Night Trap

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Night Trap
System(s): Sega Mega CD, Sega Mega CD 32X, 3DO, DOS, Macintosh
Publisher:
Sega Mega-CD
Sega,
Sega Mega-CD 32X
Digital Pictures
Developer:
Genre: Adventure

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD 32X
US		 1994 $? T-16202F
Sega Mega-CD 32X
EU		 1994 £? T-16202F-50

Night Trap (ナイトトラップ) is a controversial video game developed by Digital Pictures for DOS and Macintosh computers, the 3DO and the Sega Mega CD. It is also one of six Mega CD 32X games.

Night Trap consists entirely of full motion videos, the first video game ever to do so. In the game the player has to save five girls who are staying within a house from being killed by triggering various events. The player can move between various rooms of the house, and each room changes in real time depending on the player's action.

"Night Trap" was initially produced for an unreleased console by Hasbro called the NEMO, which relied on VHS tapes instead of ROM cartridges, but development moved to the Mega CD when the console was scrapped. The Sega versions include many references to Sega products, something that was removed in later non-Sega releases for obvious reasons.

Despite having no on-screen nudity or violent content, Night Trap was one of the first video games to be criticised for having "mature content", and prompted, along with Mortal Kombat and Doom, the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board in North America to regulate video games for the general public. It would go on to inspire numerous FMV games for the next few years.

Physical Scans

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90
69
89
Sega Mega-CD
 83
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[1]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
71
[4]
Digitiser (UK)
75
[5]
Dragon (US) NTSC-U
80
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
60
[7]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
78
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
83
[9]
Freak (IL)
83
[10]
Freak (IL)
85
[11]
GameFan (US)
69
[12]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
80
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[14]
GamesMaster (UK)
85
[15]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
95
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
89
[17]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
92
[18]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
82
[19]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
79
[20]
Mega (UK) PAL
85
[21]
Mega Force (FR)
84
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
86
[23]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
79
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[25]
Player One (FR)
86
[26]
Power Up! (UK)
84
[27]
Power Unlimited (NL)
67
[28]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
84
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
87
[30]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
58
[31]
Sega Force (UK)
84
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[33]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
75
[34]
Super Juegos (ES)
70
[35]
Tricks (RU)
74
[36]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
72
[37]
Sega Mega-CD
 79
Based on
37 reviews

Night Trap

Mega CD, US
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Disc 2
Mega CD, US (re-release)
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Disc 2
Mega CD, EU
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Disc 2
Mega CD, FR
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Mega CD 32X Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84
83
85
80
Sega Mega-CD 32X
 83
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
84
[38]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
50
[39]
FLUX (US) NTSC-U
85
[40]
FLUX (US) NTSC-U
83
[41]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
58
[42]
Mega (UK) PAL
47
[43]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
85
[44]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
0
[45]
Player One (FR) PAL
80
[46]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
80
[47]
Sega Megazone (AU) PAL
59
[48]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[49]
Sega Mega-CD 32X
 65
Based on
12 reviews

Night Trap

Mega CD 32X, US
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Disc 1
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Disc 2
Mega CD 32X, EU
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Cover
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 155
  2. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 26
  3. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 120
  4. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 70
  5. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-08-09)
  6. ↑ Dragon, "Vol. XVIII, No. 2: July 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 60
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 36
  8. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 122
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-11-26" (JP; 1993-11-12), page 39
  10. ↑ Freak, "11/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  11. ↑ Freak, "12/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  12. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 11
  13. ↑ Game Power, "Giugno 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 62
  14. ↑ GamePro, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 64
  15. ↑ GamesMaster, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-19), page 27
  16. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 38
  17. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 124
  18. ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 84
  19. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-04-29), page 52
  20. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67
  21. ↑ Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 40
  22. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 66
  23. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-xx), page 31
  24. ↑ MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 72
  25. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 60
  26. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 100
  27. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 31, 1993" (UK; 1993-07-31), page 1
  28. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 2, September 1993" (NL; 1993-08-19), page 61
  29. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 54
  30. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 28
  31. ↑ Sega Zone, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-xx), page 30
  32. ↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 64
  33. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  34. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "12th June 1993" (UK; 1993-06-12), page 12
  35. ↑ Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
  36. ↑ Tricks, "4/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 27
  37. ↑ Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 41
  38. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 152
  39. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 83
  40. ↑ FLUX, "Issue #4" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  41. ↑ FLUX, "Issue #4" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
  42. ↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 62
  43. ↑ Mega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-30), page 20
  44. ↑ Mega Force, "Été 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 97
  45. ↑ Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 93
  46. ↑ Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 100
  47. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 53
  48. ↑ Sega Megazone, "August 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 29
  49. ↑ VideoGames, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
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