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Hard Edge

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Hard Edge
DeveloperSunsoft
PublisherSunsoft
DirectorMasayuki Takatsuji
ProducerYoshiaki Iwata
ProgrammerHirokatsu Fujii
ComposerAtsushi Takada
PlatformPlayStation
Release
  • JP: December 3, 1998
  • NA: March 31, 1999
  • EU: May 20, 1999
GenreAction-adventure
ModeSingle-player

Hard Edge (ハードエッジ, Hādo Ejji), released in North America as T.R.A.G.: Tactical Rescue Assault Group - Mission of Mercy (or simply T.R.A.G.), is a 1998 action-adventure game developed and published by Sunsoft for the PlayStation.

Plot

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The T.R.A.G. team infiltrates the Togusa building, which has been taken over by terrorists, and they attempt to take it back, as well as rescue Professor Kevin Howard, an important scientist who is a hostage of the terrorists.

Gameplay

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The gameplay is somewhat similar to that of Resident Evil, with 3D characters moving across pre-rendered backgrounds most of the time.

Characters

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There are 4 playable characters, each with a unique ability and also a different fighting style:

  • Alex Barrat is a member of T.R.A.G. who is able to use night vision goggles and fights using his pistol.
  • Michelle Stevenson is Alex's comrade who fights with a knife.
  • Rachel Howard is Professor Howard's daughter who fights with tonfa batons. Her small size allows her to get in tight places.
  • Burns Byford is a local detective who was searching for one of the terrorists, Gasshu. He fights with his fists. His strength allows him to move heavy objects that the other characters cannot.

Each character can be switched with another one almost anytime; if the characters are split into two teams, the player is able to explore two areas separately as well. It's notable that there are no new weapons to be picked up during the main game; instead those are obtained only as unlockables after the game's completion.

Release

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The game was released in Japan on December 3, 1998, for the PlayStation game console.[1] In Japan, it was later re-released under the PlayStation the Best label in 2000, as well as the value 1500 label in 2001.[1] The game was released emulated on the PlayStation Network as a PS one Classic in Japan on March 29, 2007. It later saw its first worldwide re-release for the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 on July 2, 2026 via the Console Archives series, courtesy of Hamster Corporation.

Reception

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The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "ハードエッジ [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Hard Edge for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Panda; Gia (February 1999). "Hard Edge [Import]". Consoles + (in French). No. 85. pp. 96–97.
  4. ↑ Davies, Paul (June 1999). "Hard Edge". Computer and Video Games. No. 211. EMAP. p. 51. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ "T.R.A.G." Game Informer. No. 73. FuncoLand. May 1999. Archived from the original on May 27, 2000. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ Mielke, James (May 25, 1999). "T.R.A.G. Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Imp Girl (August 1999). "Hard Edge". Hyper. No. 70. Next Media Pty Ltd. p. 79. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ Gillen, Kieron (June 1999). "Hard Edge". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 46. Future Publishing. p. 98. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ MacDonald, Mark (May 1999). "T.R.A.G." Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 8. Ziff Davis. p. 85. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ "T.R.A.G." PSM. No. 21. Imagine Media. May 1999. p. 43. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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