Power Monger

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Power Monger
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Original system(s): PC
Developer(s) of original games: Bullfrog Productions
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
GEMS
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥8,9008,900 EM20011
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95[4] 710501
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E139SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
BR
044390
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM8105JT
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9549.95[8] T-50035
Sega Mega-CD
EU
T-50035-50
Non-Sega versions

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Power Monger (パワーモンガー) is a strategy game conceived by Peter Molyneux at Bullfrog Productions, and was released for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST in 1990. It was subsequently ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD in the years which followed.

The game has a similar engine to that of Populous, though rather than render its world from an isometric perspective, Power Monger introduces primitve 3D graphics. Power Monger is also more combat-orientated.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Licensed by: Sega Enterprises Ltd. Sega version by Sprytes
  • Project manager: Ian Oliver
  • Programmer: James Fisher
  • Graphics: John Guerin
  • Director: Joss Ellis
  • Associate producer: John Roberts
  • Lead product tester: Matt Webster
  • Sega music: Jason A.S. Whitely
  • Technical supervisor: Colin McLaughlan
  • Maps designed by: Matt Webster
  • Published by: Electronic Arts
Source:
In-game credits

Japanese version

Electronic Arts Victor Inc.
  • Producer: Shinichiro Takagi
  • Assistant producer: Kenichi Igarashi
  • Programmer: Yuichi Yamaguchi
  • Graphic: U.G. Kaneko
  • Manual: Takashi Uto
  • Package design: Nick International Inc.
  • Special thanks to: Masato Mizushima, Hitoshi Akashi, Susumu Asano, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Suzuki
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Power Monger/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 [10]
69 [11]
85 [12]
90 [13]
87 [14]
60 №1993-07, p43
80 [15]
87 №5, p44-47
81 [16]
81 №14, p34-36
82 [17]
90 [18]
79 №39, p36-39
72 №17, p46/47
72 №18, p66
92 №3, p58/59
70 [19]
Sega Mega Drive
79
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[20]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[21]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[22]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[23]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[3]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
66
[24]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
70
[25]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[26]
Game Mania (UK)
87
[14]
Game Power (IT)
87
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[4]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[28]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[29]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
87
[30]
Mega (UK) PAL
81
[31]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
81
[32]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
82
[33]
Player One (FR)
90
[34]
Play Time (DE)
78
[35]
Power Up! (UK)
75
[36]
Power Play (DE)
79
[37]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
79
[38]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[40]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
92
[41]
Sega Force (SE)
67
[42]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
70
[43]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
69
[44]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
77
[45]
Supersonic (FR)
92
[46]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
67
[47]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[48]
Sega Mega Drive
75
Based on
32 reviews

Power Monger

Mega Drive, US
PowerMonger MD US Box.jpg
Cover
PowerMonger MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
PowerMonger MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
PowerMonger MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
PowerMonger MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
PowerMonger MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
PowerMonger MD JP CartTop.jpg
PowerMonger MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
Powermonger md br cover.jpg
Cover
PowerMonger MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, KR
PowerMonger MD KR Box.jpg
Cover
PowerMonger MD KR cart.jpg
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 [49]
72 [50]
80 [51]
72 [52]
78 [5]
81 №10, p22-24
88 №28, p74-77
74 [53]
91 [54]
76
76 №55, p51
79 №32, p70/71
70 [55]
Sega Mega-CD
78
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
79
[49]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
72
[50]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
66
[56]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[8]
Gamers (DE)
67
[57]
Joypad (FR)
72
[58]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
63
[59]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
84
[60]
Mega (UK) PAL
78
[5]
Mega Force (FR)
77
[61]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
60
[62]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
81
[63]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
88
[64]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
74
[65]
Player One (FR)
91
[66]
Play Time (DE)
63
[67]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
76
[68]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
76
[69]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[70]
Sega Pro (UK)
79
[71]
Video Games (DE) PAL
45
[72]
VideoGames (US)
70
[55]
Sega Mega-CD
73
Based on
22 reviews

Power Monger

Mega-CD, US
PowerMonger MCD US Box Back.jpgPowerMonger MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
PowerMonger MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Powermonger mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
PowerMonger MCD EU Box Back.jpgPowerMonger MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
PowerMonger MCD EU spinecard.jpg
Spinecard

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 fb599b86
MD5 72db40c6dd4046e02fa068ccce6f21b1
SHA-1 f088e8cdb90c037b4ce1c5ae600a75f4e4219c87
1MB 1993-01 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 553289b3
MD5 4096d4e55de03b6999e1663a91b89b74
SHA-1 f0a48f25d87f7a6d17ff76f5e29ea7be2d430ce4
1MB 1993-06 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 41
  2. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 45
  3. 3.0 3.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 18
  4. 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 52
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 43
  6. MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 74
  7. GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 224
  8. 8.0 8.1 GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 50
  9. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 43
  10. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 19 (21)
  11. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84 (86)
  12. Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106/107 (106)
  13. Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 18/19 (18)
  14. 14.0 14.1 Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  15. Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 110/111 (110)
  16. Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 50/51 (50)
  17. Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 46-48 (46)
  18. Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 78/79 (78)
  19. Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 78/79 (78)
  20. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 179
  21. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 21
  22. Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106
  23. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 161
  24. Dengeki Mega Drive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-xx), page 33
  25. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 80
  26. Famitsu, "1993-06-25" (JP; 1993-06-11), page 38
  27. Game Power, "Marzo 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 66
  28. Hippon Super, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-04), page 43
  29. Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 110
  30. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  31. Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 50
  32. MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 34
  33. Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 46
  34. Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 78
  35. Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 114
  36. Power Up!, "Saturday, January 30, 1993" (UK; 1993-01-30), page 1
  37. Power Play, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 109
  38. Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 36
  39. Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 46
  40. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  41. Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 58
  42. Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 22
  43. Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 78
  44. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  45. Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 16
  46. Supersonic, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 25
  47. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21
  48. Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 96
  49. 49.0 49.1 Consoles +, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 144
  50. 50.0 50.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 100
  51. GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50 (52)
  52. Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 114/115 (114)
  53. Mean Machines Sega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-xx), page 54-56 (55)
  54. Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 96 (94)
  55. 55.0 55.1 VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 114
  56. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
  57. Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 20
  58. Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 114
  59. MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 68
  60. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 50
  61. Mega Force, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 90
  62. Mega Fun, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-22), page 41
  63. Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 22
  64. MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 16
  65. Mean Machines Sega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-xx), page 55
  66. Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 96
  67. Play Time, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-16), page 144
  68. Sega Magazine, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 82
  69. Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 97
  70. Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 51
  71. Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 70
  72. Video Games, "6/94" (DE; 1994-05-25), page 86
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