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{{sub-stub}}'''''Battle Garegga''''' (バトルガレッガ) is a shoot-'em-up game released in arcades in 1996. It was later released exclusively in Japan for the [[Sega Saturn]] in 1998.
 
{{sub-stub}}'''''Battle Garegga''''' (バトルガレッガ) is a shoot-'em-up game released in arcades in 1996. It was later released exclusively in Japan for the [[Sega Saturn]] in 1998.
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At first the game appears like a standard world war shooting game, with power ups, bombs and [[Gradius]]-esque options.
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Battle Garegga does away with many conventions of the genre. Enemy bullets are mostly brown and gray, making them hard to see. Screen filling bombs, usually an emergency weapon that should not be used as it lowers score, are encouraged to use as they can trigger specific events. e.g. boming the castle in stage 2 releases a swarm of invicible birds. Attacking these nets extra score.
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The game also has a strict "rank" system, with the game getting continuously harder, to the point of practically impossible tl beat. The only reliable way to get the difficulty level back down is do die (wether on purpose or not).
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A secret code gives acces to extra ships from  [[Raizing]]'s ""Mahou Daisakusen"", a game never ported to the [[Sega Saturn]]. These have the highest score potential in the game, and are counted as regular ships in the game's ranking table.
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Depending on the button used to select a ship, slightly powered up versions (e.g. fast movement) can be selected
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Using [[Street Fighter 2]]'esque button inputs, the behaviour of  the ship's options can be modified.
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Non of the above mentioned design decissions are documented in the game or manual, so external sources have to be consulted to get a better understanding of the game's inner working.
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A major influence for this game was [[Taito]]'s [[Gun Frontier]].
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The pseudo sequels ""Armed Police Batrider"" and "Battle Bakkraid"" stayed arcade exclusive.
  
 
==Promotional material==
 
==Promotional material==

Revision as of 08:40, 3 November 2015

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Battle Garegga
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

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Battle Garegga (バトルガレッガ) is a shoot-'em-up game released in arcades in 1996. It was later released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1998.

At first the game appears like a standard world war shooting game, with power ups, bombs and Gradius-esque options.

Battle Garegga does away with many conventions of the genre. Enemy bullets are mostly brown and gray, making them hard to see. Screen filling bombs, usually an emergency weapon that should not be used as it lowers score, are encouraged to use as they can trigger specific events. e.g. boming the castle in stage 2 releases a swarm of invicible birds. Attacking these nets extra score. The game also has a strict "rank" system, with the game getting continuously harder, to the point of practically impossible tl beat. The only reliable way to get the difficulty level back down is do die (wether on purpose or not). A secret code gives acces to extra ships from Raizing's ""Mahou Daisakusen"", a game never ported to the Sega Saturn. These have the highest score potential in the game, and are counted as regular ships in the game's ranking table. Depending on the button used to select a ship, slightly powered up versions (e.g. fast movement) can be selected Using Street Fighter 2'esque button inputs, the behaviour of the ship's options can be modified.

Non of the above mentioned design decissions are documented in the game or manual, so external sources have to be consulted to get a better understanding of the game's inner working.

A major influence for this game was Taito's Gun Frontier.

The pseudo sequels ""Armed Police Batrider"" and "Battle Bakkraid"" stayed arcade exclusive.

Promotional material

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
50 №74, p76
57
60 №481, p35
80 №1998-06ex, p184[1]
90
Sega Saturn
 67
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[3]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
50
[4]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
57
[5]
Mega Console (IT) NTSC-J
82
[6]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
82
[7]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
73
[8]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
77
[9]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[10]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
90
[2]
Sega Saturn
 72
Based on
9 reviews

Battle Garegga

Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
BattleGaregga Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
  1. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19980306_1998-06ex.pdf, page 186
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p11" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ Famitsu, "1998-03-06" (JP; 1998-02-20), page 1
  4. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-xx), page 79
  5. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/98" (DE; 1998-04-08), page 54
  6. ↑ Mega Console, "Aprile 1998" (IT; 1998-xx-xx), page 72
  7. ↑ Mega Force, "Avril/Mai/Juin 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 60
  8. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 4" (JP; 1998-02-13), page 146
  9. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 8" (JP; 1998-04-10), page 116
  10. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-06 extra (1998-03-06ex)" (JP; 1998-02-20), page 186
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