Steel Reign
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Developed_By:
Chantemar Creations
Published_By:
Sony
Released On:
01 Sep 1997
Steel Reign , a simulation game for the Playstation, lets you take on the role of a tank commander fighting against an evil general.
The story is simple: General Storm and his militia are trying to take over the world, and it's up to you to stop them. You're armed with a battalion of tank prototypes, which will become available to choose from as you progress through the game.
Gameplay involves driving and shooting your way through 10 levels in either Arcade or Quest mode. In Arcade mode, you can pick up new weapons and change tanks between missions. In Quest mode, you're stuck with one tank for all of the levels.
The goal is to defeat General Storm and his army. Can you stop their evil plans?
eBay Product ID:
1378 (United States)
UPC-A:
711719490227 (United States)
ASIN:
B000035XWN (United States)
Sony PN:
SCUS-94902 (United States)
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Save Game Methods:
External Storage
Multiplayer Options:
Same/Split-Screen
Number of Offline Players:
1-2 Players
Number of Players Supported:
1-2 Players
Input Devices Supported/Optional:
Gamepad, Joystick
Multiplayer Game Modes:
Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)
Joysticks Supported:
PlayStation Analog Joystick (SCPH-1110)
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Joystick, Analog Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a tank combat game set in a dystopian future where players control a tank to complete various objectives. Players engage in tactical warfare, maneuvering their tank, aiming its turret and cannon, and firing different weapons to destroy enemy targets and infrastructure. The overarching goal is to thwart a military coup led by a former colleague.
Story
Turret Control
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L1: Slides/turns the turret to the left.
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R1: Slides/turns the turret to the right.
Cannon Position
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L2: Raises the Cannon.
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R2: Lowers the Cannon.
Automatic Turret Centering
When L1 and R1 are pressed together, the turret will automatically center. This feature works in Manual Aim and Partial Auto Aim only.
In-Game Map
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SELECT + TRIANGLE: Press simultaneously to access the in-game map.
Soft Reset
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START + SELECT: Press simultaneously to perform a soft reset.
Weapon Port #1
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SQUARE BUTTON: Toggle through and select from the tank's arsenal for Weapon Port #1.
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X BUTTON: Fire the selected Weapon from Weapon Port #1.
Weapon Port #2
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TRIANGLE BUTTON: Toggle through and select from the tank's arsenal for Weapon Port #2.
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CIRCLE BUTTON: Fire the selected Weapon from Weapon Port #2.
Background Story
In 2030, after years of prosperity, the world is once again on the brink of destruction. Tensions among the nations, coupled with a world-wide depression, have driven country after country down the road to despotism and military domination.
Gerald Storm and Lewis Reign were both accepted into the prestigious Military Institute of Technology, their paths seemingly destined for glory. Both excelled in their chosen fields of Armored Assault Vehicle Design and Implementation.
Upon graduation, they went immediately to command assignments in the Crimean Conflict, rising to the level of general officers in record time. The two officers' competitive, almost antagonistic relationship escalated.
Shortly after his appointment as executive aide to the Chief of Staff, Storm used his influence to reassign Gen. Reign to a remote facility in the nuclear-ravaged wastelands of what used to be the southwestern United States. There, Reign was to command the development of the next generation of armored assault vehicles.
Storm assembled his commanders and began his revolution by declaring martial law. He planned the capture of the experimental super tanks in development under the direction of Gen. Lewis Reign, and of course, the capture of Reign himself.
Knowing instinctively that Storm would need the super tanks to successfully complete his revolution, Reign downloaded all the existing files that would allow construction of the super tanks onto a recordable CD. He then put a 9 mm slug through the motherboard, forever closing the door on Storm's ambition.
As the fates of Storm and Reign hurtle toward the ultimate confrontation, the world hangs in the balance. If Storm wants the plans badly enough, he must pry them from Reign's dying grasp.
Stage 3 - Continued
Objectives
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Destroy the radar and control towers, essentially blinding the base.
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Mine the runway. Rendering the runway inoperative will slow restoration of the base's usefulness and ground any planes you don't destroy. The radar map will indicate where to drop the mines. Destroy each red dot on the runway to complete this objective.
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Destroy the intelligence building. This building controls the intelligence gathering and distribution of information for the surrounding regions.
Stage 4 - Canyon Run
Across the bay from Kenner Airbase lies a series of deep canyons. These canyons are a great place to hide since radar coverage is difficult even on a good day.
Chances are good that enemy forces will be looking for you here, but they can't be sure you didn't head back into the desert. Once they spot you, they'll need to move high up on the walls to send a clear transmission, so move quickly through the canyon maze to avoid enemy reinforcements. Watch out for falling or shifting boulders.
Objectives
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Destroy the power plant at the northeastern end of the canyons. This will knock out most of the power to Moon City but not cut it off completely.
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Destroy all power substations.
Stage 5 - Wastelands
Climbing out of the canyons will return you to the northern edge of the desert. Enemy concentrations should be higher here since Storm will be protecting the fuel refinery to the north near Moon City.
There has been enough time to install fortifications, so move quickly but cautiously.
Objectives
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Destroy any and all oil rigs.
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Destroy the enemy fuel refinery. This will most certainly limit enemy pursuit and will disrupt operations in surrounding areas.
Stage 6 - Fortified City
Moon City is the closest city to the Citadel and was the first to fall. Storm's forces immediately commandeered all the radio stations and communication centers to spread propaganda and coordinate his troops' movements.
The city is also the logistical support center for his expanding armies. Expect the enemy to be entrenched in heavy opposition.
Objectives
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Take out the convoy carrying hi-tech weaponry before it leaves the city.
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Destroy all communications towers and arrays to shut down Storm's communications network.
Controls
Start
display the Title Screen
DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS
Control your tank's direction. Left and Right control lateral direction while Up and Down control movement forward and in reverse.
SELECT BUTTON
change the view. You can choose between TURRET VIEW, FIRST PERSON VIEW and ABOVE VIEW.
START BUTTON
pause the game and to access the Options Menu.
How to Play
GETTING STARTED
Once the game loads, you are presented with the Title Screen and the Main Menu. Use the Directional Buttons to highlight your choice and press the X button to select.
Main Menu Options
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New Game One Player
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New Game Two Player
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Load Game
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Game Options
New Game One Player
Starts the single player arcade or quest game at the first level.
New Game Two Player
Starts the head-to-head 2 player game. You choose the level.
Load Game
Once a level is completed, it can be saved from the Mission Debriefing Screen. A saved game will be assigned a standard military alpha term, such as STEEL REIGN ALPHA, then bravo, charlie, delta, and so on.
Each saved game will be assigned the next available alpha term. For example, if Steel Reign Alpha is saved over and becomes Steel Reign Delta, Steel Reign Alpha is now available and will be used for the next saved game.
Game Options Menu
DIFFICULTY
This option allows the gamer to alter the difficulty of the game before it is started. The degree of difficulty is determined by variables such as the number of enemies, availability of weapons, and enemy intelligence.
GAME MODE
Choose between Arcade and Quest modes. Arcade mode allows players to change tanks between each level, plus the ability to gain access to new tanks by finding bonus tank power-ups on each level.
In Quest mode, the player must play the entire game with the tank of their choice, carrying weapons and tank conditions across all levels.
CONTROLLER
Choose this option to select an alternate controller configuration.
SOUND VOLUME
This allows adjustment of the sound effects volume.
MUSIC VOLUME
This allows adjustment of the background music volume.
VIEW (in-game options menu only)
Allows the gamer to select the camera view used during gameplay. Options include first person (First), third person behind the tank (Above), or third person overhead (Turret). The Select Button toggles views during gameplay.
AUTO AIM (in-game options menu only)
Allows the player to set the degree of control for targeting and aiming. The Auto Aim feature comes in three settings:
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Full Auto Aim: Enemy vehicles and equipment are targeted automatically for both the horizontal and vertical axis. The player need only drive and shoot.
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Partial Auto Aim: Enemy vehicles and equipment are targeted automatically on the vertical axis while the player controls the horizontal aim.
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Manual Aim: Enemy vehicles and equipment are targeted on the vertical axis only, but the player has the option of overriding and adjusting vertical aim. The player must control the horizontal aim as well.
PROTOTYPE SELECTION
During the pre-game segment, players are still within the hidden military base. Users need to choose a chassis type from the existing prototypes.
In Quest mode, this screen is available only at the beginning of the game, so the chassis must be chosen carefully as it cannot be altered during the game. Weapons and equipment can be depleted and replenished during gameplay.
During the chassis selection phase, the player will toggle through graphic representations of the various tanks, as well as textual descriptions of their attributes and storage capacities (which will be different for each prototype).
In Arcade mode, the player will be presented with this screen after the mission debriefing once a level is completed. The player will always be able to choose one of the available prototypes for the next mission. More tanks will be available if the last mission was completed thoroughly.
Prototype Selection Controls
The player can move through the selectable vehicles by using the left and right arrows on the Directional Buttons. Each vehicle will be displayed along with its name and vital statistics. The X Button selects the current vehicle.
Prototype Propulsion
Players can choose among hover tanks, armored cars, and tracked vehicles. The differences in propulsion also involve some differences in tank design and capabilities.
HOVER
These tanks are designed to hover, are forced to have a fixed main gun, and do not have the benefit of a rotating turret. However, they do have the ability to "slide" sideways, avoiding missiles and obstacles or running circles around opponents.
Beginners often start with hover tanks since they are much easier to control than turreted vehicles. Hover tanks can also strafe opponents and are, as a rule, faster than their treaded counterparts. Hover tanks are forced to be lighter, and therefore cannot carry the same load and have only a single shield generator.
ARMORED CARS
Armored cars are slightly less armored than treaded tanks but are generally faster. Armored cars also benefit from quad shield generators (for each side of the tank) and a rotating turret.
TRACKED VEHICLES
Tracked vehicles (tanks with treads) definitely have an advantage in a toe-to-toe fight. With stronger armor and quad shield generators (for each side of the tank), they can easily sustain more damage than a hover tank. A rotating turret also allows for more versatility in a confined space. Tracked vehicles are not as maneuverable or as quick as hover tanks.
A COMMENT ABOUT SHIELD GENERATORS
Each shield generator creates its own energy dampening field whose configuration is adapted to the vehicle. Because of weight issues, hover tanks have a single generator whose field encompasses the entire vehicle.
A disadvantage to this approach is that damage coming from a hit on any side of the vehicle is distributed across the entire shield; thus, once the shield generator is overwhelmed, the vehicle is left without any shielding.
Turreted vehicles usually have 4 generators providing coverage to the vehicle's front, rear, and sides. If one generator fails, the others
Enemies & Characters
Sidewinder
The Sidewinder is a hover tank. It offers the highest speed with the highest Shield rating, but remember it has only a single shield generator.
Diamondback
The Diamondback is a well-rounded treaded tank. Its special weapon is an incredibly powerful chain gun, capable of destroying even the strongest armor.
Copperhead
The Copperhead is the largest and heaviest of all the treaded tanks. It also has the strongest armor and shields of all the tank prototypes.
Venom
The Venom is the fastest of all of the hover tank prototypes. Its special weapon is a plasma burst weapon capable of emitting plasma pulses at high speed in a virtually continuous stream.
Viper
The Viper offers the strongest shield and armor rating of all hover tanks. Its special weapon is a complex laser system capable of targeting and striking up to 4 targets simultaneously with laser streams.
Cobra
The Cobra is a nimble treaded tank with excellent range and a powerful main cannon. However, the Cobra's shield is very weak.
Rattler
The Rattler is a fast treaded tank with strong shields. Its special weapon is a chaos inducing, metal-searing flame-thrower.
Fang
The Fang is a modified wheeled armored personnel carrier. This tank is very fast for the amount of armor it carries.
Death Adder
The Death Adder is a hybrid of treaded and wheeled tanks, which gives it speed yet a heavier load carrying capacity.
Python
The Python is an armored APV designed to allow members of the government to travel around the cities in complete safety. The Python offers excellent mobility and powerful shields.
Desert King
The Desert King was designed to be the main battle tank for the army. It is the most well-rounded of all of the treaded prototypes.
AH-73 Sioux
The Sioux serves as both a reconnaissance and close-air support provider. It is an easy aircraft to fly and offers a low maintenance alternative to some of the more advanced attack helicopters.
A-114A1 Gun Slinger
A truly devastating anti-armor weapon, the Gun Slinger is peerless in the area of ground attack. While its main role is that of a tank killer, the Gun Slinger can also provide close air support.
M-115D Brawler
The Brawler was originally designed as an escort vehicle for the Mechanized Infantry Units forced to fight in the Eastern European Theater. This vehicle was easily mass-produced and offered an advantage to the outnumbered soldiers of that area.
M-107 Grappler
The Grappler was the main battle tank used in the Eastern Conflict. This tank proved to be both reliable and effective in combat.
M-105 Bruiser
The Bruiser was used primarily as a heavy assault tank. Tank crews were well protected by the Bruisers' thick armor.
M-117x Gladiator
The Gladiator entered combat only in the final months of the conflict. The hard lessons learned in the early part of the conflict were well used when designing this tank.
Items & Weapons
Shield
Restores your shield and armor to full power.
Chain Gun
This weapon comes as standard equipment on all tanks. It works extremely well against lightly armored targets such as personnel and aircraft, never runs out of ammunition, and its rounds pass right through shields to hit armor directly.
Ion Cannon
This weapon offers a high rate of fire and delivers a solid punch. As an energy weapon, it has no arcing trajectory, making it ideal for beginning users and anti-aircraft, and is well suited for draining shields.
Plasma Cannon
This weapon is more powerful than the Ion Cannon and is lobbed to hit higher enemy objectives, though it has a slower rate of fire.
Main Cannon
The main cannon is the most powerful weapon in your arsenal, devastating to all enemy targets, unaffected by shields, and inflicts collateral damage without needing a direct hit.
Laser I
This weapon allows the user to direct a beam of energy at an enemy target and is effective against armor, aircraft, and personnel.
Laser II
This weapon is a more powerful version of the Laser I.
Phoenix Missile
This is a "Fire and Forget" missile that is extremely effective against aircraft and armor.
Guided Missile
Once fired, this missile is guided via the Missile Cam™ and is effective against ground targets only, offering pin-point accuracy even from far away, though it renders the user vulnerable while in flight.
Mine
This is a timed-fuse mine which is detonated within two seconds of being placed, and shields offer no defense against it.
Special
This recharges the tank's special weapon.
Bonus Tank Power-Ups
These power-ups, acquired in Arcade Mode, add a new tank to your list of available prototypes, which becomes selectable in Quest or Arcade Mode even after restarting the game.
Tips & Maps
FOREST WAR
Destroy the satellite uplink center and demolish the staging area before leaving this level.
MOUNTAIN RUN
Destroy the missile installation to prevent future attacks against you at the Citadel.
CITADEL GATE
Destroy the Citadel gates by detonating at least 4 atomic mines directly on them to allow entry into the base.
THE CITADEL
Find and defeat General Storm within this underground complex.
M-22 Osprey
The Osprey is primarily an anti-armor weapon that can also be used for anti-personnel, ideal for front line defense due to its ease of use and rapid set-up.
XM-01 Lightning Rod
The Lightning Rod is an experimental laser tower, not overly dependable but creates panic in enemy units.
MV-09 PYTHON
The Python is a wheeled tank designed for government members to travel safely and discreetly in cities.
Control and Auto Aim
Default settings are for beginners; graduate to Manual Aim and Turret Freak modes as you improve.
Weapon Usage
Every tank can fire 2 different weapons simultaneously; use the right weapon for the job and don't waste powerful weapons on weaker enemies.
Angling Shields
Learn to angle your shields when using a turreted tank for better defense.
Radar Map
Use the radar map to reveal enemies, power-ups, and river crossings at close range; enemies appear as red dots and power-ups as blue dots.
Objective Arrow
The red arrow around the perimeter of the radar map points the direct path to the next objective, but does not account for obstructions.
Strategy vs. Speed
Sometimes strategy is better than speed, sometimes it's not; pick your fights and flee from others.
In-Game Map
Use the in-game map often by pressing Select + Triangle to update on objectives and tank status, and to formulate attack plans.
Auto Aim Modes
The Auto Aim defaults to 'partial', but 'full' is the easiest mode for beginners.
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