Granada

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Granada
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Wolf Team, Renovation (US)
Developer:
Original system(s): X68000
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-32023
Sega Mega Drive
US
49036
Sega Mega Drive
BR

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Granada (グラナダ) is a 1990 shoot-'em-up by Wolf Team released in the US and Japan for the Sega Mega Drive and in Japan for the X68000. "Granada" is a mobile tank-like weapon whose origin is uncertain. In September 2016, Leon Todo, a private mercenary, accepts a task from an enterprise agent that takes him to Japan, where he finds Granada and uses it to complete said task.

A European release was planned by Ubisoft[2] but it did not materialise.

Gameplay

The player is situated in a large field full of enemies, obstacles, and enemy generators that may be freely moved upon (unlike most conventional shoot-'em-ups). The goal of each level is to destroy each enemy generator (red dots on the HUD in the bottom right corner) and then a boss all before the timer runs out.

A shoots a normal weapon (which can rapidfire) and C shoots a missile (which can only shoot one at a time, though there is unlimited missiles, and will knock the player back a bit). Holding B locks the orientation so moving the D-pad will not also rotate your ship. It is possible to find a miniature ship that will help in its own ways.

Production credits

  • Game Design & Program: Toshio Toyota
  • Graphics: Masayuki Matsushima
  • Graphics: Kazuhiro Nagata
  • Graphics: Mutunori Sato
  • Music: Ryota Furuya
  • Music: Motoi Sakuraba
  • Music: Masaaki Uno
  • Producer: Masahiro Akashino


Magazine articles

Main article: Granada/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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US print advert
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #19: "February 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-09: "September 1990" (1990-08-XX)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-11: "November 1990" (1990-10-XX)
also published in:
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Print advert in Mega Drive Fan (JP) #12: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-02: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 [4]
73 №, p84[5]
80 [6]
76 №6, p38-40
58 №114, [1]
80 №4, p37
71 [7]
71 №5, p92
82 [8]
86 [9]
80 №23, p53
73 [10]
83 [11]
83 №18, p66
Sega Mega Drive
77
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[12]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
83
[13]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
80
[14]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
80
[15]
Consoles + (FR)
76
[16]
Console XS (UK) PAL
83
[17]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[18]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[19]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
79
[20]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[21]
The Games Machine (IT)
96
[22]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
80
[23]
Joystick (FR)
71
[7]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC
71
[24]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[25]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
86
[26]
Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J
82
[27]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
80
[28]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
75
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
83
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
83
[31]
Sega Pro (UK)
73
[10]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[32]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
67
[33]
User (GR) PAL
84
[34]
Sega Mega Drive
75
Based on
25 reviews

Granada

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Granada MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cart
Granada MD JP manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 e89d1e66
MD5 93a809c145d5dacc8d8e33a27fdcfb9a
SHA-1 4eb8bbdb9ee8adcefaa202281cb88c19970437f7
512kB 1990-11 Cartridge v01
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 7f45719b
MD5 9e215cea722159b321a2eac544573f0d
SHA-1 6830d6ca1d7e2b220eb4431b42d33382e16e2791
512kB 1990-11 Cartridge v00

References

  1. File:EGM US 018.pdf, page 86
  2. Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 10
  3. Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 4
  4. Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 25 (27)
  5. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86
  6. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 30/31 (30)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Joystick, "Janvier 1991" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110
  8. Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 106-108 (106)
  9. MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 26/27 (26)
  10. 10.0 10.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 41
  11. Sega Pro, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 62/63 (62)
  12. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 91
  13. Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 27
  14. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 30
  15. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 47
  16. Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 38
  17. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
  18. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 96
  19. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 22
  20. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 53
  21. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-1x-xx), page 1
  22. The Games Machine, "Febbraio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 62
  23. Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 37
  24. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  25. Mega Drive Fan, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 83
  26. MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 26
  27. Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 106
  28. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  29. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  30. Sega Pro, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 62
  31. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  32. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  33. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 82
  34. User, "Mártios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 83