Gaia Seed: Project Trap

Gaia Seed: Project Seed Trap
Developer(s)Techno Soleil Corporation
Publisher(s)Techno Soleil Corporation
Director(s)Yoshiyuki Hashidume
Producer(s)Yoshiyuki Hashidume
Programmer(s)Tomoyuki Hashidume
Yoshiyuki Hashidume
Composer(s)Naoto Ishikawa
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: December 13, 1996
Genre(s)Horizontal-scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Gaia Seed: Project Seed Trap is a 1996 Japanese side scrolling shooting game for the PlayStation.[1]

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

Gameplay features a rechargeable shield for the ship.[1]

Development

The game was developed by Techno Soleil,[2] the same developers as Rapid Angel.[3]

Release

Gaia Seed was released in Japan on December 13, 1996.[1] It was re-released on the PlayStation Network on July 8, 2009, and retailed for 571円.[4][5] The game is considered quite rare.[6][7] A 2005 United Kingdom listing gave the price as £50-£80, while a 2014 listing put the game at £80.[2][6]

The game was released on PlayStation Network Imports for purchase outside of Japan on September 21, 2010.[8][9][10] Previously, the only way to purchase the game outside of Japan on PSN was to use a Japanese PSN account.[7] The game was released with no language localisation or translation.[9][10] Publisher MonkeyPaW Games cites the cost of translation as a barrier to releasing games outside of Japan.[8][10]

Reception

Famitsu magazine gave it a score of 22 out of 40.[1]

Eurogamer called it "quite dull".[2] GamesTM said that it looked like a 16 bit game, but that it was enjoyable, and was more for the hardcore fans of the genre.[6] Silliconera praised the game, and compared it to the Gradius series.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "ガイアシード [PS]". Famitsu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c "A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ^ "Gaia Seed – Hardcore Gaming 101". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ^ 株式会社インプレス (2009-07-08). "SCEJ、ゲームアーカイブス「ファイナルファンタジーII」、「でろーんでろでろ」などを配信 「テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア」体験版なども配信". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  5. ^ Inc., Aetas. "PlayStation Store最新情報：PSP「みんなのスッキリ」，体験版第1弾が配信中。アーカイブスには「ファイナルファンタジーII」などが登場！" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2018-08-02. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ a b c "Classic Console Quick Reference Buyers Guide". GamesTM (32): 159. May 2005.
  7. ^ a b "And the Pre-teens shall rise the skies: Rule of the Shmup-box 360". Play: 78. September 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Japan-only PS1 titles could head to Europe". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  9. ^ a b "Cho Aniki, Gaia Seed hit new PSN import store Sept. 21". Engadget. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  10. ^ a b c Caoili, Eric. "PSN Import Store Launching Next Week With Cho Aniki, Gaia Seed". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  11. ^ "Gaia Seed Playtest - A 32-bit Space Opera - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2010-10-06. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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