Taito

Master of Weapon

Game

Game details

First release year
1989

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*

Players by platform

  • Sega Mega Drive*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Arcade*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Localized titles

  • Master of Weapon

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Taito
  • KID (Sega Mega Drive)*

Publishers

  • Taito
  • Hamster Corporation
  • Profit-Vend (US)*

Release history

  • 1989-05
    Date precision
    Month
  • 1991-09-27
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2024-02-15
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1989-05 · Arcade · Japan*
    Release date
    1989-05*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Arcade*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1989 · Arcade · Worldwide*
    Release date
    1989*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Arcade*
    Market
    Worldwide*
  • 1989 · Arcade*
    Release date
    1989*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Arcade*
  • 1991-09-27 · Sega Mega Drive*
    Release date
    1991-09-27*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Sega Mega Drive*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 12 fields
Developers · Sega Mega Drive
Taito
Taito*
Developers · Arcade
Taito
Taito*
Genres · Sega Mega Drive
shooter game
shooter game*
Genres · Arcade
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Arcade
Arcade
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
Arcade
Arcade*
Platform
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive*
Publishers · Sega Mega Drive
Taito
Taito*
Publishers · Arcade
Taito
Taito*
Release date · Sega Mega Drive
1991-09-27 · Sega Mega Drive
Release date
1991-09-27*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Sega Mega Drive*
Release year · Arcade
1989 · Arcade
Release date
1989*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Arcade*
Specifications 2 · 13 fields
Artists
  • Yukiwo Ishikawa*
  • Takako Kojima*
  • Junji Yarita*
Composers
  • Hisayoshi Ogura*
  • Yasuhisa Watanabe*
Release history
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • Arcade*
    Value
    May 1989*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • Arcade*
    Value
    1989*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • Mega Drive*
    Value
    September 27, 1991*
Genres and style
  • Scrolling shooter*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*
Platforms
  • Arcade*
  • Mega Drive*
Arcade hardware
  • Taito B System*
Developers
  • Taito*
  • KID (Sega Mega Drive)*
Publishers
  • Taito*
  • Profit-Vend (US)*
Directors
  • Kyouji Shimamoto*
Producers
  • Kyouji Shimamoto*
Designers
  • Yukiwo Ishikawa*
Programmers
  • Kyouji Shimamoto*
  • Takeshi Murata*
  • Tetsushi Abe*

* Provisional data