Bangai-O

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Bangai-O
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Entertainment Software Publishing (Japan), Crave Entertainment (US), Swing! Entertainment (Europe)
Developer: Treasure, Conspiracy Entertainment
Distributor: Virgin Interactive (Europe)
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages: 日本語 English Français Deutsch
Release Date RRP Code JP 1999-12-09 ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e T-38702M US 2001-03-21 T-40217N EU 2000-10-20 T-7011D-50 DE 2000-10-20 DM 8989 T-7011D-50 FR 2000-10-20 T-7011D-50 UK 2000-10-13 £19.9919.99 T-7011D-50
Non-Sega versions Nintendo 64

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Bangai-O, known as Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh (爆裂無敵 バンガイオー) in Japan, is a shoot-'em-up video game developed by Treasure for Japanese Nintendo 64 consoles in September 1999. With assistance from Conspiracy Entertainment it was brought to the Sega Dreamcast three months later, where it eventually saw a worldwide release.

There is also a Collector's Edition of the game that was given out as part of a contest in Japan. Only five copies were ever made making it extremely rare.

The European version was published by Swing! Entertainment, but it was however released under Virgin Interactive, the European distributor of the game's T-Series code.

Gameplay

Bangai-O is a shoot-'em-up game in which the player, piloting a mechanoid, can fly in one of eight directions across the screen shooting a constant stream of projectiles at enemies and obstacles. Taking cues from the "bullet hell" sub-genre of shooters, Bangai-O is populated with sometimes hundreds of enemies which can fire at a rapid pace. The object of the game is to clear the level of enemies within a given time limit.

The Dreamcast version makes several tweaks over its Nintendo 64 counterpart, changing rules on super moves and adding more content (as well as refining pre-existing assets such as graphics and music).

History

Development

Bangai-O was originally intended to be a remake of the 1985 PC-8801 and Sharp X1 game, Hover Attack, but inevitably became its own independent game. The mechanics in Bangai-O are very similar to those found in Hover Attacks, however the pace of play is a great deal faster and enemies are more plentiful. It also, as expected, offers superior graphics and sound. Vehicles found in Hover Attack are missing in Bangai-O, presumably as their use had been depreciated.

Legacy

Despite critical acclaim, limited marketing kept the Dreamcast version of Bangai-O from becoming a huge success in the west. This is particularly noticable in PAL regions, where its late release of March 2001 has made led Bangai-O to retain its value over a decade after going on sale.

Nevertheless, Bangai-O was followed by the Nintendo DS game Bangai-O Spirits in 2008 and Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury for Xbox Live Arcade in 2011.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Bangai-O	Bangai-O
English (US)	Bangai-O	Bangai-O
Japanese	爆裂無敵バンガイオー	Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh

Magazine articles

Main article: Bangai-O/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL 50 Dreamcast Monthly (UK) NTSC-J 70 Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL 80 Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL 60 Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 83 Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC-J 65 Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 69 Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 87 Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-J 91 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 75 Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J 30 GameFan (US) NTSC-J 85 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 65 Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J 100 Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U 100 Joypad (FR) PAL 50 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 61 Neo Plus (PL) 80 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 75 Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 70 Playmag (FR) PAL 70 Sega Magazin (DE) PAL 31 Strana Igr (RU) 65 Video Games (DE) PAL 68

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Based on 24 reviews

Bangai-O

Dreamcast, JP
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Disc Manual

Dreamcast, US
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Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, EU
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-04-14	GD-R				Page

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast