Target Earth

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Target Earth
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Masaya (Japan), DreamWorks (US)
Developer:
Genre: Shooting[1]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,200 (6,386)6,200e[2][3] T-25013
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95[5] T-25046
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[7]
CERO: A

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Target Earth, known in Japan as Assault Suit Leynos (重装騎兵レイノス) is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by NCS. The first game in the Assault Suit series, it was originally published in Japan by Masaya in March 1990[1], and was brought to the United States three months later by DreamWorks.[4]

Story

Outcasts from Earth sent away to the far reaches of the universe return in powerful warships and begin getting revenge, attacking both the planet and its outposts around the Solar System. The Earth Defense League sends its warriors out to retaliate; each warrior is armed with a cyborg suit that makes them powerful enough to take on the outcasts.

Gameplay

Before each level, you are given the ability to choose which weapons to equip; switch weapons with C and fire with A. You can hold B down for rapidfire and hold the D-pad to aim shots. B jumps.

History

Legacy

A sequel was released for the Sega Saturn in 1997 and the game was spin-off into Cybernator/Assault Suit Valken on the SNES, which itself received a sequel. Neither sequel was released outside Japan.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Target Earth Target Earth
Japanese 重装騎兵レイノス Jusou Kihei Leynos

Digital manuals

  • AssaultSuitLeynos MD JP digital manual.pdf

    Mega Drive Mini JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Target Earth/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Target Earth/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[8]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
53
[9]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[10]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
73
[11]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
73
[12]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
69
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
60
[4]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[15]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[16]
Mega (UK) NTSC
46
[17]
Mega Byte (Teletext) (UK) NTSC-U
80
[18]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
60
[19]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
73
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
73
[21]
Power Play (DE)
54
[22]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
50
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
66
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
42
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[26]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[27]
User (GR) NTSC-J
92
[28]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)
60
[5]
Sega Mega Drive
 64
Based on
23 reviews

Target Earth

Mega Drive, JP
ASL MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
ASLeynos MD JP CartTop.jpg
ASL MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Assaultsuit md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
TargetEarth MD US Box.jpg
Cover
TargetEarth MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
TargetEarth MD US manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1990-02-16 Page

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  2. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1989" (JP; 1989-XX-XX), page 9
  3. ↑ File:ASL MD JP Box.jpg
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 18
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 61
  6. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/05.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:22)
  7. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_leynos/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-28 11:39)
  8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 236
  9. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni/Juli 1990" (DE; 1990-05-25), page 85
  10. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1990" (JP; 1990-03-08), page 108
  11. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 27
  12. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 44
  13. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
  14. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
  15. ↑ Game Informer, "June 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 55
  16. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "August 1990" (JP; 1990-07-07), page 73
  17. ↑ Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 87
  18. ↑ Mega Byte (Teletext) (UK) (+0:00)
  19. ↑ Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 28
  20. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
  21. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  22. ↑ Power Play, "7/90" (DE; 1990-06-15), page 119
  23. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  24. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 37
  25. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  26. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  27. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 26
  28. ↑ User, "Októvrios 1990" (GR; 1990-xx-xx), page 62


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