Viewpoint

For the unreleased Sega Saturn version, see Viewpoint (Saturn).

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Viewpoint
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: American Sammy
Developer: Nexus Interact
Original system(s): Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo AES
Developer(s) of original games: Aicom
Sound driver: SMPS Z80 (banked)
Genre: Shoot-'em-up
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code US 1994-11 T-24096
Non-Sega versions Arcade FM Towns Neo Geo Neo Geo CD PlayStation X68000

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Viewpoint is a Sega Mega Drive isometric shoot-'em-up game developed by Nexus Interact and published by Sammy. A port of the titular 1992 Aicom arcade game Viewpoint, it was released exclusively in the United States in November 1994.

Gameplay

The game takes place in a series of isometrically-projected corridors (as in Zaxxon) filled with enemies. The player can move around the screen freely using the directional pad. The direction the ship is facing affects the direction the ship will move. This means pressing will move up on the screen rather than forward across the field, but the screen will automatically scroll forward. shoots a single shot but can be held down to charge the shot for a stronger attack. and fire a special bomb.

Three bombs are given for each life but can be regained by collecting "P" powerups scattered throughout levels. The HUD displays which bombs each player has; bombs are used from left to right. Red bombs release multiple lines of fire across the field. Green bombs release bomb-like bullets which home in to nearby enemies. Blue bombs create circular energy blasts on the ground, damaging anything that passes over them. The only other collectable powerup in the game is two sub-ships that fire along with the ship.

Production credits

Original Staff

• Game Design: Nenko, Morii, Terasaka, Mokichi, Akahoushi, Run
• Program: S.Kinjo, M.Tani
• Sound: Sizlla, Masaki Kase, Megumi M.
• Polygonizer: N.Yamaguchi
• Graphic: Ashin, H.Takeuchi, Yuri Tomura, Maxma, Miyaki, Ken Katoku, Chirico
• BG: H.T, K.Nishithuka
• Special Thanks: Ueno, Nao Yuki, Wakker, Takano, S.Sato, Asc

Genesis Staff

• Nexus Interact: Emuta, Chikako.K, M.Asakawa, Fukurou, Hyoh.A, Nashi, Kani
• Genesis Producer: Kiyoshi Fujii

Magazine articles

Main article: Viewpoint/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive print advert in EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)

Mega Drive print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

• EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
• Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)
• GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)

Saturn print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Tips & Tricks (US) #11: "Volume III, Issue 1: January 1996" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 60 Consoles + (FR) NTSC-U 90 Computer + Video Giochi (IT) 85 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 70 GameFan (US) NTSC-U 84 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 60 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 67 Joypad (FR) 85 MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U 54 Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U 60 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 50 Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U 85 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 66 Video Games (DE) PAL 70

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Viewpoint

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 59c71866 MD5 8cd197ae13fa8b4e93cc109502db957b SHA-1 f25f770464448da4e49eab3832100ba480c9844a	2MB	1994-07	Cartridge (US)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		1994-07-22					Page