Shanghai: Triple-Threat

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Shanghai: Triple-Threat
Shanghai Triple-Threat cover.jpg
North American 3DO box art
Developer(s) Success, Activision
Publisher(s)
  • NA: Activision
Series Shanghai
Platform(s) X68000, 3DO, arcade, FM-Towns, PC-98, PC-FX, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Famicom
Release
December 16, 1994
    • 3DO
    • X68000
    • Sega Saturn
      • JP: February 24, 1995 [4]
      • NA: September 1995 [5]
    • PlayStation
    • Super Famicom
      • JP: November 17, 1995 [7]
    • Arcade, FM-Towns, PC-98
    • PC-FX
Genre(s) Mahjong solitaire
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Shanghai: Triple-Threat, known in Japan as Shanghai: The Great Wall [a] , is a Mahjong solitaire video game developed by Activision and Success as part of the Shanghai series. It was released in Japan for X68000 and 3DO in 1994; FM Towns, PC-98, arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Super Famicom in 1995; and PC-FX in 1996. Only the 3DO and Sega Saturn versions were released outside Japan.

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Gameplay

Shanghai: The Great Wall is a computer version of Mahjong solitaire involving tile matching. [8]

Development and release

Shanghai: Triple-Threat was co-developed by American company Activision and Japanese company Success as part of the Shanghai series. A multiplatform project, Success was involved in all nine versions of Triple-Threat. [9] The game was first released on the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer in North America and Japan in December 1994. [1] [2] A Sega Saturn version was also released in both regions in 1995: February for Japan and September for North America. [4] [5] Between 1994 and 1996, Japan exclusively saw conversions to X68000, FM Towns, PC-98, PC-FX, PlayStation, Super Famicom, and arcade. [3] [7] [10] [11] [12] Activision published the North American releases. All distribution in Japan was handled by either Sunsoft or Electronic Arts Victor except for the PlayStation and PC-FX versions which were done by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and ASK Kodansha respectively. According to Activision producer Tom Sloper, Activision submitted a request for the PlayStation edition to be released in North America but SCE rejected it. Sloper insisted that, at the time, casual games like Shanghai were often reserved for personal computers and Sony did not want such titles on their new console. [13]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Shanghai: Triple-Threat on their September 15, 1995 issue as being the eleventh most-successful arcade game of the month. [11] Next Generation gave the 3DO version three stars out of five, and called it "very solitary, but incredibly absorbing". [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ 上海 万里の長城, Shanhai: Banri no Chōjō

References

  1. 1 2 "3DO Soft > 1994" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "ACTIVISION RELEASES SHANGHAI: GREAT MOMENTS FOR MACINTOSH". Silicon Times Report. No. 1147. November 24, 1994. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "ゲーム制作事業" [Game Production Projects] (in Japanese). Success. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "ソフトウェア 1994・1995年発売" [Software Released in 1994 and 1995] (in Japanese). Sega. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Sega Visions staff (September 1995). "Incoming". Sega Visions . No. 25. Infotainment World, Inc. p. 96.
  6. ↑ "Shanghai - Banri no Choujou - The Great Wall[Limited Edition]". PSX Data Center. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Shanghai - Banri no Choujou". SuperFamicom.org. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Next Generation staff (March 1995). "Finals". Next Generation . No. 3. Imagine Media. p. 89. ISSN   1078-9693.
  9. ↑ "ゲーム事業 / サクセスの７つの実績" [Game Business: Seven achievements of success] (in Japanese). Success. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Takahashi Tetsushi (January 1995). "The Softouch: 3つのルートの中国旅巧" [The Softouch: 3 Routes of Chinese Travel]. Oh!X (in Japanese). SoftBank Creative. pp. 28–9.
  11. 1 2 "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 503. Amusement Press, Inc. September 15, 1995. p. 31.
  12. ↑ Dengeki staff (January 1996). "New Soft Schedule". Dengeki PC Engine (in Japanese). No. 36. ASCII Media Works. p. 5.
  13. ↑ "Interview: Tom Sloper". Game Developer Research Institute. December 29, 2008. Archived from the original on December 22, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  14. ↑ Sackenheim, Shawn. "Shanghai: Triple Threat (3DO) Review". AllGame . Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  15. ↑ Famitsu staff (March 17, 1995). "New Games Cross Review". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 326. ASCII Corporation. p. 38.
  16. ↑ The Axe Grinder (December 1995). "ProReview: Shanghai: Triple-Threat". GamePro . No. 77. IDG. p. 80. ISSN   1042-8658.
  17. ↑ Wynne, Mark (February 1995). "Review: Shanghai: Triple-Threat". 3DO Magazine. No. 2. Paragon Publishing. p. 36. ISSN   1355-9621.
  18. ↑ Yates, Laurie (April 1995). "Shanghai: Triple-Threat". Electronic Games . Vol. 3, no. 7. Decker Publications. p. 78. ISSN   0730-6687.
  19. ↑ Rana, Marco (April 1995). "Shanghai: Triple-Threat". Game Power (in Italian). No. 38. Studio Vit. p. 116.
  20. ↑ Saturn Fan staff (May 1995). "Sega Saturn Soft Review" (PDF). Saturn Fan (in Japanese). No. 5. Tokuma Shoten. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2024.
  21. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine staff (March 1995). "ゲーム成績表 サ" [Game Score Table](PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 3. SoftBank Creative. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2024.
  22. ↑ Ultimate Gamer staff (December 1995). "Micro Reviews: Shanghai: Triple-Threat". Ultimate Gamer. No. 5. Larry Flynt Publications. p. 92. ISSN   1081-4582.
  23. ↑ Zengerle, Robert (December 1995). "Reviews: Shanghai: Triple-Threat". Video Games (in German). Future plc. p. 29. ISSN   0946-0985.
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