Iron Angel of the Apocalypse

Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Synergy, Inc.
Publisher(s)	JP: Panasonic NA: Synergy Interactive
Director(s)	Minoru Kusakabe
Producer(s)	Masanori Awata
Designer(s)	Masao Asakawa
Programmer(s)	Takakiyo Maruyama
Artist(s)	Hiroyuki Miura Keisuke Shimada
Composer(s)	Kyusaku Shimada
Series	Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
Platform(s)	3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Release	JP: 9 April 1994[1] NA: 1995
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Iron Angel of the Apocalypse^[a] is a video game developed by Synergy, Inc. and published by Panasonic for the 3DO.

Gameplay

Iron Angel of the Apocalypse is a first-person game set in a maze.

Synopsis

In a tower rising high above a desolate city, a mad-genius scientist pursues his experiments. His mission: to create the ultimate killing machine and purge the world! The means of achieving his wild ambition will soon be set in motion. All that remains is the last piece of equipment for Tetsujin... and you (which is the player) have been chosen.

Development and release

Iron Angel of the Apocalypse was developed by Synergy, Inc. The game was first released by Panasonic in Japan as Tetsujin on April 9, 1994,^[1] making it one of first titles available for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer in that region. It was also distributed in Europe by the same publisher that year. However, Panasonic chose not to give it a North American localization due to possible copyright infringement, so Synergy handled the release itself in 1995, retitling it Iron Angel of the Apocalypse. English subtitles were used with the original Japanese voice-overs.^[2]

Reception

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly	13/40[3]
Famitsu	21/40[1]
Game Informer	5.5/10[6]
GameFan	236/300[4]
GamePro	12/20[5]
Next Generation	[7][8]
3DO Magazine	[9]
Game Players	63%[10]
Génération 4	29%[11]
Strana Igr	3/10[12]

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Not better than the rest, just different."^[7] Next Generation also reviewed the US version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "it goes a long way toward leaving the trippy dreaminess from the Japanese version intact, and in some ways, makes it creepier."^[8]

Sequel

There is a sequel to Iron Angel of the Apocalypse, entitled Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: The Return for the 3DO and Microsoft Windows.

Notes

1. Also known as Tetsujin (Japanese: 鉄人, Hepburn: Tetsujin) in Japan.

References

1. Famitsu staff (April 29, 1994). "新作ゲームクロスレビュー" [New Games Cross Review]. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 280. ASCII Corporation. p. 76.
2. D'Aprile, Jason (October 1995). "Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". 3 For 3DO Enthusiasts. No. 6. PiM Publications. pp. 26–8.
3. Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Williams, Ken (June 1995). "Review Crew – Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 71. Sendai Publishing. p. 38.
4. Halverson, Dave; Rickards, Kelly; Cockburn, Andrew (June 1994). "Viewpoint – Tetsujin". GameFan. Vol. 2, no. 7. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 25.
5. Larry, Scary (April 1995). "ProReview: Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". GamePro. No. 69. IDG. p. 91.
6. Game Informer staff (June 1995). "At a Glance: Iron Angel of the Apocalypse 3DO Review". Game Informer. No. 26. Sunrise Publications. p. 51. ISSN 1067-6392.
7. "Finals - Tetsujin (Iron Man)". Next Generation. No. 2. Imagine Media. February 1995. p. 91.
8. "Finals - Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". Next Generation. No. 7. Imagine Media. July 1995. p. 67.
9. Wynne, Mark (1995–1996). "Review: Iron Angel Of The Apocalypse - You can tell how seriously the Japanese take videogames by the amount of money and effort applied to the lavish, cyberpunk intro of this superbly titled Doom clone". 3DO Magazine (Special Gold). No. 1. Paragon Publishing. p. 51.
10. Lundrigan, Jeff (July 1995). "Review - Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". Game Players. No. 73. Signal Research. p. 48.
11. "Tests Express... Tetsujin". Génération 4 (in French). No. 67. Computec Media France. June 1994. p. 38.
12. "3DO - Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". Strana Igr (in Russian). Vol. 7, no. 7. Gameland. October 1996. p. 106.

External links

• Iron Angel of the Apocalypse at GameFAQs
• Iron Angel of the Apocalypse at Giant Bomb
• Iron Angel of the Apocalypse at MobyGames