Shellshock
β 8.9%
π 6.5/10
(Sega Saturn - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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$19.31
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Developed by:
Core Design Ltd.
Published by:
U.S. Gold Inc.
Released On:
01 Jan 1996
Also available on:
Shellshock , released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn, is an action-packed game where you play as a rookie in an anti-terrorist tank force. Your mission is to complete 25 increasingly difficult missions to prove yourself.
The game takes place in Da Wardenz ' headquarters, 'The Pen', which serves as your base of operations. You can explore the various locations, interact with team members, and gather information before embarking on each mission.
Gameplay is fast-paced and arcade-oriented, with a first-person perspective and a focus on tank combat. You control the M-13 Predator, an upgradeable tank that can take heavy damage but also destroy enemies, trees, and buildings. With unlimited bullets, you'll need to use strategy to succeed.
Completing each mission earns you cash, which you can spend on repairing your tank and acquiring upgrades to aid in future missions.
UPC-A:
5020717700128 (France)
Part #:
T-11502H-09 (France)
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
SHELLSHOCK is an action game that casts the player as a rookie member of "Da Wardenz," an uncompromising five-man commando unit fighting corruption and terrorism from a New York prison base. The objective is to complete a series of missions across various fictionalized real-world locations to prove one's worth to the elite squad.
Story
QUITTING THE GAME
Pressing the Start Button along with the A, B, & C buttons during game play quits the current game and returns you to the Title Screen.
JUST KEEPING THE PEACE
Mostvia Vatska, 1994. A Special Forces unit protecting a civilian convoy, comes under heavy artillery fire. All requests for tactical support from US Intelligence are denied and the unit declared expendable. The convoy is destroyed. Only five men survive.
New York City, 1997. A five-man commando unit is operating out of the derelict state correctional facility on Jackson Island, New York. Calling themselves 'Da Wardenz', they are uncompromisingly committed to combating terrorism, fighting oppression and exposing corruption worldwide.
In a world without justice, they're the last line of defense.
THIS IS THE PITCH
A note from Dogg Tag:
SHELLSHOCK puts you right smack in the middle of the action. You are now a rookie member of the baddest commando tank force you'll ever meet-Da Wardenz.
The object of the game is to serve a tour of duty with these five guys, proving yourself, in their and your own eyes, as you battle your way through a series of missions in a variety of fictionalized, real-world
How to Play
Starting Up
1. Set up your Sega Saturn system as described in its instruction manual. Plug in Control Pad 1.
2. Place the Shellshock disc, label side up, in the well of the CD tray and close the lid.
3. Turn on the TV or monitor and the Sega Saturnβ’. The Sega Saturnβ’ logo appears on screen.
4. If nothing happens, turn the system off and make sure it is set up correctly before turning it on again.
If you wish to stop the game in progress or the game ends, press the Reset Button on the Sega Saturn console to display the on-screen Control Panel.
Important: Your Sega Saturnβ’ CD contains a security code that allows the disc to be read. Be sure to keep the disc clean and handle it carefully. If your Sega Saturnβ’ system has trouble reading the disc, remove the disc and wipe it carefully, starting from the center of the disc and wiping straight out toward the edge.
Shellshock
Startin' Out
Shellshock starts with an animated Introduction. The Introduction is followed by the Title Screen. From the Introduction, press Start to take you to the virtual environment of Da Wardenz HQ, known as THE PEN.
The Pen
The Pen is located in the abandoned state correctional facility on Jackson Island, New York City. It is in here that you can explore the game's various options, including accessing status screens, equipping your tank, and entering Mission Briefings.
Gettin' Round The Pen
Gettin' round in the Pen couldn't be easier. All you gotta do is move a target-shaped cursor with the D-Pad between the several locations you can visit in the HQ. Text is overlaid at the bottom of the screen to describe each location. By pressing the "C" button on a location, you can access it.
HQ Locations
From your 'home' location in the Main Hangar, you can access 4 main locations: Tank, Basketball Court, Workshop Area, and Briefing Area.
Tank
From here, you can climb aboard your M-13 Predator tank and customize its controls. Your options here are:
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Climb Aboard Tank: Inside the Predator's cockpit, you'll find various options to enable you to customize the tank's controls.
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Exit: Takes you back to your 'home' location in the Main Hangar.
Basketball Court
Even though you can't shoot some hoops with 9-1-1, there's plenty to do in here:
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Go To Stereo System: This is where you can listen to those funky beats.
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Enter Simulation Room: Here you can talk to Earshot, your communications man.
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Exit: Takes you back to your 'home' location in the Main Hangar.
Workshop Area
Now you're in touch with Props in the Stores. If you got the cash, you can upgrade your tank. The upgrades appear on the counter next to Props, so you can shop 'til you drop. These are the options in the Workshop Area:
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Next Item: Clicking on the D-Pad Left or Right lets you cycle through what's on offer.
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Buy Item: Clicking on the βCβ Button lets you buy it (so long as you got the cash).
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Leave Stores: Hit Start Button.
Briefing Area
Everything from your preferred control and sound configurations to your tank status will be saved. When you return to hangin' out with Da Wardenz crew, you'll be able to get straight down to business.
Other options in the Briefing Area are:
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Enter Briefing Room: Starts the Mission Briefing sequence for your current mission.
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Talk To Dogg-Tag: Chew the fat with the main Wardenz man.
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Exit: Takes you back to your 'home' location in the Main Hangar.
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Open Lockers: Save and load your progress.
Mission Briefings
This is where you get the main rundown regarding each and every mission in the game. Dogg-Tag's the man with the plan in here and you better listen up if you want to stay alive. Sometimes The Man's talking to you and setting the scene with background details to the mission location.
Everything said in the briefings is vital to the successful completion of your missions, so you don't want to miss out on anything that's said. You can always leave the briefings at any time if needed.
In The Tank
The cockpit of your M-13 Predator battletank is truly state-of-the-art. In here you got everything you need to help you take out those bad guys to maximum effect.
1. 360-4D 'Flack' Mk.I Threat Display: This is your radar. It plots the positions of all targets, bullets, shells, and missiles, relative to your position. It also shows the position of your Main Gun Turret.
2. Kripps 'All Points' Roll-round Compass: A roll-round compass, with the central point showing your tank's current heading.
3. Farelight 470 Mission Objective Indicator: The location of your next mission objective is shown by the two arrows situated to either side of the Compass. If they are both pointing right, then you go right. If they both point left, then you should go left. If the arrows are pointing inward and a third arrow appears in the center of the screen, then your objective is dead ahead.
Controls
D-Pad Up
Forward Drive
D-Pad Down
Reverse Drive
D-Pad Right
Steer Right
D-Pad Left
Steer Left
D-Pad Right+C
Handbrake Turn Right
D-Pad Left+C
Handbrake Turn Left
Right Paddle
Moves Turret Right
Left Paddle
Moves Turret Left
Tap both Paddles together
Re-centers Turret
A
Fire currently selected weapon
B
Toggles through available weapons
Z
Selects alternative target
X
Toggles to and from Tactical Map
Y
Zooms in and out of your position while displaying Tactical Map
Start
Pauses / Unpauses the game, and brings up Options Screen
Enemies & Characters
DA WARDENZ
Classified group led by The Man.
The Man
The leader of Da Wardenz. Real name is restricted. Rank is Colonel. Age is 27.
Earshot
Darnell Jones, Sergeant, age 31. In charge of Communications and Tactics, provides messages relating to objectives. He is a pseudo-intellectual.
SHELLSHOCK
Entry title or code name with no associated description text provided.
D-Tour
Cecil Coles, Private First-Class, age 29. Former Special Forces member and expert with armored vehicles. Accompanies the player in the tank during missions.
Props
Alvin Fielder, Corporal, age 24. Ordnance and supply specialist who controls the supply of equipment and ammunition for the Predator tank.
Dogg-Tag
Mike Reynolds, Captain, age 27. West Point educated former Special Forces member. Leader of Da Wardenz who briefs the player before missions. Knows The Man's true identity.
9-1-1
Charles Valdez, Lieutenant, age 25. West Point graduate and former Army Air Corps Special Forces member. Pilot for A-10 and Chinook, also responsible for decorating vehicles.
M-13 PREDATOR BATTLETANK
The player's vehicle, armed with a 240mm smooth-bore cannon, 60mm chain-gun, and optional surface-to-air missiles, featuring upgradeable depleted uranium armor.
TANKS
Mobile ground threats identical to the player's tank that hit hard.
HEAVY BATTLETANKS
Mobile ground threats that take more hits than regular tanks but are not as fast.
LIGHT ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLES (AFVs)
Highly maneuverable, small, and deadly light tanks.
ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APCs)
Mobile ground threats maneuvering identically to battletanks, armed with a chain-gun having a 90-degree arc of fire.
GUNBOATS
Waterborne threats restricted to deep water areas, armed with a chain-gun mounted on their bow with a 90-degree arc of fire.
LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTERS
Airborne threats armed with a chain-gun that hover before opening fire.
HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS
Severe airborne threats acting as flying tanks, attacking with missiles and other weaponry.
Supply Crates
Pick-ups containing equipment or ammunition that can be collected by driving over them.
Items & Weapons
Armor
Your Predator tank is fitted with highly effective, depleted uranium armor, capable of withstanding multiple hits from the bad guys' chain-guns and tank shells.
240mm M257 Main Cannon
This is your big gun, usable to take out ground targets with an unlimited supply of shells.
60mm M231 Chain-gun
This not-so-big gun takes out air and ground targets by locking onto the nearest target within line of sight.
Milipps Systems 'Viper' Surface-to-air Missiles (SAMs)
These limited missiles lock onto and home in on aerial threats within radar range, requiring purchase and limited to four per tank.
Armor Repair
This repairs your Unit tank's armor by 1 Armor Unit.
Extra Armor
This adds a new piece of high-grade, depleted uranium armor equivalent to 1 Armor Unit, increasing the current armor strength by 1.
SAMs
You can buy up to 4 of these, as none are fitted to your tank at the start of the game.
Chain Gun Coolant
This will upgrade the speed at which your Chain Gun is reloaded.
Reload Mechanism Upgrade
This slightly improves the speed of reloading your tank's main cannon, increasing your rate of fire.
Targeting Computer Upgrade
This upgrades your Predator's targeting CPU so you can achieve a lock-on with both chain-gun and SAMs a lot faster.
Engine Upgrade
Buying an Engine Upgrade will increase your tank's acceleration, top speed, and the speed of rotation, though tracks upgrades are recommended to utilize the traction.
Tracks Upgrade
This upgrade improves the traction of your Predator's tracks for better grip, though it may adversely affect the tank's top speed.
Offensive Air Support
This is basically your fourth main weapon, acting like a big smart bomb where Nine does a single run per mission.
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