TOP 63 MD | RANGER X / EX RANZA (GAU ENTERTAINMENT, SEGA, 1993)

Ranger X es un videojuego publicado por SEGA of America en 1993 y programado por la desconocida GAU Entertainment. Fue conocido como エクスランザー (Ekusuranzâ, EX RANZA) en Japón.

Controlamos a un robot de unos 15 metros de alto por diversas localizaciones, con la novedad de que podemos correr en una dirección y disparar en otra. El robot vuela por cortos períodos de tiempo, después de los cuales debemos de posarnos en suelo sólido. Además, nos acompaña un monociclo robotizado llamado EX-Up equipado con disparo autodirigido que nos permite recorrer distancias más rápidamente o ir sobre suelo dañino.

Pese a las limitaciones técnicas de la 16-Bit de SEGA y a la poca experiencia de la compañía programadora, se las arreglaron para conseguir mostrar más colores de los que el hardware permitía (de 64 a 128 colores).


Ranger X, released in Japan as Ex-Ranza (エクスランザー?), is a side scrolling run and gun shoot 'em up video game for the Sega Mega Drive. Developed by GAU Entertainment and published by Sega, the game was released in 1993.

The player assumes the role of Ranger X, piloting a powered exoskeleton who leads the fight back for his home planet against the invading Rahuna forces. Ranger X is equipped with a jet pack and an assortment of weapons. The jet pack allows for short periods of flight, the duration of which is limited by the jet pack's temperature. Upon overheating, the player must land and wait for cool down. Alongside Ranger X's standard pulse rifle, the player has access to various special weapons including a flamethrower and homing attacks. Unlike the pulse rifle, the special weapons drain a power bar, which can only be recharged when Ranger X is in a bright light source. This special arsenal can be increased by collecting power ups scattered across the levels. On certain levels, the player may also control a supporting vehicle - an Ex-Up, such as Indra - a futuristic motorcycle, a premise described as "RoboCop on a Harley".

Indra can move and fire independently of Ranger X, although Ranger X can enter it to take advantage of its separate shielding. The Ex-up can also be controlled by a second player; allowing for two players to play the game cooperatively.

The game is split across several levels, each of which is introduced via a wire frame 3D cutscene detailing a specific target objective. The player must battle through enemy forces and destroy all target objectives, followed by the stage boss, in order to progress.