VR Troopers (video game)
{{Short description|1995 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = VR Troopers
| image = VR Troopers Genesis cover.png
| caption = North American Genesis cover art
| developer = Syrox Developments
| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA/EU|Sega|BRA|Tectoy}}
| producer = J. David Koch
Michael Latham
| programmer = Rob Brooks
Dominic Wood
| artist = Eric Bailey
Jim Studt
Jon Green
| composer = Martin Walker
| series = VR Troopers
| platforms = Sega Genesis, Game Gear
| released = Genesis{{vgrelease|NA|1 November 1995|EU|December 1995|BRA|1995}} Game Gear{{vgrelease|WW|1995}}
| genre = Fighting
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer (Genesis version)
}}
VR Troopers is a 1995 fighting game{{Cite web|last=Francisco|first=Eric|title='VR Troopers' (1995) {{!}} RETRO GAME REPLAY|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/6433-vr-troopers-1995-retro-game-replay|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Inverse|date=24 September 2015 |language=en}} based on the American syndicated television series VR Troopers that itself used elements from several different Japanese tokusatsu{{Cite web|date=2014-07-17|title=American Tokusatsu Shows: VR Troopers|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/american-tokusatsu-shows-vr-troopers/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US}} shows from the Metal Hero Series. It was developed by Syrox Developments and published by Sega. The game was released on the Sega Genesis and the Sega Game Gear.{{Cite web|title=VR Troopers - Play Game Online|url=https://arcadespot.com/game/vr-troopers/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=arcadespot.com}}
Plot
Antagonist Grimlord sends an arcade game to Tao's Dojo which ends up sucking protagonists Ryan Steele, J.B. Reese, and Kaitlin Star into Virtual Reality. To escape, they embark on a mission to defeat Grimlord's Skugs and monsters.
Gameplay
= Genesis version =
The player has three modes to choose from. Story Game, Vs. Battle, and CPU duel. Story Game is a mode where the player can choose from any one of the three VR Troopers to face off against the evil leader Grimlord's mutants and cyborgs and eventually Grimlord. Vs. Battle is a two-player mode where a player and a friend can face off against each other. CPU duel is a simple fight between the player and an opponent controlled by the computer. The player can choose their fighter, and what stage they want to fight on. If the player chooses a fighter and the opponent is the same fighter, the opponents character gets re-skinned a different color.
= Game Gear version =
The player has two modes to choose from. Story Game and Battle Game. Story Game is a mode where the player can choose from any one of the three VR Troopers to face off against the evil leader Grimlord's mutants and cyborgs. Battle Game is a ladder-type fighting game mode where the player can choose from eight different characters{{Cite news|url=http://radgegaming.com/2018/10/31/vr-troopers-game-gear-hidden-gem/|title=VR Troopers Game Gear Hidden Gem? - Radge Games|date=2018-10-31|work=Radge Games|access-date=2018-10-31|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031175406/http://radgegaming.com/2018/10/31/vr-troopers-game-gear-hidden-gem/|url-status=dead}} to beat a certain number of enemies and win the game. The player must face a ninth character original to the game called Kamelion who can shape-shift to any other character.{{Citation |title=Game Gear Longplay [092] VR Troopers |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H-SUfoMci4 |language=en |access-date=2022-03-23}}
Reception
Next Generation reviewed the Genesis version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "this game is exceptionally generic with some real simplistic fighting (good for kids, though) and nothing that makes it worth owning unless you're a huge fan of the show."{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=Next Generation|issue=13|publisher=Imagine Media|date=January 1996|page=170}}
Mean Machines Sega #40 reviewed the game and gave it a rating of 45, in particular criticizing its lack of fresh ideas.{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-40/page/n81/mode/2up | title=Mean Machines Sega Magazine Issue 40 | date=February 1996 }}
Reviews
- GamePro (Jan, 1996)
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (Dec, 1995)
- Superjuegos (Dec, 1995){{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Superjuegos_044/page/n97/mode/2up|title = Superjuegos 044}}
- Mega Force (Mar, 1996){{cite journal| url=https://retrocdn.net/images/a/a1/MegaForce_FR_48.pdf#page=59 | journal=MegaForce | page=59| title=VR Troopers - Vous vous| language=fr | volume=48| access-date=2023-12-21 | date=March 1998}}
- Mega Fun (Dec, 1995){{cite web| url=http://www.ninretro.de/img/scans/smd/VR_Troopers_MF_12-95.jpg | access-date=2023-12-21 | title=VR Troopers | format=JPG | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321132554/http://www.ninretro.de/img/scans/smd/VR_Troopers_MF_12-95.jpg | archive-date=2022-03-21}}
- Sega News (Nov, 1996){{cite journal| url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/6c/Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf#page=34 | page=34 | access-date=2023-12-21 | title= VR Troopers | journal=Sega News | language=cs}}
- Sega Magazin (Germany) (Dec, 1995){{cite journal| url=https://retrocdn.net/images/2/21/SegaMagazin_DE_25.pdf#page=77 | page=77| title=VR Troopers - K(r)ampf der Giganten| date=December 1995 | journal=Sega Magazin | language=de | access-date=2023-12-21 | issn=0946-6274}}
- Video Games (Dec, 1995){{Cite web|url=http://www.ninretro.de/game-4-274.html|title = VR Troopers (Mega Drive) - N.i.n.Retro (New is not Retro) v3+}}
- Gamers (Germany) (Dec, 1995){{Cite web|url=http://www.ninretro.de/game-6-1144.html|title=VR Troopers (Game Gear) - N.i.n.Retro (New is not Retro) v3+}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.giantbomb.com/vr-troopers/3030-22161/ VR Troopers] at Giant Bomb
- [https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/sabans-vr-troopers VR Troopers] at MobyGames
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Category:Tokusatsu video games
Category:Video games based on television series
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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