Mega Lo Mania

Mega Lo Mania Tyrants: Fight Through Time
European Sega Mega Drive cover art
Developer(s)	Sensible Software
Publisher(s)	Virgin Interactive
Platform(s)	Amiga, Atari ST, Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NES, DOS, Sharp X68000, PC-98
Release date(s)	^NA 1991 ^EU 1991 ^JP 1993
Genre(s)	Real-time strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player

Mega Lo Mania is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Sensible Software. It was released for the Amiga in 1991, and ported for a variety of other platforms. It was released as Tyrants: Fight Through Time in North America and Mega-Lo-Mania: Jikū Daisenryaku (メガロマニア時空大戦略) in Japan.

Gameplay

Screenshot of Mega Lo Mania (Amiga)

Reception

Reception
Review scores Publication Score MegaTech 92%[1] Mega 88%[2]
Award Publication Award MegaTech Hyper Game

Computer Gaming World cited many bugs and flaws, and stated that even if they were fixed "not enough attention has been paid to gameplay".^[3] MegaTech magazine said that it was "very easy to get into (but) there are only nine levels". Mega placed the game at #34 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.^[4]

Amiga Power were impressed by the game, describing it as "another game to add to that list of all-time greats."^[5]

References

1. MegaTech rating, EMAP, issue 22, page 100, October 1993
2. Mega review, issue 6, page 39, March 1993
3. Brassil, John (June 1993). "UbiSoft's Mega lo Mania". Computer Gaming World. p. 148. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
4. Mega magazine issue 26, page 74, Maverick Magazines, November 1994
5. http://www.outofprintarchive.com/articles/reviews/Amiga/MegaLoMania-AmigaPower5-4.html

External links

• Mega Lo Mania at MobyGames