Gaia Seed: Project Trap
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| Gaia Seed: Project Seed Trap | |
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| Developer | Techno Soleil Corporation |
| Publisher | Techno Soleil Corporation |
| Director | Yoshiyuki Hashidume |
| Producer | Yoshiyuki Hashidume |
| Programmers | Tomoyuki Hashidume Yoshiyuki Hashidume |
| Composer | Naoto Ishikawa |
| Platform | PlayStation |
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| Genre | Horizontal-scrolling shooter |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gaia Seed: Project Seed Trap is a 1996 Japanese side scrolling shooting game for the PlayStation.[1]
Gameplay features a rechargeable shield for the ship.[1]
Development
The game was developed by Techno Soleil,[2] the same developers as Rapid Angel.[3]
Release
Gaia Seed was released in Japan on December 13, 1996.[1] It was re-released on the PlayStation Network on July 8, 2009, and retailed for 571円.[4][5] The game is considered quite rare.[6][7] A 2005 United Kingdom listing gave the price as £50-£80, while a 2014 listing put the game at £80.[2][6]
The game was released on PlayStation Network Imports for purchase outside of Japan on September 21, 2010.[8][9][10] Previously, the only way to purchase the game outside of Japan on PSN was to use a Japanese PSN account.[7] The game was released with no language localisation or translation.[9][10] Publisher MonkeyPaW Games cites the cost of translation as a barrier to releasing games outside of Japan.[8][10]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Dengeki PlayStation | 40/100, 55/100[11] |
Famitsu magazine gave it a score of 22 out of 40.[1]
Eurogamer called it "quite dull".[2] GamesTM said that it looked like a 16 bit game, but that it was enjoyable, and was more for the hardcore fans of the genre.[6] Silliconera praised the game, and compared it to the Gradius series.[12]
