Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein

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Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Capcom, Virgin Interactive (EU)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Fighting

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP 		¥5,8005,800 T-1204M
Sega Dreamcast
US 		$39.9939.99[1] T-1207N
Sega Dreamcast
EU 		T-7003D-50
Sega Dreamcast
AU 		$79.9579.95[3]

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Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein, known as Star Gladiator 2: Nightmare of Bilsten (スターグラディエイター2 ナイトメア オブ ビルシュタイン) in Japan is a 3D fighting game released for the Sega Dreamcast by Capcom. It is a sequel to Star Gladiator, an earlier fighter which bypassed Sega consoles.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein
English (US) Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein
Japanese スターグラディエイター2 ナイトメア オブ ビルシュタイン Star Gladiator 2: Nightmare of Bilsten

Production credits

  • Director: Satsuma Ikeda, Terada Takayoshi
  • Main programmer: Hiro
  • Demo Programmer: Hero Hero, S.K♥Sigeru Kato♥
  • Player Programmer: Hero Hero, HIRO, S.K♥Sigeru Kato♥, ♨Masaki Kataoka♨
  • Programer: Yoshihiro Shindome, Kohei Akiyama, Chabin Type M, Yuichi "Okaz" Kagawa, Fuku 2
  • Obj-Effect: Shiba-H
  • Obj-Motion: Naoki Fukushima, KEN, Tsuru, Masaki Yamanaka, Masayuki Maeda
  • Obj-Texture: Nakatani, Kuratani Eiji, Michiru
  • Background Design: Takahashi Yasuto, Kohama, Mishima Takuji
  • Sound Director: Hiroaki "X68K" Kondo (Cipher)
  • Sound Effect: Moe.T (T.Kitamura)
  • Main Music Composer: Anarchy Takapon (Takayuki Iwai)
  • Sub Music Composer: Cyber-T (Tetsuya Shibata)
  • Official Art Works: MCF, Inoda.Keigo, Daichan
  • Title Design: Shoei
  • Instruction Card: Sakomizu
  • Voice Actor: Secret♥
  • Super Special Thanks: ☃Tatsuya (Dai) Nakae☃
  • Special Thanks: Neo-G(H.Ishizawa), Erik Suzuki, Dan Okada, Chris Tang, Steve Lee, Chiakis
  • Producer: Noritaka Funamizu, Kouji Nakajima
  • Executive Producer: Yoshiki Okamoto
Consumer Version Staff
  • Main Programer: Iwasaki Yuichi
  • Programer: Onuma Masaomi, Ishii Hiroaki, Nabeta Masayuki
  • Tools: Sugiura Daiske, Ogawa Yosuke
  • Obj-Charcter: Uchiumi Naoki, Kaburagi Soichi, Tani Fujitaka, Murakami Ryohei, Watanabe Shinji
  • Obj-Effect: Kumazawa Takeo
  • Icondot,Sprite: Nakashima Takashi
  • Data Convert: Ishiyama Akifumi
  • Special Thanks: Ikeda Kazuo, And Capcom All Staff
  • Presented by: Capcom Co., Ltd.
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #139: "April 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1999-39ex: "1999-39 extra (1999-12-24ex)" (1999-12-10)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 [5]
70 [6]
№104, p118[7]
40 [2]
63 [8]
74 №, p34[9]
65 [10]
78 №574, p30
50 [11]
Sega Dreamcast
 60
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
64
[12]
Ação Games (BR)
80
[13]
Arcade (UK) PAL
25
[5]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
70
[6]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
70
[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
25
[2]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) NTSC-J
80
[14]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
50
[15]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
50
[16]
Digitiser (UK)
50
[17]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
40
[18]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[8]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC-J
65
[10]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
54
[19]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
74
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
64
[20]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) NTSC-U
88
[21]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) NTSC-J
88
[22]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[23]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J
60
[24]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
81
[25]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[26]
GameWEEK (US) NTSC-U
42
[27]
Hyper (AU) PAL
77
[3]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
80
[28]
Joypad (FR) PAL
40
[29]
Joypad (IT) NTSC-J
40
[30]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
79
[31]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
52
[32]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[33]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
40
[34]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
50
[1]
Playmag (FR) PAL
35
[35]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
50
[36]
Video Games (DE) PAL
79
[37]
Sega Dreamcast
 60
Based on
35 reviews

Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Dreamcast, EU
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Dreamcast, JP
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Spinecard
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Disc

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "May/June 2000" (US; 2000-04-04), page 86
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 112
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:Hyper AU 085.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Hyper AU 085.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2000" (US; 2000-04-04), page 99
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arcade, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-11), page 85
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Consoles +, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 106
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 104.pdf, page 118 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 104.pdf_p118" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-39 (1999-12-17,24)" (JP; 1999-12-03), page 20
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 5" (UK; 2000-01-27), page 78
  11. ↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Marzo 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 56/57 (56)
  12. ↑ 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 45
  13. ↑ Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 34
  14. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "March 2000" (UK; 2000-02-17), page 92
  15. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-03), page 78
  16. ↑ DC-UK, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-02), page 72
  17. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (2000-09-05)
  18. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 71
  19. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 12" (UK; 2000-08-10), page 64
  20. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2000" (US; 2000-02-08), page 144
  21. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 157
  22. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 228
  23. ↑ Famitsu, "1999-12-17" (JP; 1999-12-03), page 30
  24. ↑ Fun Generation, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-19), page 96
  25. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 3: March 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 13
  26. ↑ GamePro, "March 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 104
  27. ↑ GameWEEK, "January 31, 2000" (US; 2000-01-31), page 16
  28. ↑ Incite Video Gaming, "March 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 109
  29. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 159
  30. ↑ Joypad, "Febbraio 2000" (IT; 2000-0x-xx), page 105
  31. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-05), page 46
  32. ↑ Mega Fun, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-05), page 78
  33. ↑ Next Generation, "March 2000" (US; 2000-02-xx), page 89
  34. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-03), page 74
  35. ↑ Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 139
  36. ↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Marzo 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 56
  37. ↑ Video Games, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 108
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