Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4

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Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4
System(s): Sega Model 3, Sega Dreamcast,
Publisher: Sega,
Sega Dreamcast
Activision (US)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Keyboard, Dreamcast Twin Stick, Dreamcast Taisen Cable
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Model 3)
JP
¥? ?























Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,8005,800 HDR-0040
Sega Dreamcast
JP
(Dorikore)
¥2,8002,800 HDR-0040-1
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9549.95[1] T-13004N

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Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4, known as Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4 (電脳戦機バーチャロン オラトリオ・タングラム M.S.B.S. Ver.5.4) in Japan is an update to Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.2 and one of three major revisions of Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram. Ver. 5.4 is often considered to be the de facto version of Oratorio Tangram - it was originally released for Sega Model 3 hardware in 1999, then ported to the Sega Dreamcast later in the year.

Strictly speaking, the Dreamcast version is known internally as Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.45, as although it is based on Ver. 5.4, it contains some stages from the original Cyber Troopers Virtual-On and can be played in Ver. 5.2 mode once the option is unlocked.

Ver. 5.4 is much the same game as Ver. 5.2 but addresses perceived balance issues among other minor changes. It is also the first version to be released outside of Japan, although the Dreamcast port was not released in Europe. It was followed by a final revision, Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4 Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4
Japanese 電脳戦機バーチャロン オラトリオ・タングラム M.S.B.S. Ver.5.4 Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4

Production credits

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
Virtual-On Works
Network Versus Support Staff
  • System R&D: Tetsuya Kaku, Masahiro Seki, Takeshi Ito
  • Software Technical Support & Development Dept.: Hiroyuki Inoue
  • Network Business Division: Takeshi Shinohara, Kenichi Hiraiwa, Kiminori Kitahara, Takeshi Hotta, Youichi Hibiya, Atsushi Tanaka, Fung Xu
  • Dwango:
    • Network system design: Nobuo Kawakami
    • Programmer: Makoto Nakano, Keiichi Suzuki, Daichi Honda
    • Debug: Sho Nagano, Takeshi Furuya, Takuji Ogawa, Naoto Fuse
Opening & Ending Movie
  • Buildup Entertainment co., ltd.:
    • Producer: Nobuya Okabe
    • CG Animator: Toru Ikeuchi, Takayuki Hayama, Koichi Hirata, Naoto Oonuki, Hirotaka Yokobayashi
    • Sound design: Michael Verta
  • Tangram's Voice: Kikuko Inoue
Movie Encoding
Peripheral


Magazine articles

Main article: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4/Magazine articles.
Main article: Dreamcast Magazine (JP)/Shinjitsu no Tama.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #141: "June 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #132: "July 2000" (2000-06-06)
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Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №1999-39, p20[2]
90 №, p33[3]
80 №5, p74/75[4]
70 №81, p76/77[5]
98 №574, p34
Sega Dreamcast
86
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
90
[6]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC
80
[4]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
90
[3]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
70
[5]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
85
[7]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
98
[9]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J
70
[10]
GameFan (US) NTSC-J
97
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[12]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
91
[13]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
83
[14]
Joypad (IT) NTSC-J
85
[15]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[16]
Strana Igr (RU)
90
[17]
Strana Igr (RU)
85
[18]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
60
[19]
Sega Dreamcast
82
Based on
17 reviews

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
CyberTroopersDCUSManual.pdf
Manual
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Inlay
Dreamcast, JP
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Cover
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Inlay
Dreamcast, JP (Dorikore)

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Press release: 2000-06-07: Activision Ships Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram The Explosive Sega Dreamcast Sequel to Arcade Hit Virtual-On
  2. File:DCM_JP_19991217_1999-39.pdf, page 20
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf, page 33 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf_p33" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 05.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMagazine UK 05.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:Edge UK 081.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 081.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  6. Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-39 (1999-12-17,24)" (JP; 1999-12-03), page 20
  7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 2000" (US; 2000-07-04), page 148
  8. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 295
  9. Famitsu, "1999-12-17" (JP; 1999-12-03), page 34
  10. Fun Generation, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-19), page 95
  11. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 3: March 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 13
  12. GamePro, "September 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 108
  13. Gamers' Republic, "March 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 94
  14. Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 66
  15. Joypad, "Febbraio 2000" (IT; 2000-0x-xx), page 84
  16. Next Generation, "March 2000" (US; 2000-02-xx), page 88
  17. Strana Igr, "Yanvar 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 30
  18. Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 21
  19. Video Games, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 122



Games in the Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Series
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (for Power VR) (1995) | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.2 (Ver. 5.4 | Ver. 5.66 | Special) (1998-2000) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On: Force (2001) | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz (2003) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (2007)
Dennou Senki Virtual-On x Toaru Majutsu no Index: Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On (2018)
Compilations
Dennou Senki Virtual-On Masterpiece 1995-2001 (2019)
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On related media
Music
Dennou Senki Virtual-On Official Sound Data (1996) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Official Sound Data DNA Side (1999) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Official Sound Data RNA Side (1999) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram For Dreamcast Official Sound Data (1999) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram For Dreamcast Club Trax Sound (2000) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Force Official Sound Data Ver 7.5 (2001) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Marz Official Sound Data (2003) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Original Sound Track (2007) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Official Sound Data 4x6 (2010) | Cyber Troopers Virtual-on Official Sound Data 18 (2018)
Music
Dennou Senki Virtual-On "Cyber Net Rhapsody": Episode‏‎ 14 (1996) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Episode 16: Counterpoint 009A (1997) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Force Official Sound Data: Marsinal (2002)
Book
Arcade Game Hisshou Hou Special: Dennou Senki Virtual-On (1996) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Dennou Kouryaku Manual (1996) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Virtuaroid Technical Manual (1996) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Operating Manual (1996) | Arcade Game Hisshou Hou Special: Dennou Senki Virtual-On More Advanced Book (1996) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Ace Pilot Yousei Text (1996) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Pilot Manual for Saturn (1997) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Perfect Guide (1997) | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Graphics Perspective (1997) | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Reference Schematic (1997) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram (1998) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Ultimate Mission (1998) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Official Guide (1998) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Perfect Guide: Weapon & Technique Hen (1999) | Dreamcast Hisshou Hou Special: Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Perfect Playing Manual (2000) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram: The Book of Cyberspace Divers (2000) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Perfect Guide: Network & Battle Hen (2000) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Shinjitsu no Tama (2000) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Force Handbook (2002) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Marz: The Complete Guide (2003) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Marz Koushiki Guide Book (2003) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Marz Perfect Book (2003) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On: Marz TEMJIN 747J Modeling Support CG Shuu: Detail -TEMJIN 747J- (2004) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Force Masters Guide (2010) | Toaru Majutsu no Index x Dennou Senki Virtual-On: Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On (2016)
Film
Sega Official Video Library Vol. 3: Dennou Senki Virtual-On (1996) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Manual or Visual (2000) | Dennou Senki Virtual-On 10th Anniversary We are the Champions (2006)
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