Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram

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Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram

Publisher: Sega, Activision (DC/US)
Developer: Sega-AM3 Sega Dreamcast CRI Xbox 360 Sega-AM2
System(s): Sega Model 3, Sega NAOMI, Sega Dreamcast, Xbox Live Arcade
Peripherals Supported: Dreamcast Twin Stick

Release Date RRP Code
Arcade JP (5.2) 1998 ¥?  ?
Arcade JP (5.4) 2000 ¥?  ?
Arcade JP (5.66) 2000 ¥?  ?
Sega Dreamcast JP (5.45) 1999-12-09 ¥? HDR-0040
Sega Dreamcast JP (5.45) (Dorikore) 2002-05-23 ¥? HDR-0040-1
Sega Dreamcast US (5.45) 2000-06-01 $? T-13004N
Xbox Live Arcade US (5.66) 2009-04-29  ? points  ?
Xbox Live Arcade EU (5.66) 2009-04-29  ? points  ?



Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram (電脳戦機バーチャロン オラトリオ・タングラム M.S.B.S Ver.5.2) is the sequel game to Cyber Troopers Virtual-On is a 1998 video game initially created for the Sega Model 3 arcade platform by Sega-AM3. It is the sequel to Cyber Troopers Virtual-On.

Compared to the original version, this version has significantly more detailed graphics, and gameplay that is incredibly more refined. This edition of the game is generally considered to be the peak of the franchise due to this.

This game entry is notable for it's alternate versions each being numbered; the original release was called "Ver. 5.2", and when the game was ported to Sega NAOMI hardware it was revised into a "Ver. 5.4", which followed by the Dreamcast edition being "Ver. 5.45",and then a "final" edition for NAOMI which allowed the use of custom Virtiruoids, called "Ver. 5.66". The Xbox Live Arcade port was based off Ver.5.66.

The game was followed up by controversial sequels; Virtual-On: Force in the arcades, and Virtual-On: Marz for the Sony PlayStation 2.

Contents

Production Credits

Arcade and Dreamcast Versions

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram

Producer: Juro Watari
Character Design: Hajime Katoki

Virtual-On Works

:Software R&D #3 Dept.

:CSK Research Institute Corp. (CRI)

Network Versus Support Staff

:System R&D

:Software Technical Support & Development Dept.

  • Hiroyuki Inoue

:Network Business Division

  • Takeshi Shinohara, Kenichi Hiraiwa, Kiminori Kitahara, Takeshi Hotta, Youichi Hibiya, Atsushi Tanaka, Fung Xu

:Dwango

  • Network system design: Nobuo Kawakami
  • Programmer: Makoto Nakano, Keiichi Suzuki, Daichi Honda
  • Debug: Sho Nagano, Takeshi Furuya, Takuji Ogawa, Naoto Fuse
Opening & Ending Movie

:Buildup Entertainment co., ltd.

  • Producer: Nobuya Okabe
  • CG Animator: Toru Ikeuchi, Takayuki Hayama, Koichi Hirata, Naoto Oonuki, Hirotaka Yokobayashi
  • Sound design: Michael Verta

Tangram's Voice: Kikuko Inoue

Movie Encoding

:Digital Media P&D Dept.

  • Yuji Sawairi, Kazuki Yokota
Peripheral
Twin Stick
  • Shigeru Shimozono, Akihito Awano, Kengo Nakao, Kyouhei Ohtani, Takashi Abe
VS Cable
  • Hirokazu Hama

Special Thanks...

:Presented by: Sega, ©Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1998, 1999

XBLA Version

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram

Producer: Juro Watari
Character Design: Hajime Katoki

Virtual-On Works

:Software R&D #3 Dept.

:CSK Research Institute Corp. (CRI)

Xbox Live Arcade Team

Producer: Noriyuki Shimoda
Director: Tohru Murayama
Programmer: Hitoshi Iizawa
Designer: Hiroshi Kandou, Saori Furutani
Planner: Yusaku Egami
Project Support: Yasushi Yamashita
Localization Support: Emi Yamane
Publicity: Yasushi Nagumo, Mamoru Kodama
Product Support: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Akira Terasawa, Yutaka Kawasaki, Koji Nakagawa, Masanori Iwamoto, Genta Ishikawa

Sega of America, Inc.

Localization Producer: Kevin Frane
Product Marketing Manager: Mitsue Nakagaki
QA Lead: Kip Bunyea

Sega Europe Ltd

Producer: Ayano Murofushi
Brand Manager: James Bray
QA Project Lead: Jamie Bailey
Special Thanks...

:Presented by: Sega

Physical Scans

Dreamcast Version

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, JP
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Cover
Virtual-On series
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (1995) | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram (1998) | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Force (2001) | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz (2003)