Battle Monsters

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Battle Monsters

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Naxat Soft (JP) Acclaim (US/EU)

Developer: Scarab

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1 track)

Peripherals supported: Saturn 6 Player Adaptor

Genre: Fighting

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-06-02	¥5,8005,800	T-18701G
US	1996-08-30		T-8137H
EU	1996		T-8137H-50
AU	199x

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Battle Monsters (バトルモンスターズ) is a versus fighting game released exclusively for the Sega Saturn in 1995. It was developed by Naxat Soft and is very similar to Mortal Kombat, in that it uses digitised fighters and has an emphasis on violence. The characters in this game are an array of monsters from hell. The working title for the game was Van Battle.

Production credits

Staff
- Planner: Nobuhiko Ikeuchi
- Programmer: Toshio Arai
- Designers: Hiroyuki Suwahara, Noriko Fuzisawa, Masanao Kita, Takashi Noguchi, Yasunobu Fujii
- Sound: Yoshio Nagashima
Cast
- Makaryudo/Kuja/The Big Four: Wataru Yamada
- Chili and Pepper: Koichi Chiba, Yuichi Aida
- La•Fa: Doria
- Kaf•Ka: Katsuhiko Senzaki
- Naga: Leticia
- Deathmask: Hisaya Yamazakaki
- Albiole: Takashi Noguchi
- H•H•Harn/Shion: Yoshinori Yamamoto
Special Thanks: Hisaya Yamazaki, Natsuhi Shibata, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Kenji Nishi
Supervisor: Norio Yamazaki
Exective Producer: Ryoichi Kado
Development by: Scarab
Produced by: Naxat Soft

Source:

In-game credits^[1]

Track list

1. [data track]

2. (Unknown) (01:41)

► Running time: 1:41

Magazine articles

Main article: Battle Monsters/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Next Generation (US) #22: "October 1996" (1996-09-17)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #87: "October 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[2]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

35

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[7]

Gambler (PL)

54

^[8]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

30

^[10]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

NTSC-J

76

^[11]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

60

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

33

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

40

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

24

^[15]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

24

^[16]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

32

^[17]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

60

^[4]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

63

^[19]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

70

^[20]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

71

^[5]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

70

^[21]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

90

^[22]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

NTSC-J

51

^[23]

Ultimate Gamer (US)

NTSC-J

50

^[24]

Última Generación (ES)

46

^[25]

	53
Based on 22 reviews

Battle Monsters

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

References

↑ File:BattleMonsters_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 122
↑ File:MegaFun DE 1996-10.pdf, page 64
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Famitsu, "1995-06-09" (JP; 1995-05-26), page 29
↑ Gambler, "4/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 10: October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 21
↑ GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 148
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 68
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 122
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 25
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76
↑ MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 48
↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 75
↑ Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 48
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 September" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 50
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "4/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 61
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 15
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-01), page 86
↑ Ultimate Gamer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 80
↑ Última Generación, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 84

[:File:BattleMonsters_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-1] File:BattleMonsters_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:EGM_US_087.pdf_p122-2] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-10.pdf_p64-3] File:MegaFun DE 1996-10.pdf, page 64

[:File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p80-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p15-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:EGM_US_088.pdf_p76-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76

[7] Famitsu, "1995-06-09" (JP; 1995-05-26), page 29

[8] Gambler, "4/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0410.pdf_p21-9] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 10: October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:GamePro_US_099.pdf_p148-10] GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 148

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_15.pdf_p68-11] Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_061.pdf_p122-12] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:Joypad_FR_Supplement_044_International.pdf_p25-13] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 25

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p76-14] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-04.pdf_p48-15] MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 48

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-09.pdf_p75-16] MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 75

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-10.pdf_p48-17] Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 48

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-09_19950915.pdf_p56-18] Saturn Fan, "1995 September" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_48.pdf_p50-19] Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 50

[20] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "4/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_02.pdf_p61-21] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 61

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p15-22] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 15

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_09.pdf_p86-23] Ultimate Future Games, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-01), page 86

[:File:UltimateGamer_US_04.pdf_p80-24] Ultimate Gamer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 80

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_08.pdf_p84-25] Última Generación, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 84

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Battle Monsters

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Contents

Production credits

Track list

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References