Gain Ground

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Gain Ground
System(s): Sega System 24, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, PC Engine Super CD-ROM², Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega, Sega (JP/EU), Renovation (US), Template:PCECD NEC Avenue
Developer: Sega, Template:PCECD Bits Laboratory, Fill In Cafe (graphics cooperation)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up (box)/Action (official master list)
Release Date RRP Code
ESRB PEGI

Gain Ground (ゲイングランド) is a 1988 arcade game released for the Sega System 24 arcade platform. It is a top-down gun game, in which the player controls one of twenty playable characters who must defeat all the enemies on screen.

Gain Ground was ported to the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and 1991 respectively. It was also brought to the TurboGrafX-16 CD in the form of Gain Ground SX. More recently the Mega Drive version was brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service, and the game was re-made for the Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan. It was also included in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection.

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Programmer: N.Okabe
Planner: T.Katoh
Designer: Kanchan
Sound: SZK

Master System Version

Original Planner: Mac Aostin, Yang Watt
Planner: Kou
Design: Kou
Program: Yone, O.B, Kou
Sound: Tarnya
Special Thanks: T.Katoh, Miya, T.Asano, Nonchan, T.Hagiwara
Presented by: Sega

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games (UK) 76 Hobby Consolas (ES) 66 Joystick (FR) 65 №10, p131 MegaTech (UK) 43 №1 Player One (FR) 65 Raze (UK) 92 №7, p64 Sega Power (UK) 60 №23, p53 Sega Pro (UK) 89 №3, p18 Sega Pro (UK) 88 №18, p65

	72
Based on 9 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 70 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) 76 Console XS (UK) PAL 88 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 29 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 70 Hobby Consolas (ES) 66 Joystick (FR) 65 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 75 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 75 Mega (UK) PAL 77 Mega (UK) 77 Mega Play (US) NTSC-U 48 MegaTech (UK) 43 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 43 Player One (FR) 65 Raze (UK) NTSC 92 Raze (UK) PAL 91 Sega Power (UK) PAL 71 Sega Power (UK) PAL 50 Sega Pro (UK) 89 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 88 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 74 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 77 Video Games (DE) 61

	68
Based on 25 reviews

Gain Ground

Mega Drive, US
Cover

Mega Drive, EU
Cover

Mega Drive, JP
Cover

Master System Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 58 Computer & Video Games (UK) 32 №112 The Games Machine (IT) 76 Joystick (FR) 60 №13, p119 Mean Machines (UK) 62 Player One (FR) 61 Power Play (DE) 35 Raze (UK) 71 №8, p34/35 Sega Power (UK) 60 №23, p56 Sega Pro (UK) 81 №3, p18

	60
Based on 10 reviews

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Ação Games (BR) 67 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 53 Console XS (UK) PAL 82 Computer & Video Games (UK) 32 Joystick (FR) 60 Mean Machines (UK) 62 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 62 Player One (FR) 61 Power Play (DE) 35 Raze (UK) PAL 71 Sega Power (UK) PAL 70 Sega Power (UK) PAL 50 Sega Pro (UK) 81 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 82 User (GR) PAL 67 Zzap! (IT) 76

	63
Based on 16 reviews

Gain Ground

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover

PC Engine Super CD-ROM² Version

PC Engine Super CD-ROM², JP
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External Links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)
• Gain Ground on Steam

1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 84

Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 34

The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 115

Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 49

Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 41

Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 81

Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 131

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99

Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20

Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79

Mega Play, "March/April 1991" (US; 1991-04-xx), page 43

MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78

Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

Player One, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 32

Raze, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-03-28), page 64

Raze, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-04-25), page 34

Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 12

Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 18

Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15

Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 88

Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 30

Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1990" (DE; 1990-10-26), page 144

Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 140

Computer & Video Games, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-16), page 94

Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 119

Mean Machines, "January 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 40

Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

Player One, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 56

Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 164

Sega Power, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-07), page 42

Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 56

Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

User, "Septémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 91

Zzap!, "Marzo 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 26