Seaman

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Seaman

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Vivarium (JP), Sega (US)

Developer: Vivarium

Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast Microphone

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1999-07-29	¥6,8006,800	T-39402M
JP (Special Package Ban)	1999-07-29	¥7,8007,800	T-39401M
US	2000		51048

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Sega

Seaman, called Seaman: Kindan no Pet (シーマン〜禁断のペット〜) in Japan, is a video game developed by Vivarium for the Sega Dreamcast in 1999. It debuted with the Dreamcast Microphone, which was bundled with the game. The game was not released in Europe (plans were once in place to release it there in 2001), though the Microphone accessory was (Planet Ring being the only game released in that region to be compatible with the peripheral). The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2001.

Japanese consumers also had an option to buy a "Special Package" bundle, which as well as including the game and microphone, also included a clear VMU (as the game requires one to function).

Gameplay

Seaman's face is that of Yoot Saito, the leading man behind Vivarium.

History

Legacy

For a while after its release, Seaman was the best-selling Dreamcast game in Japan, beating Sonic Adventure and SoulCalibur^[1]. Famitsu sales charts compiled until early 2004 show it as the third highest-selling Dreamcast game of all-time in that region^[2].

Sequels/updates Christmas Seaman and Seaman 2001 were released in Japan, and the game was also followed by a PlayStation 2 sequel, Seaman 2.

Magazine articles

Main article: Seaman/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #132: "July 2000" (2000-06-06)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #143: "August 2000" (2000-0x-xx)^[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #134: "September 2000" (2000-08-08)^[4]

Print advert in Famitsu (JP) #555: "1999-08-06" (1999-07-23)
also published in:

Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1999-24: "1999-24 (1999-08-06)" (1999-07-23)^[5]

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1999-25: "1999-25 (1999-08-13,20)" (1999-07-30)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

60

^[10]

DC-UK (UK)

NTSC-U

80

^[6]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[11]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

NTSC-U

84

^[12]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

84

^[13]

Edge (UK)

NTSC-U

60

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[14]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

91

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[16]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[17]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[18]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[19]

Power Unlimited (NL)

90

^[20]

Strana Igr (RU)

100

^[21]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

80

^[22]

	79
Based on 15 reviews

Seaman

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Jewel Case Inlay

Dreamcast, JP
Cover

Dreamcast, JP (Special Package)
Cover

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ File:EGM US 131.pdf, page 30
↑ http://www.japan-gamecharts.com:80/dc.php (Wayback Machine: 2008-08-21 06:06)
↑ GamePro, "August 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 40
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 136
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-24 (1999-08-06)" (JP; 1999-07-23), page 74
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:DCUK 16.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DCUK 16.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:DCM_JP_19990806_1999-24.pdf, page 19
↑ File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:Edge UK 089.pdf, page 103 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 089.pdf_p103" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-24 (1999-08-06)" (JP; 1999-07-23), page 19
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 14" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 78
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 155
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 198
↑ Famitsu, "1999-08-06" (JP; 1999-07-23), page 30
↑ GamePro, "September 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 106
↑ Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 64
↑ Next Generation, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-15), page 106
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 7, Juli 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 61
↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 1/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Video Games, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 122

[:File:EGM_US_131.pdf_p30-1] File:EGM US 131.pdf, page 30

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080821060659.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.japan-gamecharts.com:80.2Fdc.php-2] ttp://www.japan-gamecharts.com:80/dc.php (Wayback Machine: 2008-08-21 06:06)

[:File:GamePro_US_143.pdf_p40-3] GamePro, "August 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:EGM_US_134.pdf_p136-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 136

[:File:DCM_JP_19990806_1999-24.pdf_p74-5] Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-24 (1999-08-06)" (JP; 1999-07-23), page 74

[:File:DCUK_16.pdf_p80-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:DCUK 16.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DCUK 16.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:DCM_JP_19990806_1999-24.pdf_p19-7] File:DCM_JP_19990806_1999-24.pdf, page 19

[:File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf_p34-8] File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34

[:File:Edge_UK_089.pdf_p103-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:Edge UK 089.pdf, page 103 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 089.pdf_p103" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_159.pdf_p36-10] Ação Games, "Janeiro 2001" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:DCM_JP_19990806_1999-24.pdf_p19-11] Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-24 (1999-08-06)" (JP; 1999-07-23), page 19

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_14.pdf_p78-12] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 14" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 78

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-13] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:EGM_US_134.pdf_p155-14] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 155

[15] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 198

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0555.pdf_p30-16] Famitsu, "1999-08-06" (JP; 1999-07-23), page 30

[:File:GamePro_US_144.pdf_p106-17] GamePro, "September 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 106

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_27.pdf_p64-18] Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:NextGeneration_US_69.pdf_p106-19] Next Generation, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-15), page 106

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_091_200107.pdf_p61-20] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 7, Juli 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 61

[21] Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 1/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-10.pdf_p122-22] Video Games, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 122

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Seaman

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

External links

References