Trouble Shooter

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Battle Mania/Trouble Shooter
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: VIC Tokai
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-23013
Sega Mega Drive
US
$40.5040.50[1] 23016

Trouble Shooter, called Battle Mania (バトルマニア) in Japan, is a shoot-'em-up developed and published by VIC Tokai for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991 in the US and in Japan in 1992. A Asian-only sequel, Battle Mania Daiginjou, was also developed. The player plays as both Mania Ohtorii (Madison in the US version) and Maria Haneda (Crystal in the US version), a sister team called the "Trouble Shooters," who are called to rescue the King's son, who has been kidnapped by the crime group Blackball.

Gameplay

Mania and Maria hover around in mid-air using the D-pad to move, but will move together in the configuration they are in. Pressing B shoots; holding the button will trigger rapidfire but the shots cannot be aimed. C changes the direction Maria is shooting in (either to the left or to the right; Mania will always shoot to the right). A fires the special weapon chosen in the Engine selection screen before starting the level; before you can use it, it must be charged by holding A for a certain amount of time. Maria is invulnerable, but if Mania dies once, the game is over and the player must use a continue.

Production credits

  • Graphics - Enemies, Scroll, Opening: Doro-P
  • Graphics - Enemies, Scroll, Title: Porten
  • Sound Created by: Team Hyakuman-Goku
  • B G M: Raika Papa
  • S.E.: Bakkin! Tama
  • Voice: Yuki Chan
  • Program - Enemies, Scroll, Tools: Propeller Wado
  • Program - Boss, Title: Saboten Cuctus
  • Program - My Chara, System: Takayan
  • Special Thanks to: Sho-chan, Yamachan, Simpson, Kamo-san
  • English Text by: Jimee D & MC Ikeya
  • And My Friendly Neighborhood: Tonboo, Jorum, & Fellows of the Lance
  • Developed for Video Game Studio Space Iron Men
  • Directed by: Takayan the Barbarian in Studio Space Iron Men


Promotional material

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
50 №8, p74/75
100 №30, p66[1]
78 №7, p89/90/91
90 №25, p138
61 №5, p95
81 №23, p79
71 №6, p52/53
86 №30, p32/33
73 №8, p70/71[2]
78 №18, p68
Sega Mega Drive
77
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[3]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[4]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
67
[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[6]
Consoles + (FR)
50
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[8]
Game Power (IT)
85
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[1]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[10]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
78
[11]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
90
[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
61
[13]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[14]
Mega (UK)
81
[15]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
71
[16]
Power Play (DE)
68
[17]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
86
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
73
[2]
Sega Pro (UK)
78
[19]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
76
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-U
66
[22]
Sega Mega Drive
71
Based on
22 reviews

Trouble Shooter

Mega Drive, US
Troubleshooter md us cover.jpg
Cover
BattleMania MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Battlemania md jp manual.pdf
Manual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:GamePro US 030.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 030.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 30
  4. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 321
  5. Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 121
  6. Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 37
  7. Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 74
  8. Famitsu, "1992-03-13" (JP; 1992-02-28), page 38
  9. Game Power, "Giugno 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 38
  10. Hippon Super, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-04), page 82
  11. Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 89
  12. Joystick, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 138
  13. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  14. Mega Drive Fan, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-xx), page 115
  15. Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79
  16. MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 52
  17. Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 134
  18. Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 32
  19. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  20. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 206
  21. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  22. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 275



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Battle Mania games for Sega systems
Battle Mania/Trouble Shooter (1991/1992) | Battle Mania Daiginjou (1993)