Body Count (video game)

For the 2011 first person shooter video game, see Bodycount (video game).

Body Count is a 1994 rail shooter for the Sega Genesis. It is one of the few games that make use of the Menacer light gun and the Mega Mouse.

Body Count
Developer	Probe Software
Publisher	Sega
Platform	Sega Mega Drive
Release	EU: July 1994[1]
Genre	Rail shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

A hostile race of aliens have invaded the planet Earth. A lone soldier takes up arms to fight against the invaders and drive them away. The game plays as an arcade style shooter where the player shoots from the first person perspective. After a sufficient number of enemies have been eliminated, the player proceeds to the next area. At the end of the stage, the player must destroy a boss to move on to the next stage.

Development and release

In the U.S. the game was released on the Sega Channel.^[2]

Reception

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
Consoles +	84%[3]
Hyper	83/100[4]
Joypad	81%[a]
M! Games	46%[6]
Mean Machines Sega	62/100[7]
Player One	85%[8]
Superjuegos	91/100[9]
Super Game Power	3.5/5[10]
Video Games (DE)	42%[11]
Mega	76%[1]
Mega Force	84%[12]
Sega Magazine	72/100[13]
Sega Power	63%[14]
Supersonic	85%[15]
TodoSega	82/100[16]

Body Count received average reviews.^{[17][18][19][20]}

Notes

1. Joypad provided scores of 81% with the Menacer and 75% with the controller.^[5]