Cannon Spike

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Cannon Spike
System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Capcom, Bigben Interactive (EU)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Dreamcast Keyboard
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-1219M
Sega Dreamcast
US
$29.9929.99[1] T-1215N
Sega Dreamcast
EU
T-46601D-50

Cannon Spike, known as Gunspike (ガンスパイク) in Japan, is an action-shoot-'em-up game developed by Psikyo and published by Capcom for Sega NAOMI hardware and the Sega Dreamcast. It is a top down run-and-gun shooter, in which you play as a variety of Capcom characters who must stop terrorist robots. This was the last Dreamcast game ever to be released in Europe.

Production credits

Capcom Staff
  • Executive Producer: Y.Okamoto
  • Producer: T.Minami
  • Main Graphic Designer: Kinu Nishimura
  • Graphic Designer: ikego daino, Togacchi, U-Pack, Hideki, GB, Sensei, Harumaru, Hideaki Katagiri
  • Title Logo Designer: Ukabin
  • Coordinator: T.Sadamoto, Y.Seto
Psikyo Staff
  • Director: Shin. Nakamura
  • Programmer: Kenichi Fujita, Kunihiko Nogomi, Michiaki Negoro, Katsuya Shikanouchi, Kokichi Ogi
  • Graphic Designer: Wataru Yamazaki, Hideyuki Oda, Ikuya Yoshida, Keizou "F3" Fujita, Narumi Tauchi, Yasuhide Maeda, Masayuki Kato, You Mizusaki
  • Sound Designer: Masaki Izutani, Toshiya Kobayashi, Kaori Kumakura, Kensuke Sato
  • Voice Actor: Yuki Matsuoka, Miki Ogura, Yuka Itaha, Kunihiko Tatsumi, Kiyotomi Narikinya, Yoshinori Shima
  • Special Thanks to: All Capcom Staff & All Psikyo Staff, ...and You


Magazine articles

Main article: Cannon Spike/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

HMG-CannonSpike DC FR PrintAdvert.jpg¦Dreamcast FR print advert

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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-41ex: "2000-41 extra (2000-12-29ex)" (2000-12-15)
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Artwork

Physical scans

NAOMI version

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
82 №108, p104[2]
70 №2000-41ex, p21[3]
78 №, p34[4]
54 №34, p20-23[5]
70 №93, p112[6]
75 №628, p36
Sega Dreamcast
72
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
70
[7]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
82
[2]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
30
[8]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[9]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC-U
62
[10]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
54
[11]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
78
[12]
Edge (UK)
70
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
62
[13]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[15]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
95
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[17]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
67
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U
54
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
54
[20]
Neo Plus (PL)
60
[21]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[22]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
70
[1]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
60
[23]
Sega Dreamcast
66
Based on
20 reviews

Cannon Spike

Dreamcast, US
CannonSpike DC US Box Back.jpgCannonSpike DC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Cannonspike dc us manual.pdf
Manual
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Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
CannonSpike DC EU Box Back.jpgCannonSpike DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
CannonSpike DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, JP
CannonSpike DC JP Box Back.jpgCannonSpike DC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
CannonSpike DC JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Gunspike DC JP Disc.jpg
Disc

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:ODCM US 08.pdf, page 118 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ODCM US 08.pdf_p118" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 108.pdf, page 104 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 108.pdf_p104" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:DCM_JP_20001229_2000-41ex.pdf, page 21
  4. File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34
  5. File:DreamcastMagazine UK 34.pdf, page 20
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:Edge UK 093.pdf, page 112 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 093.pdf_p112" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 576 Konzol, "Január 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 39
  8. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 42
  9. Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-41 extra (2000-12-29ex)" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 21
  10. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 21" (UK; 2001-04-19), page 66
  11. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 31" (UK; 2002-01-31), page 20
  12. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
  13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 2000" (US; 2000-09-05), page 174
  14. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 21
  15. Famitsu, "2000-12-29" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 36
  16. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 10: October 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 18
  17. GamePro, "November 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 154
  18. Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 83
  19. MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 45
  20. MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 63
  21. Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 58
  22. Next Generation, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-17), page 126
  23. Video Games, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 101