactive (Europe)
Developer:
Original system(s): Windows PC
Developer(s) of original games: Third Law Interactive
Peripherals supported: Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9949.99[1] T-41901N
ESRB: Mature 17+
Sega Dreamcast
EU
T-40506D-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE
T-40506D-50
USK: 16
Sega Dreamcast
FR
T-40506D-50
SELL: 16+
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[3][4] T-40506D-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Non-Sega versions

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Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child is a Sega Dreamcast first-person shooter developed by Tremor Entertainment. Based on the 1997 American comic book Kiss: Psycho Circus (in turn based on the popular hard rock band Kiss), it was first published in the United States by Gathering of Developers on October 29, 2001, the day before Halloween, and was later brought to Europe by Take 2 Interactive the following January.

Plot

Kiss: Psycho Circus features the adventures of a Kiss tribute band who find themselves suddenly endowed with supernatural abilities.

History

An online deathmatch mode was planned for the North American version of Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child, but was ultimately scrapped.[5][6].

Magazine articles

Main article: KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Next Level (AR) #19: "Agosto 2000" (2000-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #7: "September/October 2000" (2000-08-01)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
90
[7]
Ação Games (BR)
81
[8]
Bonus (YU) PAL
72
[9]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
80
[10]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
60
[11]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
60
[4]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
40
[12]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
67
[13]
Dreamplanet (ES)
70
[14]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
68
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
20
[16]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
62
[17]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
72
[18]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
39
[19]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
75
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[21]
Neo Plus (PL)
60
[22]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
40
[23]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
50
[1]
Playbox (FR) PAL
78
[24]
Play (PL)
70
[25]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)
30
[26]
Strana Igr (RU)
75
[27]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[28]
Sega Dreamcast
63
Based on
24 reviews

KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
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Cover
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2000-11-28 GD-R Page
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2000-11-03 GD-R Page

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (US; 2000-12-26), page 82
  2. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300720/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-08-03 10:58)
  3. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-04), page 85
  4. 4.0 4.1 DC-UK, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-14), page 62
  5. Press release: 2000-05-11: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s Gathering of Developers Returns to the Promised Lot At This Year's Electronic Entertainment Expo
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2000" (US; 2000-10-30), page 34
  7. 576 Konzol, "Május 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
  8. Ação Games, "Abril 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 46
  9. Bonus, "1/2001" (YU; 2001-02-25), page 46
  10. Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 80
  11. Dreamcast Monthly, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-21), page 68
  12. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 66
  13. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 17" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 70
  14. Dreamplanet, "Abril 2001" (ES; 2001-03-15), page 44
  15. Dreamzone, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 104
  16. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 130
  17. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 110
  18. Fun Generation, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-20), page 41
  19. Game Informer, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 95
  20. Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 68
  21. MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 84
  22. Neo Plus, "Luty 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 45
  23. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-04), page 84
  24. Playbox, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 32
  25. Play, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 38
  26. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Abril 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
  27. Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 46
  28. Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 92