Rendering Ranger: R2

Rendering Ranger R2
Japanese Super Famicom box art
Developer(s) Rainbow Arts
Publisher(s) Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Designer(s) Manfred Trenz
Composer(s) Stefan Kramer,[1] Jesper Olsen[1]
Platform(s) Super Famicom
Release
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player

Rendering Ranger R2 (レンダリング・レンジャーR2 (ダブルアール)) is a 1995 side scrolling action video game developed by Rainbow Arts and published by Virgin Interactive for the Super Famicom.

Gameplay

Playing in the later stages in the game almost requires the player to fully power-up his weapons.

Players control the titular Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier tasked with defending the Earth and its remaining inhabitants from a devastating alien invasion. A high score screen is present and there are many different types of laser guns to acquire throughout the post-apocalyptic adventure. The player can choose from three to seven lives. However, there are no continues so practice is essential to winning the game. The player can take five hits before losing a life but pits automatically make him lose a life. Weapons are found in floating orbs, and each color holds a different kind of gun.

Development

The game was developed by Manfred Trenz, director of the Turrican series.[4] This game was only released in Japan, but almost everything is in English. According to an interview with Trenz, he stated that the game was originally named as Targa and it featured hand drawn graphics, and later it was changed to pre-rendered graphics following the success of Donkey Kong Country, hence the name change. However, a Targa prototype was located with the pre-rendered graphics. By the time the game was finally finished, the only company interested in publishing it was the Japanese branch of Virgin Interactive.[4]

Release

The game was released exclusively in Japan on November 17, 1995.[5][6] It is a very rare game, and has become a sought after collector's item.[4] The 2016 book, Perfect Guide of Nostalgic Super Famicom, listed it as the rarest title released for the system.[6]

Reception

On release, the game was scored a 22 out of 40 by a panel of four reviewers at Famicom Tsūshin.[3] Eurogamer writer Tom Massey described it as "Turrican meets Contra", and complained of screen inertia.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Composer information". SNESMusic.org. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  3. 1 2 "New Games Cross Review - レンダリング・レンジャーR2". Shūkan Famicom Tsūshin. No.362. Pg.30. 24 November 1995.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Massey, Tom (January 25, 2015). "A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "レンダリング・レンジャーR2 [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  6. 1 2 Perfect Guide of Nostalgic Super Famicom. Japan: Magazine Box (M. B. Mook). 2016. p. 50. ISBN 9784866400082. OCLC 960434261.
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