Return Fire

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Return Fire
System(s): Sega Saturn, Sega 32X
Publisher: Williams Entertainment, SoftBank (JP)
Developer: Prolific Publishing
Planned release date(s):

Sega 32X
199x

Sega Saturn
1996-02[1], 1996-04-29[2], 1996-06[3], 1996-07[3], 1996-09-06[4], 1996-11[5], 1997-05[6][7], 1998[8]

Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
State before cancellation: Late in development
Status of prototype(s): Saturn version leaked

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Return Fire (リターンファイアー) is an unreleased Sega Saturn game, ported from the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. It is a top-down 2.5D action game, in which you control a variety of vehicles and shoot enemies.

The Saturn version of the game was completed and was ready for release, but complications arose. Hitachi, manufacturers of the HiSaturn, noted that the game did not run correctly on their variant of the console, leaving the developers (Prolific Publishing) waiting for a HiSaturn console to test the game on. After this setback the game's publisher, Williams Entertainment, decided to avoid publishing games for the Saturn, and hence the project was effectively scrapped. Other versions of the game were released, however, including a version for the PlayStation.

The full Saturn version of the game was leaked onto the internet in 2007. It was also reviewed by several publications at the time and given a relatively high score.

A Japanese version, set to be published by SoftBank in 1998, was priced at ¥3,800[8].

A Sega 32X version was also planned at one point, and was mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #31.

Magazine articles

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[9]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
78
[10]
Hacker (HR)
31
[11]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
79
[12]
Mega Console (IT) NTSC-U
70
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
80
[15]
Saturn Power (UK)
84
[6]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
72
[16]
Sega Power (GR)
84
[17]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
80
[18]
Sega Saturn
75
Based on
11 reviews

Return Fire

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