Independence Day

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Independence Day
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Fox Interactive
Developer:
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (US), Electronic Arts (Europe)
Licensor: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Shooting

















Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Italiano
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Svenska
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Saturn
    US     		T-16104H
    ESRB: Kids to Adults
    Sega Saturn
    EU     		T-16104H-50
    FXY02501184I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    EU
    (ES/IT/SE)     		T-16104H-50
    FXZ02501184I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    DE     		T-16104H-50
    USK: 6
    Sega Saturn
    UK     		£44.9944.99[2] T-16104H-50
    FXY02501184I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    PL
    Sega Saturn
    AU
    OFLC: G8
    Sega Saturn
    BR
    Tectoy: Todas as Idades
    Non-Sega versions

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    Independence Day (often subtitled as Independence Day: The Game) is a 1997 Sega Saturn game based on the movie of the same name.

    Gameplay

    In the game, the player controls various aircraft who must engage in dogfights with aliens and take out the "primary weapons" of the alien motherships within a certain time. It was one of the first 3D shooters of this nature for home consoles, though, like the film, saw mixed reviews from critics.

    History

    Development

    As with the film, Independence Day was known during development as ID4, as Fox did not initially have the rights to use the name "Independence Day". At the time, the name was owned by Warner Bros. following their 1983 film of the same name.

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Independence Day/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Print advertisements

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    Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #92: "March 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
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    Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #95: "June 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
    also published in:
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    Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #20: "June 1997" (1997-05-14)
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    Television advertisements

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    30 №46, p91
    47 [4]
    72 [5]
    60 [6]
    59 [7]
    Sega Saturn
    		 54
    Based on
    5 reviews
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Ação Games (BR)
    80
    		[8]
    Edge (UK) PAL
    30
    		[9]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    70
    		[10]
    Hacker (HR)
    65
    		[11]
    Level (TR)
    50
    		[12]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    47
    		[4]
    Mega Force (FR) PAL
    70
    		[13]
    Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
    72
    		[5]
    Saturn Power (UK) PAL
    60
    		[14]
    Secret Service (PL)
    50
    		[15]
    Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
    70
    		[16]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
    59
    		[2]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    50
    		[17]
    Sega Saturn
    		 59
    Based on
    13 reviews

    Independence Day

    Saturn, US
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    Cover
    IndependenceDay US disc.jpg
    Disc
    Independenceday sat us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Saturn, EU
    IndependanceDay Saturn EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    IndependenceDay Saturn EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, ES/IT/SE
    IndependenceDay Sat IT-SE-ES cover.jpg
    Cover
    Saturn, AU
    ID Sat AU cover.jpg
    Cover
    IndependenceDay Saturn EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, BR
    ID Sat BR front.jpg
    Cover

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Saturn
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    		506,707,824 CD-ROM (EU) T-16104H-50 V1.000
    Sega Saturn
    ✔
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    		507,051,216 CD-ROM (US) T-16104H V1.000

    References

    1. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-11), page 40
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-11), page 66
    3. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 8
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 83
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mega Fun, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-07), page 86
    6. ↑ Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 68/69 (68)
    7. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-11), page 66/67 (66)
    8. ↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 27
    9. ↑ Edge, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-29), page 91
    10. ↑ GamePro, "April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 92
    11. ↑ Hacker, "06/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 53
    12. ↑ Level, "9/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
    13. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 40
    14. ↑ Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 68
    15. ↑ Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 31
    16. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 72
    17. ↑ Video Games, "9/97" (DE; 1997-08-27), page 101
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