Revolution X

Developer	Midway (original) Midway (original arcade version) Rage Software (Mega Drive & SNES conversions) Software Creations (Saturn, PlayStation, & DOS conversions)
Publisher	Midway (original arcade version) Acclaim (console versions)
Platforms	Arcade (original) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis • Super Nintendo Entertainment System • Sega Saturn • PlayStation • DOS
Date	1994 (original) Arcade 🇺🇸 1994 Mega Drive 🇺🇸 1995 SNES 🇺🇸 1995 🇯🇵 March 1, 1996 Saturn 🇬🇧 1995 🇯🇵 April 26, 1996 PlayStation 🇺🇸 January 4, 1996 🇯🇵 March 1, 1996 🇬🇧 April 1996 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 1996 DOS 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 1996
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Revolution X is a light-gun game originally developed by Midway and released in 1994, prominently featuring the members and music of the rock band Aerosmith.

Arcade

Previews

GamePro
🇺🇸 June 1994

Part of the issue's coverage of ACME 1994

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Features

GamePro
🇺🇸 December 1994

"Strategy feature"

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• "Aerosmith Can't Catch a Break" (1UP.com feature briefly looking at several Aerosmith games, starting with Revolution X; archived via Wayback Machine on March 2, 2013)

Reviews

GamePro
🇺🇸 September 1994

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VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine
🇺🇸 September 1994

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Hardcore Gamer
🇺🇸 September 2008

Reviewed alongside Quest for Fame as part of the magazine's "Dark Side of Retro Gaming" feature

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• "Saturday Crapshoot" review from PC Gamer (originally posted on February 22, 2014)
• Allgame review (archived via Wayback Machine on November 15, 2014)

Console conversions

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 1995

Featuring screenshots from the SNES, Genesis/Mega Drive, and PlayStation versions

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GamePro
🇺🇸 January 1996

Mentions the unreleased 32X conversion

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Advertising

Print ad
🇺🇸 1996

Taken from issue 79 of GamePro (dated February 1996)

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Genesis/Mega Drive

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996

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GamePro
🇺🇸 February 1996

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Reviews

Game Players
🇺🇸 February 1996

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VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine
🇺🇸 February 1996

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SNES

Previews

Super Play
🇬🇧 August 1995

Mentioned in coverage of Acclaim's appearance at E3 1995

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Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 1995

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Reviews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996

Panel review

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GamePro
🇺🇸 February 1996

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Next Generation
🇺🇸 March 1996

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Hyper
🇦🇺 March 1996

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Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 2002

#10 on a list of the "20 Worst Games Ever" (originally written by Seanbaby)

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• Short review in Nintendo Power (January 1996; edited together for readability)
• Seanbaby's review as #10 on his list of the 20 Worst Games Ever (full, uncensored version of above EGM review)

Sega Saturn

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 April 1996

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Reviews

GamePro
🇺🇸 April 1996

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Sega Saturn Magazine
🇬🇧 May 1996

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PlayStation

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996

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Reviews

GameFan
🇺🇸 February 1996

Panel review

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GameFan
🇺🇸 February 1996

Full review

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GamePro
🇺🇸 April 1996

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• Official UK PlayStation Magazine review (dated May 1996; contents excerpted and summarized in this unofficial blog post)
• IGN review (November 25, 1996; archived via Wayback Machine)

32X (unreleased)

Previews

MAN!AC
🇩🇪 June 1995

Mentioned in a list of upcoming 32X games

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GamePro
🇺🇸 August 1995

Mentioned as an upcoming game during coverage of E3 1995

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