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Expendable

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Infogrames North America (US), Infogrames (Europe), Imagineer (Japan)

Developer: Rage Software

Peripherals supported: Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Shooting^[1]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1999-06-24^[1]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[1]	T-15003M
US	1999-09-09^[2]^[3]	$49.9949.99^[3]	T-15104N
DE	1999		T-15101D-18
UK	1999-10-14^[4]	£39.9939.99^[5]	T-15101D-05
FR/NL	1999		T-15101D-58
ES/IT	1999		T-15101D-60
AU	1999	$89.9589.95^[7]

Non-Sega versions
Macintosh PlayStation Windows PC

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Expendable, known as Millennium Soldier: Expendable in Europe and Seitai Heiki Expendable (生体兵器エクスペンダブル) in Japan, is an action game for the Sega Dreamcast.

It is a top-down shooter which takes design cues from the likes of Smash T.V.. PC and PlayStation versions were also released.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Millennium Soldier: Expendable	Millennium Soldier: Expendable
English (US)	Expendable	Expendable
Japanese	生体兵器エクスペンダブル	Seitai Heiki Expendable

Magazine articles

Main article: Expendable/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in DC-UK (UK) #1: "September 1999" (1999-xx-xx)

Print advert in DC-UK (UK) #2: "October 1999" (1999-09-29)

Print advert in Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) #2: "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (1999-12-xx)

Print advert in Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) #1: "Oktober 1999" (1999-10-14)
also published in:

MAN!AC (DE) #1999-11: "11/99" (1999-10-06)^[8]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Arcade (UK)

PAL

25

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

89

^[16]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

82

^[17]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

80

^[18]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

60

^[19]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

60

^[20]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[12]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

80

^[21]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[13]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[22]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

NTSC-U

79

^[23]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

PAL

40

^[24]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[25]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[26]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[27]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

73

^[28]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

73

^[29]

Man!ak (PL)

77

^[30]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

71

^[31]

Neo Plus (PL)

PAL

70

^[32]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-J

0

^[33]

neXt Level (DE)

NTSC-J

75

^[34]

neXt Level (DE)

PAL

75

^[35]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[36]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

30

^[37]

Player One (FR)

65

^[15]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

75

^[38]

Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)

PAL

60

^[6]

Sega Magazin (DE)

NTSC-J

71

^[39]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

79

^[40]

	66
Based on 30 reviews

Expendable

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, UK
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, FR/NL
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, IT/ES
Cover
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 http://sega.jp/dc/990405/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-08-17 00:29)
↑ Press release: 1999-08-09: Infogrames North America Prepares To Bring Non-Stop, Adrenaline-Pumping Action to the Dreamcast With Expendable
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Press release: 1999-09-08: Infogrames North America Gets Expendable With Sega Dreamcast; Intense Action Thriller To Release At Console Launch
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 7
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 81
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 41
↑ Hyper, "November 1999" (AU; 1999-xx-xx), page 44
↑ MAN!AC, "11/99" (DE; 1999-10-06), page 17
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Arcade, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-20), page 82
↑ DC-UK, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 32-34 (32)
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 68-71 (68)
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-21 (1999-07-02)" (JP; 1999-06-18), page 16
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 80/81 (80)
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Player One, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 121
↑ Consoles +, "Août 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 94
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 148
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 68
↑ DC-UK, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Octobre/Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 80
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 218
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 72
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 133
↑ Famitsu, "1999-07-02" (JP; 1999-06-18), page 33
↑ GamePro, "November 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 140
↑ Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 30
↑ MAN!AC, "09/99" (DE; 1999-08-04), page 43
↑ MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 84
↑ Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 63
↑ Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 83
↑ Neo Plus, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 31
↑ Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 86
↑ neXt Level, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-06), page 27
↑ neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 40
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Special Issue 1999" (UK; 1999-09-02), page 94
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 113
↑ Playmag, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 106
↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-04), page 16
↑ Video Games, "10/99 It's Dreamcast Time supplement" (DE; 1999-09-22), page 9

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080817002953.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fdc.2F990405.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 http://sega.jp/dc/990405/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-08-17 00:29)

[Press_release:_1999-08-09:_Infogrames_North_America_Prepares_To_Bring_Non-Stop.2C_Adrenaline-Pumping_Action_to_the_Dreamcast_With_Expendable-2] Press release: 1999-08-09: Infogrames North America Prepares To Bring Non-Stop, Adrenaline-Pumping Action to the Dreamcast With Expendable

[Press_release:_1999-09-08:_Infogrames_North_America_Gets_Expendable_With_Sega_Dreamcast.3B_Intense_Action_Thriller_To_Release_At_Console_Launch-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Press release: 1999-09-08: Infogrames North America Gets Expendable With Sega Dreamcast; Intense Action Thriller To Release At Console Launch

[:File:Dreamcast_Magazine_.E2.84.9603.pdf_p7-4] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 7

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p81-5] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 81

[:File:ROD_ES_01.pdf_p41-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 41

[:File:Hyper_AU_073.pdf_p44-7] Hyper, "November 1999" (AU; 1999-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1999-11.pdf_p17-8] MAN!AC, "11/99" (DE; 1999-10-06), page 17

[:File:Arcade_UK_12.pdf_p82-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Arcade, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-20), page 82

[:File:DCUK_01.pdf_p32_.2832-34.29-10] DC-UK, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 32-34 (32)

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_01.pdf_p68_.2868-71.29-11] Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 68-71 (68)

[:File:DCM_JP_19990702_1999-21.pdf_p16-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-21 (1999-07-02)" (JP; 1999-06-18), page 16

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p80_.2880.2F81.29-14] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 80/81 (80)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_101.pdf_p121-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Player One, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 121

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_091.pdf_p94-16] Consoles +, "Août 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_093.pdf_p148-17] Consoles +, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 148

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_01.pdf_p68-18] Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:DCUK_01.pdf_p32-19] DC-UK, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:DLMO_FR_01.pdf_p86-20] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Octobre/Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p80-21] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 80

[:File:EGM_US_123.pdf_p218-22] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 218

[23] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 72

[24] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 133

[25] Famitsu, "1999-07-02" (JP; 1999-06-18), page 33

[:File:GamePro_US_134.pdf_p140-26] GamePro, "November 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 140

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_16.pdf_p30-27] Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 30

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1999-09.pdf_p43-28] MAN!AC, "09/99" (DE; 1999-08-04), page 43

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-01.pdf_p84-29] MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 84

[30] Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1999-10.pdf_p83-31] Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 83

[32] Neo Plus, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:NextGeneration_US_57.pdf_p86-33] Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 86

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1999-0910.pdf_p27-34] neXt Level, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-06), page 27

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1999-1112.pdf_p40-35] neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 40

[:File:ODM_UK_00.pdf_p94-36] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Special Issue 1999" (UK; 1999-09-02), page 94

[:File:ODCM_US_02.pdf_p113-37] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 113

[:File:Playmag_FR_40.pdf_p106-38] Playmag, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 106

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_70.pdf_p16-39] Sega Magazin, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-04), page 16

[:File:VideoGames_DE_Supplement_1999-10_Dreamcast.pdf_p9-40] Video Games, "10/99 It's Dreamcast Time supplement" (DE; 1999-09-22), page 9

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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Bob
 | bobscreen=Expendable title.png
-| publisher={{company|[[Infogrames North America]]|region=US}}, {{company|[[Infogrames]]|region=EU}}, {{company|[[Imagineer]]|region=JP}}
+| publisher={{company|[[Infogrames North America]]|region=US}}, {{company|[[Infogrames]]|region=Europe}}, {{company|[[Imagineer]]|region=Japan}}
 | developer=[[Rage Software]]
 | system=[[Sega Dreamcast]]
@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 | peripherals=[[Dreamcast Arcade Stick]], [[Jump Pack]], [[Visual Memory Unit]], [[Dreamcast VGA Box]]
 | players=1-2
-| genre=Action
+| genre=Shooting{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080817002953/http://sega.jp/dc/990405/}}
 | releases={{releasesDC
+| dc_date_jp=1999-06-24{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080817002953/http://sega.jp/dc/990405/}}
+| dc_code_jp=T-15003M
+| dc_rrp_jp=5,800e{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080817002953/http://sega.jp/dc/990405/}}
 | dc_date_us=1999-09-09{{intref|Press release: 1999-08-09: Infogrames North America Prepares To Bring Non-Stop, Adrenaline-Pumping Action to the Dreamcast With Expendable}}{{intref|Press release: 1999-09-08: Infogrames North America Gets Expendable With Sega Dreamcast; Intense Action Thriller To Release At Console Launch}}
 | dc_code_us=T-15104N
+| dc_rating_us=t
 | dc_rrp_us=49.99{{intref|Press release: 1999-09-08: Infogrames North America Gets Expendable With Sega Dreamcast; Intense Action Thriller To Release At Console Launch}}
-| dc_date_eu=1999-10-14{{magref|dmuk|3|7}}
-| dc_code_eu=T-15101D-50
 | dc_date_uk=1999-10-14{{magref|dmuk|3|7}}
 | dc_code_uk=T-15101D-05
+| dc_rating_uk=11
 | dc_rrp_uk=39.99{{magref|dmuk|1|81}}
-| dc_rrp_es=8.490{{magref|rod|1|41}}
+| dc_rrp_es=8,490{{magref|rod|1|41}}
 | dc_date_59=1999
 | dc_code_59=T-15101D-58
+| dc_rating_59=12
+| dc_date_de=1999
 | dc_code_de=T-15101D-18
+| dc_rating_de=16
 | dc_date_60=1999
 | dc_code_60=T-15101D-60
-| dc_date_jp=1999-06-24
+| dc_rating_60=11
-| dc_code_jp=T-15003M
-| dc_rrp_jp=5,800
 | dc_date_au=1999
 | dc_rrp_au=89.95{{magref|hyper|73|44}}
 }}
-| sega=all
-| esrb=t
-| elspa=11
-| sell=12
-| usk=16
 | otherformats={{NonSega|Mac|PS|PC}}
 }}
@@ Line 100: / Line 100: @@
 }}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Dreamcast
+| region=JP
+| front=Expendable DC JP Box Front.jpg
+| back=Expendable DC JP Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+| disc=Expendable DC JP Disc.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Dreamcast
 | region=US
@@ Line 120: / Line 128: @@
 | region=FR/NL
 | front=Expendable DC EU Box Front.jpg
-| back=
+| back=Expendable DC 58 back.jpg
-| spinemissing=
+| spinemissing=yes
 | square=yes
 | disc=Expendable DC EU Disc.jpg
@@ Line 140: / Line 148: @@
 | square=yes
 | disc=Expendable DC EU Disc.jpg
-}}{{Scanbox
-| console=Dreamcast
-| region=JP
-| front=Expendable DC JP Box Front.jpg
-| back=Expendable DC JP Box Back.jpg
-| spinemissing=yes
-| square=yes
-| disc=Expendable DC JP Disc.jpg
 }}
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 ==External links==
-*Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/dc/990405/ Dreamcast]
+* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/dc/990405/ Dreamcast]
 ==References==
 <references/>

Difference between revisions of "Expendable"

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References