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No version has been released outside Japan. An English version, ''Star Quest'', was planned for North American release in 1994, but was cancelled. A sequel, ''Star Cruiser II'', was released for Japanese home computers in 1992.
 
No version has been released outside Japan. An English version, ''Star Quest'', was planned for North American release in 1994, but was cancelled. A sequel, ''Star Cruiser II'', was released for Japanese home computers in 1992.
  
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The original home computer releases were critically acclaimed, particularly the Sharp X68000 version, winning a number of awards from Japanese publications. However, the Mega Drive port was not as well received. Japanese reviewers did not consider it as good as the original computer versions, while European reviewers considered it to be almost unplayable with Japanese text. However, ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s review of the unreleased English translation, ''Star Quest'', was generally positive.{{ref|''EGM'', issue 59, June 1994, p. 190}}
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The original home computer releases were critically acclaimed, particularly the Sharp X68000 version, winning a number of awards from Japanese publications. However, the Mega Drive port was not as well received. Japanese reviewers did not consider it to be as good as the original computer versions, while European reviewers considered the heavy Japanese text to be a major obstacle to enjoying the game. However, ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s preview of the unreleased English version, ''Star Quest'', was generally positive.{{ref|http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/13/139866/2720737-electronic_gaming_monthly_051_-_1993_oct_108.jpg}}{{ref|http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/13/139866/2428447-electronic_gaming_monthly_59_190.jpg}}
  
 
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Star Cruiser
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Masaya
Developer:
Genre: Adventure / FPS / RPG

















Release Date RRP Code

Star Cruiser (スタークルーザー) is a 1990 FPS/RPG/adventure game for the Sega Mega Drive by Arsys Software, published by NCS. It is a port of Star Cruiser, which was previously released on various Japanese home computers, including NEC's PC-88 and PC-98 in 1988 and the Sharp X68000 in 1989.

No version has been released outside Japan. An English version, Star Quest, was planned for North American release in 1994, but was cancelled. A sequel, Star Cruiser II, was released for Japanese home computers in 1992.

Reception

See Physical Scans for review scores

The original home computer releases were critically acclaimed, particularly the Sharp X68000 version, winning a number of awards from Japanese publications. However, the Mega Drive port was not as well received. Japanese reviewers did not consider it to be as good as the original computer versions, while European reviewers considered the heavy Japanese text to be a major obstacle to enjoying the game. However, Electronic Gaming Monthly's preview of the unreleased English version, Star Quest, was generally positive.[1][2]

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60
60 Famitsu
40 №14, p133
47 №5, p94
20 №23, p54
№46, p98
35 №18, p67
Sega Mega Drive
 44
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
78
[3]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[4]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[5]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
40
[6]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
71
[7]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
0
[8]
Sega Mega Drive
 53
Based on
6 reviews

Star Cruiser

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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StarCruiser MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Starcruiser md jp manual.pdf
Manual
  1. ↑ http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/13/139866/2720737-electronic_gaming_monthly_051_-_1993_oct_108.jpg
  2. ↑ http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/13/139866/2428447-electronic_gaming_monthly_59_190.jpg
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 35
  4. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
  5. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 40
  6. ↑ Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 134
  7. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
  8. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
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