Microcosm

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Microcosm

Publisher: Psygnosis, Victor Entertainment (JP)

Developer: Psygnosis

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-02-25	¥8,9008,900	T-60164
US	1994-01^[1]		T-113015
EU	1994-01		T-113015-50
BR	199x		063170

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Microcosm (マイクロコズム) is an on-the-rails shoot-'em-up game developed for the Sega Mega-CD by Psygnosis. It uses full motion video and takes place within the human body. Other versions were released on platforms such as 3DO, Amiga CD 32 and FM Towns, some of these featured a first person view while the Sega Mega-CD features a 3rd person view.

The game uses simple 16 color video, compared to more advanced video techniques employed by games such as the Sega Mega-CD version of Eternal Champions.

The player controlls a small ship that has mutliple weapons and an infinite standard shot. Multiple hits can be taken before the ship explodes. The game is quite long considering the genre and features a continue feature (password).

Magazine articles

Main article: Microcosm/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Players (US) #0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-1x-xx)^[2]

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0705: "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #146: "January 1994" (1993-12-15)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

81

^[5]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[6]

Consoles + (FR)

83

^[7]

Digitiser (UK)

65

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

54

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[10]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[11]

Gamers (DE)

40

^[12]

GamesMaster (UK)

56

^[13]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[14]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

40

^[15]

Hyper (AU)

83

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

83

^[17]

Mega (UK)

PAL

79

^[18]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

89

^[19]

Mega Force (FR)

89

^[20]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

65

^[21]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

60

^[22]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

60

^[3]

Player One (FR)

69

^[23]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

60

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[26]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

54

^[27]

Sega Force (SE)

52

^[28]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[29]

Super Juegos (ES)

59

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

56

^[31]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[32]

	68
Based on 29 reviews

Microcosm

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU (Big)
Cover
Disc

Mega-CD, EU (Small)
Cover
Disc

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega-CD, BR
Cover

References

↑ Press release: 1994-01-06: PSYGNOSIS INTRODUCES 'INTERACTIVE CINEMA' WITH THE DEBUT OF MICROCOSM
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 152
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SegaMagazine UK 02.pdf, page 108
↑ Ação Games, "Março 1994" (BR; 1994-03-01), page 26
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 21
↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 160
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-02-22)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Famitsu, "1994-03-04" (JP; 1994-02-18), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 69
↑ Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 41
↑ GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 79
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 60
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 136
↑ Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 26
↑ Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 38
↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 120
↑ Mega Fun, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-20), page 109
↑ MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 60
↑ Player One, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 122
↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 109
↑ Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 50
↑ Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 34
↑ Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 42
↑ Sega Force, "6/94" (SE; 1994-09-14), page 30
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Super Juegos, "Abril 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 116
↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 91
↑ VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82

[Press_release:_1994-01-06:_PSYGNOSIS_INTRODUCES_.27INTERACTIVE_CINEMA.27_WITH_THE_DEBUT_OF_MICROCOSM-1] Press release: 1994-01-06: PSYGNOSIS INTRODUCES 'INTERACTIVE CINEMA' WITH THE DEBUT OF MICROCOSM

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0612.pdf_p152-2] Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 152

[:File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf_p81-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_02.pdf_p108-4] File:SegaMagazine UK 02.pdf, page 108

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_054.pdf_p26-5] Ação Games, "Março 1994" (BR; 1994-03-01), page 26

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-03.pdf_p21-6] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 21

[7] Consoles +, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 160

[digitiser1994-02-22-8] Digitiser (UK) (1994-02-22)

[:File:EGM_US_056.pdf_p38-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[10] Famitsu, "1994-03-04" (JP; 1994-02-18), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0704.pdf_p69-11] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-04.pdf_p41-12] Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 41

[13] GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 79

[14] Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 60

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_033.pdf_p136-15] Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 136

[:File:Hyper_AU_003.pdf_p54-16] Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:Joypad_FR_028.pdf_p94-17] Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mega_UK_17.pdf_p26-18] Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 26

[:File:MegaAction_UK_09.pdf_p38-19] Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 38

[:File:MegaForce_FR_23.pdf_p120-20] Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 120

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-05.pdf_p109-21] Mega Fun, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-20), page 109

[:File:MegaTech_UK_25.pdf_p60-22] MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 60

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_038.pdf_p122-23] Player One, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_02.pdf_p109-24] Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 109

[:File:SegaPower_UK_51.pdf_p50-25] Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 50

[:File:SegaPro_UK_27.pdf_p34-26] Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 34

[:File:SegaZone_UK_16.pdf_p42-27] Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 42

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_06.pdf_p30-28] Sega Force, "6/94" (SE; 1994-09-14), page 30

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-29] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_024.pdf_p116-30] Super Juegos, "Abril 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-05.pdf_p91-31] Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 91

[:File:VideoGames_US_63.pdf_p82-32] VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82

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Microcosm

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References