Tempo (video game)

Tempo[lower-alpha 1] is a video game for the Sega 32X released in 1995.

Tempo
North American Cover art
Developer(s)Sega
Red Company
Publisher(s)
  • BR: Tec Toy
Designer(s)Keisuke Abe
Composer(s)Masayoshi Ishi
Hiroyuki Hamada
Platform(s)Sega 32X
Release
  • JP: March 24, 1995
  • NA: 1995
  • BR: May 1995
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single player

Gameplay

In Tempo, the titular character and his girlfriend, Katy, star on the Major Minor Show as they climb the top of the tower to defeat King Dirge. The stages are presented as performances on a musical variety show like Soul Train. The game uses hand-drawn graphics for the backgrounds and sprites.

Reception

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the game a 30 out of 40.[1] Though they commented on the lack of originality in the gameplay, GamePro concluded that Tempo's "dazzling" background graphics, rich soundtrack, and extremely low difficulty make it "a perfect game for novices."[2]

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "none of [its] good qualities keep Tempo from missing the beat and being yet another poor 32X effort."[3]

Four reviewers for the Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine gave it scores of 6,4,6,7, for an average of 6.25.[4]

In a retrospective review, IGN gave the game 7 out of 10.[5]

Legacy

In part because it was released on the failed 32X add-on, it failed to find an audience. Sega nonetheless tried again with two sequels: Tempo Jr. in 1995 for the Game Gear, and Super Tempo in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.[6]

Famicom Tsūshin scored Tempo Jr. an 18 out of 40.[7]

Notes
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References
  1. おオススメ!! ソフト カタログ!!: TEMPO. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.335. Pg.116. 12–19 May 1995.
  2. Captain Squideo (May 1995). "ProReview: Tempo". GamePro. No. 80. IDG. p. 58.
  3. "Finals". Next Generation. No. 5. Imagine Media. May 1995. p. 90.
  4. "Hyper Mega Express for 16 bit users". Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) (in Japanese). Softbank. April 1995. p. 130.
  5. Fahs, Travis (2008-11-18). "Tempo Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  6. "Tempo – Hardcore Gaming 101". www.hardcoregaming101.net. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  7. NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: TEMPO Jr.. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.333. Pg.33. 5 May 1995.
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