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Bulk Slash

April 10, 2024

Bulk Slash[a] is a third-person action mecha simulation video game developed by CAProduction and published by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn in Japan on July 11, 1997.[1][2] Taking place on a futuristic science fiction setting, where military chief Alois Gardona and discriminated inhabitants of the fictional planet Blau plots a coup d'état against their oppressors, players assume the role of SDF fighter pilot Cress Dawley in order to win the war against Gardona and his army. The game has been met with mostly positive reception from video game magazines and online publications alike since its release; critics praised various aspects of the title such as presentation, soundtrack, gameplay, replay value and graphics.

Bulk Slash
Developer(s)CAProduction[1]
Publisher(s)Hudson Soft
Director(s)Osamu Tsujikawa
Programmer(s)
    • Kenji Ohira
    • Akira Matsumoto
Artist(s)Kunihiko Natsume
Composer(s)Takeshi Sato
Platform(s)Sega Saturn
Release
  • JP: 11 July 1997
Genre(s)Action, mech simulator, third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay edit

 
Gameplay screenshot.

Bulk Slash is a third-person action mecha simulation game reminiscent of Virtual On: Cyber Troopers where players assume the role of SDF fighter pilot Cress Dawley taking control of a transforming flying mech through seven stages/levels, each with a boss at the end that must be fought before progressing any further, in a effort to overthrow the army of military chief Alois Gardona of planet Blau alongside his planetary coalition as the main objective.[3][4][5][6] The game takes place in a future where Gardona and discriminated inhabitants of Blau plot a coup d'état against their oppressors, which won a galactic war, to bring power back on their home with the aid of a planetary coalition.[4][6] During gameplay, players tackle multiple objectives across each stage while fighting airborne and on the ground with a diverse seletion of weapons such as bombs capable of obliterating any enemy caught in their blast radius.[4][6]

A notable gameplay feature is the Manageable Intelligent Support System (M.I.S.S.); on every stage, a female navigator is hidden in certain areas and after being recruited by the players, each one provides their own special abilities.[4][6] Each navigator players bring alongside during stages gain experience points that are separate from the score and for experience points gained, they are leveled up, altering the game's ending.[4][6] Players initially take control of the main character at the start, while extra M.I.S.S. navigators are recruited through gameplay and any of them can be switched to between missions:[4][6][7]

  • Cress Dawley[b] – SDF fighter pilot. Main protagonist of the plot and childhood friend of Reezen Ravia.
  • Alois Gardona[c] – Military chief and main antagonist of the story, who plots a coup d'état against their oppressors on Blau to bring power back on the planet.
  • Reezen Ravia[d] – Childhood friend of Cress whose father was executed as war criminal and joined the military group led by Gardona to fight against discrimination of her people on Blau.
  • Leone Rhodes[e] – SDF soldier and heiress of an elite military family.
  • Lila Hart[f] – A popular galactic idol.
  • Metical Flair[g] – First child of the royal family on planet Braune.
  • Naira Savage[h] – SDF officer.
  • Rupiah Rood[i] – Descendant from a long line of thieves.
  • Koron Steiner[j] – SDF sergeant.

Development and release edit

Bulk Slash was developed for Sega Saturn by CAProduction, who previously worked on projects such as Hagane: The Final Conflict and Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire for Super Famicom and PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM² respectively.[1][8][9][10] The game made use of pre-rendered graphics for its sprites, similar to Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country series.[11] The title was published by Hudson Soft exclusively in Japan on July 11, 1997.[2] To promote its release, a radio commercial was created by Hudson Soft.[12] It was re-released under the Satakore budget label in Japan on August 20, 1998.[13] Although it was not officially released outside Japan, an English fan translation was released in 2021.[14]

Reception edit

Bulk Slash has been met with mostly positive reception from video game magazines and online publications alike since its release.[19] Famitsu gave the game an overall mixed score.[16] The Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine rated the title with a 8.0 out of 10 score.[18] Nicolas Gavet of French gaming magazine Consoles + praised the presentation, graphics, sound design, gameplay and replay value, rating it with an 85% score.[15] James Price of British magazine Saturn Power commended its large scale, 3D polygon visuals, consistent framerate, stating that the "Saturn's oft-maligned 3D visuals are better than many critics would have us believe".[20] GameSetWatch's Danny Cowan noted that the graphics took advantage of the Saturn's hardware, as well as the colorful presentation and controls.[21] Retro Gamer's Steve L. regarded it as "one slick action game on the Sega Saturn that all Saturn diehards should seek out".[22] Hardcore Gamer's Jahanzeb Khan claimed that "very few games showcased the true potential of the underutilized Saturn hardware, and Bulk Slash is one that will still turn some heads", while commending it as "an addictive and highly re-playable mech action game".[23]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Japanese: バルク スラッシュ, Hepburn: Baruku Surasshu
  2. ^ Kuresu Dōrī (クレス・ドーリー)
  3. ^ Aroisu Garutonā (アロイス・ガルドナー)
  4. ^ Rīzen Ravu~ia (リーゼン・ラヴィア)
  5. ^ Reone Rōdesu (レオネ・ローデス)
  6. ^ Rira Hāto (リラ・ハート)
  7. ^ Metikaru Fureā (メティカル・フレアー)
  8. ^ Naira Sabēji (ナイラ・サベージ)
  9. ^ Rupia Rūdo (ルピア・ルード)
  10. ^ Koron Sutainā (コロン・スタイナー)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . CAProduction (in Japanese). C.A.Production Co., Ltd. 1998. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  2. ^ a b "SEGA SATURN Soft > 1997" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. from the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. ^ "Sega Saturn Press! Coming Soon Soft - Bulk Slash". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 58. SoftBank Creative. July 4, 1997. pp. 130–131.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Bulk Slash manual (Sega Saturn, JP)
  5. ^ "Bulk Slash". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 61. SoftBank Creative. July 25, 1997. pp. 148–149.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Szczepaniak, John (July 14, 2017). "Bulk Slash". Hardcore Gaming 101. from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  7. ^ "Sega Saturn Press! Coming Soon Soft - Bulk Slash". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 56. SoftBank Creative. June 20, 1997. pp. 108–109.
  8. ^ "Sega Saturn Press! New Release Title - バルクスラッシュ". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 45. SoftBank Creative. March 28, 1997. p. 67.
  9. ^ "Sega Saturn Press! New Release Title - バルクスラッシュ". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 53. SoftBank Creative. May 30, 1997. p. 106.
  10. ^ CAProduction (July 11, 1997). Bulk Slash (Sega Saturn). Hudson Soft. Level/area: Staff roll.
  11. ^ "Japon Previews - Bulk Slash". Consoles + (in French). No. 65. M.E.R.7. May 1997. pp. 40–41.
  12. ^ "HCD-7082 | Caravan on the Radio". vgmdb.net. VGMdb. from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  13. ^ "SEGA SATURN Soft > 1998" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  14. ^ Guillou, Justin (December 10, 2021). "Bulk Slash Fan Translation to Release Later Today". Oprainfall. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  15. ^ a b Gavet, Nicolas (October 1997). "Test Saturn - Bulk Slash". Consoles + (in French). No. 69. M.E.R.7. p. 150.
  16. ^ a b "バルクスラッシュ (セガサターン) - ファミ通.com". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 448. ASCII. July 18, 1997. p. 32. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  17. ^ "Now On Sale Saturn Soft Impression!! - BULK SLASH". Saturn Fan [ja] (in Japanese). No. 13. Tokuma Shoten. July 11, 1997. p. 171.
  18. ^ a b "Sega Saturn Soft Review - BULK SLASH". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 60. SoftBank Creative. July 18, 1997. p. 171.
  19. ^ Sheffield, Brandon (December 16, 2015). "Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Brandon Sheffield's most surprising 90s games". Gamasutra. UBM Technology Group. from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  20. ^ Price, James (November 1997). "Saturn Power Preview - Bulk Slash". Saturn Power. No. 6. Future plc. pp. 16–17.
  21. ^ Cowan, Danny (April 7, 2006). "COLUMN: 'Bastards of 32-Bit' - Bulk Slash". GameSetWatch. UBM plc. from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  22. ^ L., Steve (October 5, 2008). "Bulk Slash". Retro Gamer. Future Publishing. from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  23. ^ Khan, Jahanzeb (February 8, 2015). "Hardcore Gamer Presents: Sega Saturn 20th Anniversary (Page 3) - Bulk Slash (Hudson, 1997)". Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer LLC. from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-26.

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Bulk Slash a is a third person action mecha simulation video game developed by CAProduction and published by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn in Japan on July 11 1997 1 2 Taking place on a futuristic science fiction setting where military chief Alois Gardona and discriminated inhabitants of the fictional planet Blau plots a coup d etat against their oppressors players assume the role of SDF fighter pilot Cress Dawley in order to win the war against Gardona and his army The game has been met with mostly positive reception from video game magazines and online publications alike since its release critics praised various aspects of the title such as presentation soundtrack gameplay replay value and graphics Bulk SlashDeveloper s CAProduction 1 Publisher s Hudson SoftDirector s Osamu TsujikawaProgrammer s Kenji Ohira Akira MatsumotoArtist s Kunihiko NatsumeComposer s Takeshi SatoPlatform s Sega SaturnReleaseJP 11 July 1997Genre s Action mech simulator third person shooterMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development and release 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGameplay edit nbsp Gameplay screenshot Bulk Slash is a third person action mecha simulation game reminiscent of Virtual On Cyber Troopers where players assume the role of SDF fighter pilot Cress Dawley taking control of a transforming flying mech through seven stages levels each with a boss at the end that must be fought before progressing any further in a effort to overthrow the army of military chief Alois Gardona of planet Blau alongside his planetary coalition as the main objective 3 4 5 6 The game takes place in a future where Gardona and discriminated inhabitants of Blau plot a coup d etat against their oppressors which won a galactic war to bring power back on their home with the aid of a planetary coalition 4 6 During gameplay players tackle multiple objectives across each stage while fighting airborne and on the ground with a diverse seletion of weapons such as bombs capable of obliterating any enemy caught in their blast radius 4 6 A notable gameplay feature is the Manageable Intelligent Support System M I S S on every stage a female navigator is hidden in certain areas and after being recruited by the players each one provides their own special abilities 4 6 Each navigator players bring alongside during stages gain experience points that are separate from the score and for experience points gained they are leveled up altering the game s ending 4 6 Players initially take control of the main character at the start while extra M I S S navigators are recruited through gameplay and any of them can be switched to between missions 4 6 7 Cress Dawley b SDF fighter pilot Main protagonist of the plot and childhood friend of Reezen Ravia Alois Gardona c Military chief and main antagonist of the story who plots a coup d etat against their oppressors on Blau to bring power back on the planet Reezen Ravia d Childhood friend of Cress whose father was executed as war criminal and joined the military group led by Gardona to fight against discrimination of her people on Blau Leone Rhodes e SDF soldier and heiress of an elite military family Lila Hart f A popular galactic idol Metical Flair g First child of the royal family on planet Braune Naira Savage h SDF officer Rupiah Rood i Descendant from a long line of thieves Koron Steiner j SDF sergeant Development and release editBulk Slash was developed for Sega Saturn by CAProduction who previously worked on projects such as Hagane The Final Conflict and Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire for Super Famicom and PC Engine Arcade CD ROM respectively 1 8 9 10 The game made use of pre rendered graphics for its sprites similar to Nintendo s Donkey Kong Country series 11 The title was published by Hudson Soft exclusively in Japan on July 11 1997 2 To promote its release a radio commercial was created by Hudson Soft 12 It was re released under the Satakore budget label in Japan on August 20 1998 13 Although it was not officially released outside Japan an English fan translation was released in 2021 14 Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreConsoles 85 15 Famitsu55 100 16 Saturn Fan SS 6 6 10 17 Sega Saturn Magazine JP 8 0 10 18 Bulk Slash has been met with mostly positive reception from video game magazines and online publications alike since its release 19 Famitsu gave the game an overall mixed score 16 The Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine rated the title with a 8 0 out of 10 score 18 Nicolas Gavet of French gaming magazine Consoles praised the presentation graphics sound design gameplay and replay value rating it with an 85 score 15 James Price of British magazine Saturn Power commended its large scale 3D polygon visuals consistent framerate stating that the Saturn s oft maligned 3D visuals are better than many critics would have us believe 20 GameSetWatch s Danny Cowan noted that the graphics took advantage of the Saturn s hardware as well as the colorful presentation and controls 21 Retro Gamer s Steve L regarded it as one slick action game on the Sega Saturn that all Saturn diehards should seek out 22 Hardcore Gamer s Jahanzeb Khan claimed that very few games showcased the true potential of the underutilized Saturn hardware and Bulk Slash is one that will still turn some heads while commending it as an addictive and highly re playable mech action game 23 Notes edit Japanese バルク スラッシュ Hepburn Baruku Surasshu Kuresu Dōri クレス ドーリー Aroisu Garutona アロイス ガルドナー Rizen Ravu ia リーゼン ラヴィア Reone Rōdesu レオネ ローデス Rira Hato リラ ハート Metikaru Furea メティカル フレアー Naira Sabeji ナイラ サベージ Rupia Rudo ルピア ルード Koron Sutaina コロン スタイナー References edit a b c GAMES developmental achievements 1993 1999 CAProduction in Japanese C A Production Co Ltd 1998 Archived from the original on 2019 09 26 Retrieved 2021 06 11 a b SEGA SATURN Soft gt 1997 in Japanese GAME Data Room Archived from the original on 2018 08 18 Retrieved 2019 11 26 Sega Saturn Press Coming Soon Soft Bulk Slash Sega Saturn Magazine in Japanese No 58 SoftBank Creative July 4 1997 pp 130 131 a b c d e f Bulk Slash manual Sega Saturn JP Bulk Slash Sega Saturn Magazine in Japanese No 61 SoftBank Creative July 25 1997 pp 148 149 a b c d e f Szczepaniak John July 14 2017 Bulk Slash Hardcore Gaming 101 Archived from the original on May 23 2019 Retrieved 2019 11 26 Sega Saturn Press Coming Soon Soft Bulk Slash Sega Saturn Magazine in Japanese No 56 SoftBank Creative June 20 1997 pp 108 109 Sega Saturn Press New Release Title バルクスラッシュ Sega Saturn Magazine in Japanese No 45 SoftBank Creative March 28 1997 p 67 Sega Saturn Press New Release Title バルクスラッシュ Sega Saturn Magazine in Japanese No 53 SoftBank Creative May 30 1997 p 106 CAProduction July 11 1997 Bulk Slash Sega Saturn Hudson Soft Level area Staff roll Japon Previews Bulk Slash Consoles in French No 65 M E R 7 May 1997 pp 40 41 HCD 7082 Caravan on the Radio vgmdb net VGMdb Archived from the original on 2017 05 08 Retrieved 2019 11 26 SEGA SATURN Soft gt 1998 in Japanese GAME Data Room Archived from the original on 2018 10 01 Retrieved 2019 11 26 Guillou Justin December 10 2021 Bulk Slash Fan Translation to Release Later Today Oprainfall Retrieved 2021 12 10 a b Gavet Nicolas October 1997 Test Saturn Bulk Slash Consoles in French No 69 M E R 7 p 150 a b バルクスラッシュ セガサターン ファミ通 com Famitsu in Japanese No 448 ASCII July 18 1997 p 32 Retrieved 2019 11 26 Now On Sale Saturn Soft Impression BULK SLASH Saturn Fan ja in Japanese No 13 Tokuma Shoten July 11 1997 p 171 a b Sega Saturn Soft Review BULK SLASH Sega Saturn Magazine in Japanese No 60 SoftBank Creative July 18 1997 p 171 Sheffield Brandon December 16 2015 Gamasutra s Best of 2015 Brandon Sheffield s most surprising 90s games Gamasutra UBM Technology Group Archived from the original on January 24 2018 Retrieved 2019 11 26 Price James November 1997 Saturn Power Preview Bulk Slash Saturn Power No 6 Future plc pp 16 17 Cowan Danny April 7 2006 COLUMN Bastards of 32 Bit Bulk Slash GameSetWatch UBM plc Archived from the original on September 26 2019 Retrieved 2019 11 26 L Steve October 5 2008 Bulk Slash Retro Gamer Future Publishing Archived from the original on December 26 2015 Retrieved 2019 11 26 Khan Jahanzeb February 8 2015 Hardcore Gamer Presents Sega Saturn 20th Anniversary Page 3 Bulk Slash Hudson 1997 Hardcore Gamer Hardcore Gamer LLC Archived from the original on July 9 2015 Retrieved 2019 11 26 External links editOfficial website Bulk Slash at GameFAQs Bulk Slash at Giant BombPortals nbsp 1990s nbsp Japan nbsp Video games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bulk Slash amp oldid 1216260506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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