Gamera 2000
{{Short description|1997 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Gamera 2000
| image = File:Gamera 2000.jpg
| caption =
| developer = Surveyor Corp.
| publisher = Daiei Digital Entertainment
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 25, 1997}}
| genre = Action
| platforms = PlayStation
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Gamera 2000 is a video game developed by Surveyor Corp. and released by Daiei Digital Entertainment for the PlayStation. The game features the giant monster character Gamera, and was released in Japan on April 25, 1997.
Gameplay
The gameplay of Gamera 2000 is very similar to Panzer Dragoon.{{cite magazine|date=June 1997|title=TGS 1997 Spring|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=95|page=59}} The game features eight levels in total.
Development
The game was released in Japan on April 25, 1997, in Japan for the Sony PlayStation and published by Datai Digital Entertainment.
{{Cite web|url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00833.html|title=ガメラ2000 {{!}} ソフトウェアカタログ {{!}} プレイステーション® オフィシャルサイト|website=www.jp.playstation.com|access-date=2018-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207145715/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00833.html|archive-date=2018-12-07|url-status=live}}
Publisher THQ had expressed some interest in releasing it in North America;{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamera-is-really-neat-gamera-is-full-of-meat/1100-2466765/|title=Gamera Is Really Neat. Gamera Is Full of Meat.|last=Fielder|first=Joe|date=2000-04-26|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207022023/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamera-is-really-neat-gamera-is-full-of-meat/1100-2466765/|archive-date=2018-12-07|url-status=live|access-date=2018-12-07}} however, the game was never published outside of Japan.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|rev1=Super GamerPower
|rev2 = Gamers
|rev2Score = 85/100{{Cite magazine|date=1997|title=PlayStation: Gamera 2000|magazine=Gamers|language=PT|page=36}}
}}
Famitsu gave the game a 27 out of 40 score.{{Cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8719|title=ガメラ2000 [PS] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207022024/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8719|archive-date=2018-12-07|url-status=live}}
Gamespot gave the game 7.5 out of 10.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/gamera-2000-import-review/1900-2547683/|title=Gamera 2000 (Import) Review|last=Fielder|first=Joe|date=June 19, 1997|website=Gamespot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207022023/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/gamera-2000-import-review/1900-2547683/|archive-date=December 7, 2018|url-status=live}}
GameFan gave it scores of 89, 90, and 80.{{Cite magazine|last=Storm|first=E.|last2=Orion|last3=Rox|first3=Evil|date=July 1997|title=Viewpoint: Groove on Fight|magazine=Gamefan|volume=5|issue=7|page=14}}
Super GamePower gave it a 4 out of 5.{{Cite magazine|last=Mathias|first=Lord|date=July 1997|title=P.Station: Gamera 2000|magazine=Super GamePower|language=PT|location=Brazil|publisher=Nova Cultural|issue=40|pages=30}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/gamera-2000 Gamera 2000] at MobyGames
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Category:Japan-exclusive video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games