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Battle Garegga

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Raizing

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (32 tracks)

Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

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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. A major influence for this game was Taito's Gun Frontier. The pseudo sequels Armed Police Batrider and Battle Bakkraid stayed arcade exclusive.

Gameplay

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

is the shot, is for bombs and is change the option's formations.

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. bombing the castle in stage 2 releases a swarm of invincible 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 to beat. The only reliable way to get the difficulty level back down is do die (whether on purpose or not). A secret code gives access 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.

Non of the above mentioned design decisions are documented in the gameplay or manual. So external sources have to be consulted to get a better understanding of the game's inner working. But Battle Garegga Handbook which is digitalized fanzine and developper's commentaly is included in this CD as an Easter egg.

Production credits

~In-game credits~^[1]

Original Staff:
Director: K.Nakashima
Program:

68000 Side: S.Yagawa, Y.Watanabe

Z80 Side: Y.Ochiai

Graphic: S.Yamakawa, M.Tatsuda
Sound Effect: Santaruru
Test Player: Mr.Daigoro, Marika.F
Special Thanks: Mr.Kawase, Mr.Hibi, Healthy, K.Yokoo, S.Onishi, Hideki, K.Shibayama, Chikage, Miki, Hiromi, Chisato

Track List

1. [data track]

2. RAIZING (00:06)

3. Rebellion (00:19)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

4. 4:71am (00:47)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

5. Fly to the Leaden Sky (01:29)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

6. Underwater Rampart (02:12)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

7. Tunnel Vision (02:39)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

8. Degeneracy (02:08)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

9. Subversive Awareness (03:45)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

10. Megalomaniac (03:12)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

11. Marginal Consciousness (02:21)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

12. Stab and stomp! (03:41)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

13. Thrust and Thrash! (03:06)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

14. Erupter (02:32)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

15. Fatality (00:07)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

16. Bluescape (00:47)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

17. Blood Brothers in the Dawn (00:45)
Composed by: Manabu Namiki

18. RAIZING (00:06)

19. Rebellion (00:19)
Arranged by: Hayato Matsuo

20. 4:71am (01:02)
Arranged by: Manabu Namiki

21. Fly to the Leaden Sky (01:34)
Arranged by: Manabu Namiki

22. Underwater Rampart (02:06)
Arranged by: Ayako Saso

23. Tunnel Vision (02:47)
Arranged by: Hitoshi Sakimoto

24. Degeneracy (02:26)
Arranged by: Takayuki Aihara

25. Subversive Awareness (03:21)
Arranged by: Shinji Hosoe

26. Megalomaniac (03:15)
Arranged by: Kenichi Koyano

27. Marginal Consciousness (02:11)
Arranged by: Kenichi Koyano

28. Stab and stomp! (02:51)
Arranged by: Takayuki Aihara

29. Thrust and Thrash! (03:01)
Arranged by: Ayako Saso

30. Erupter (02:31)
Arranged by: Shinji Hosoe

31. Fatality (00:06)
Arranged by: Manabu Namiki

32. Bluescape (00:51)
Arranged by: Hitoshi Sakimoto

33. Blood Brothers in the Dawn (00:44)
Arranged by: Hayato Matsuo

► Running time: 59:07

Promotional material

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) Print advertisement

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[4]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

50

^[5]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

57

^[6]

Mega Console (IT)

NTSC-J

82

^[7]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-J

82

^[8]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[9]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[10]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[11]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

90

^[3]

	72
Based on 9 reviews

Battle Garegga

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

References

↑ File:BattleGaregga_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:SSM_JP_19980306_1998-06ex.pdf, page 186
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 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
↑ Famitsu, "1998-03-06" (JP; 1998-02-20), page 1
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-xx), page 79
↑ MAN!AC, "05/98" (DE; 1998-04-08), page 54
↑ Mega Console, "Aprile 1998" (IT; 1998-xx-xx), page 72
↑ Mega Force, "Avril/Mai/Juin 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 60
↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 4" (JP; 1998-02-13), page 146
↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 8" (JP; 1998-04-10), page 116
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-06 extra (1998-03-06ex)" (JP; 1998-02-20), page 186

[:File:BattleGaregga_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-1] File:BattleGaregga_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:SSM_JP_19980306_1998-06ex.pdf_p186-2] File:SSM_JP_19980306_1998-06ex.pdf, page 186

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-3] 3.0 ^3.1 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

[4] Famitsu, "1998-03-06" (JP; 1998-02-20), page 1

[:File:Joypad_FR_074.pdf_p79-5] Joypad, "Avril 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1998-05.pdf_p54-6] MAN!AC, "05/98" (DE; 1998-04-08), page 54

[:File:MegaConsole_IT_47.pdf_p72-7] Mega Console, "Aprile 1998" (IT; 1998-xx-xx), page 72

[:File:MegaForce_FR_62.pdf_p60-8] Mega Force, "Avril/Mai/Juin 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1998-04_19980227.pdf_p146-9] Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 4" (JP; 1998-02-13), page 146

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1998-08_19980424.pdf_p116-10] Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 8" (JP; 1998-04-10), page 116

[:File:SSM_JP_19980306_1998-06ex.pdf_p186-11] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-06 extra (1998-03-06ex)" (JP; 1998-02-20), page 186

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 {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (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.
+A major influence for this game was [[Taito]]'s [[Gun Frontier]]. The pseudo sequels ''Armed Police Batrider'' and ''Battle Bakkraid'' stayed arcade exclusive.
+==Gameplay==
 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.
+{{A}} is the shot, {{B}} is for bombs and {{C}} is change the option's formations.
-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.
+''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. bombing the castle in stage 2 releases a swarm of invincible 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 to beat. The only reliable way to get the difficulty level back down is do die (whether on purpose or not).
+A secret code gives access 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.
-A major influence for this game was [[Taito]]'s [[Gun Frontier]].
+Non of the above mentioned design decisions are documented in the gameplay or manual. So external sources have to be consulted to get a better understanding of the game's inner working. But ''Battle Garegga Handbook'' which is digitalized fanzine and developper's commentaly is included in this CD as an Easter egg.
-The pseudo sequels ""Armed Police Batrider"" and "Battle Bakkraid"" stayed arcade exclusive.
+==Production credits==
-==Production Credits==
 {{multicol|
+::~In-game credits~{{fileref|BattleGaregga_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf}}<br>
 '''Original Staff:''' <br>
 '''Director:''' K.Nakashima<br>
-'''Program 68000 Side:''' S.Yagawa, Y.Watanabe<br>
+'''Program:'''
-'''Program Z80 Side:''' Y.Ochiai<br>
+:'''68000 Side:''' S.Yagawa, Y.Watanabe<br>
+:'''Z80 Side:''' Y.Ochiai<br>
 '''Graphic:''' S.Yamakawa, M.Tatsuda<br>
-'''Sound Effect:''' Santaruru<br>
+'''Sound Effect:''' [[Manabu Namiki|Santaruru]]<br>
 '''Test Player:''' Mr.Daigoro, Marika.F<br>
-'''Special Thanks:''' Mr.Kawase, Mr.Hisi, Healthy, K.Yokoo, S.Onishi, Hideki, K.Shibayama, Chikage, Miki, Hiromi, Chisato<br>
+'''Special Thanks:''' Mr.Kawase, Mr.Hibi, Healthy, K.Yokoo, S.Onishi, Hideki, K.Shibayama, Chikage, Miki, Hiromi, Chisato<br>
 }}
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-==Physical Scans==
+==Physical scans==
 {{ratings
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+==References==
+<references/>

Difference between revisions of "Battle Garegga"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 06:54, 30 January 2016

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Track List

Promotional material

Physical scans

References