Gamera 2000

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Gamera 2000
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Developer(s) Surveyor Corp.
Publisher(s) Daiei Digital Entertainment
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • JP: April 25, 1997
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) 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.

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Gameplay

The gameplay of Gamera 2000 is very similar to Panzer Dragoon . [1] The game features eight levels in total. [2]

Development

The game was released in Japan on April 25, 1997, in Japan for the Sony PlayStation and published by Datai Digital Entertainment. [3] Publisher THQ had expressed some interest in releasing it in North America; [4] however, the game was never published outside of Japan.

Reception

Famitsu gave the game a 27 out of 40 score. [5]

Gamespot gave the game 7.5 out of 10. [7]

GameFan gave it scores of 89, 90, and 80. [6]

Super GamePower gave it a 4 out of 5. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "TGS 1997 Spring". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 95. Ziff Davis. June 1997. p. 59.
  2. 1 2 3 Mathias, Lord (July 1997). "P.Station: Gamera 2000". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 40. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 30.
  3. ↑ "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". www.jp.playstation.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  4. ↑ Fielder, Joe (2000-04-26). "Gamera Is Really Neat. Gamera Is Full of Meat". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  5. 1 2 "ガメラ2000 [PS] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  6. 1 2 Storm, E.; Orion; Rox, Evil (July 1997). "Viewpoint: Groove on Fight". Gamefan . Vol. 5, no. 7. p. 14.
  7. 1 2 Fielder, Joe (June 19, 1997). "Gamera 2000 (Import) Review". Gamespot. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ "PlayStation: Gamera 2000". Gamers (in Portuguese). 1997. p. 36.
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