Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
| Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram | |
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North American Dreamcast cover art
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| Developer(s) |
Sega AM3 Sega AM2 (XBLA remake) |
| Publisher(s) |
Sega Activision (NA) |
| Series | Virtual On |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Dreamcast, Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade) |
| Release date(s) |
Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multi-player |
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram (電脳戦機バーチャロン オラトリオ・タングラム Dennō Senki Bācharon Oratorio Tanguramu?) is a 1998 Japanese Sega Model 3 arcade game that was later ported to the Sega NAOMI arcades and then later for the Dreamcast home console in both Japan in 1999 & America in 2000. Oratorio Tangram is a 3D fighting game where the player assumes control of a giant humanoid robot, and a sequel to the 1995 video game Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Operation Moongate. It was released on April 29, 2009 for the Xbox 360 on the Xbox Live Arcade as a remake of the Version 5.66. It is the most popular game in the series by far according to a SEGA poll taken in Japan.
There were three arcade versions released, each marked by "Mind Shift Battle System" (M.S.B.S.) version numbers: Ver5.2, Ver5.4, Ver5.66. Changes Changes from 5.2 to 5.4 involved better balance, largely altering short-range fighting, and altered left-turbo weapons. The Dreamcast port, labeled as version 5.45, was based on 5.4 with a few additional arenas brought back from Cyber Troopers Virtual-On. The Japanese version offered a customization mode for original color schemes and emblems, where the files were compatible with Ver5.66. The Dreamcast version also contains version 5.2.
Arcade Ver5.66 signaled the title's move from the expensive Model 3 hardware to the Dreamcast-based Naomi board. It featured the addition of three new Virtuaroids, and the cabinets now housed VMU slots for customized color schemes made from the Dreamcast version 5.45. "Quick messages" were another addition, which were predefined text strings that could be mapped to the controls and displayed during matches. Because the three new Virtuaroids and quick messages were not a part of the Dreamcast version 5.45 and could not be customized, a special GD-ROM was given out with an issue of the Dreamcast Magazine in Japan to edit these new additions. The disk does not actually allow the player to control the three new Virtuaroids, merely customize their colors. A remake of Version 5.66 was released on April 29, 2009 for the Xbox 360 on the Xbox Live Arcade and costs 1200 Microsoft Points.
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