Time Gal
| Time Gal | |
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Japanese arcade flyer of Time Gal featuring the protagonist, Reika, and antagonist, Luda.
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| Developer(s) | Taito Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Designer(s) | Hidehiro Fujiwara Hiroaki Sato Toshiyuki Nishimura |
| Programmer(s) | Takashi Kuriyama |
| Artist(s) | Tetsuo Imazawa Hiroshi Wagatsuma |
| Composer(s) | Yoshio Imamura |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Mega-CD/Sega CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, LaserActive |
| Release date(s) |
Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Interactive movie |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players (alternating turns) |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Display | Horizontal orientation, raster, standard resolution |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 80% |
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| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |    |
| EGM | 30 / 40 |
| GameFan | 177 / 200 |
| GamePro | 5 / 5 |
| Mega | 71% |
| Sega Pro | 86% |
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| Publication | Award |
| Mega | 5th Top CD Game |
Time Gal (Japanese: タイムギャル Hepburn: Taimu Gyaru?) is an interactive movie video game developed and published by Taito, and originally released in Japan for the arcades in 1985. It is an action game which uses full motion video (FMV) to display the on-screen action. The player must correctly choose the on-screen character's actions to progress the story. The pre-recorded animation for the game was produced by Toei Animation.
The game is set in a fictional future where time travel is possible. The protagonist, Reika, travels to different time periods in search of a criminal, Luda, from her time. After successfully tracking down Luda, Reika prevents his plans to alter the past.
Time Gal was inspired by the success of earlier laserdisc video games, most notably the 1983 title Dragon's Lair, which also used pre-recorded animation. The game was later ported to the Sega/Mega-CD for a worldwide release, and also to the LaserActive in Japan. The home console versions received a mixed reception.
Time Gal is a FMV-based game which uses pre-recorded animation rather than sprites to display the on-screen action. Gameplay is divided into levels, referred to as time periods. The game begins in 4001 AD with the theft of a time travel device. The thief, Luda, steals the device to take over the world by changing history. Reika, the protagonist also known as Time Gal, uses her own time travel device to pursue him; she travels to different time periods, such as 70,000,000 BC, 44 BC, 1588 AD, and 2010 AD, in search of Luda. Each time period is a scenario which presents a series of threats that must be avoided or confronted. Successfully navigating the sequences allows the player to progress to another period.
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