Defenders of Dynatron City

Defenders of Dynatron City
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Developer(s)	Lucasfilm Games
Publisher(s)	JVC
Distributor(s)	Nintendo
Engine	Proprietary
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date(s)	NA August 1992
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player
Media/distribution	Cartridge

Defenders of Dynatron City is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by JVC and LucasArts in August 1992.^[1]

Videogame

The game centers on a team of superheroes who protect a futuristic metropolis from Dr. Mayhem and his robotic henchmen. The Defenders are:

• Ms. Megawatt (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in the animated series), who can shoot electric bolts
• Jet Headstrong, who can fire his head like a rocket
• Buzzsaw Girl, who has a buzzsaw blade instead of legs
• Toolbox, a robot with a smashing hammer head
• Monkey Kid, a blue monkey armed with exploding bananas
• Radium Dog, who can fly and has jaws strong enough to pick up cars with his mouth

Critical response

The game won praise in its preproduction by many video game magazines for the creation of an original superhero team. However, when the game was released it was widely panned by video game critics for, among other things, having a notoriously poor hit detection that required extremely precise aim for attacks to hit enemies. ^{[2][citation needed]}

TV show

The game was adapted into an animated pilot by DiC Entertainment.^[3][4] It failed to be picked up and was released on VHS.^[5][6] It featured the voice of Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Curry, and almost Christopher Walken.^[7] Fox Kids aired this pilot as a special on February 22, 1992.

Comics

Marvel Comics released six issues of a comic book adaptation, written by Steve Purcell. The first issue was released in February 1992.^[8]

References

1. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20060623025112/http://www.lucasarts.com/20th/history_2.htm
2. ^ http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/defenders-of-dynatron-city/mobyrank
3. ^ Defenders of Dynatron City at the Internet Movie Database
4. ^ http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/animation/watch/v15913870n8xzBbrm
5. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Defenders-Dynatron-Brian-Stokes-Mitchell/dp/6302878470
6. ^ Defenders of Dynatron City at AllRovi
7. ^ http://spudvisionblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/cartographers-cabin.html
8. ^ http://www.centaursite.com/comics/dynatron/

External links

• Defenders of Dynatron City at MobyGames
• GameFAQs