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{{nihongo|'''''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,''''' is a video game for the Sony [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. It is an [[action-adventure game]] developed and published by [[SunSoft]].
{{nihongo|'''''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 video game for the Sony [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. It is an [[action-adventure game]] developed and published by [[Sunsoft]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
The T.R.A.G. team infiltrate the Togusa building, which has been taken over by terrorists, and they attempt to take it back, as well as rescuing Prof. Kevin Howard, an important scientist who is a hostage of the terrorists.
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==
==Gameplay==
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There are 4 playable characters, each with a unique ability and also a different fighting style:
There are 4 playable characters, each with a unique ability and also a different fighting style:


*'''Alex''', is a member of T.R.A.G. who is able to use night vision goggles and fights using his pistol.
*'''Alex''' is a member of T.R.A.G. who is able to use night vision goggles and fights using his pistol.
*'''Michelle''' is Alex's comrade, who fights with a knife.
*'''Michelle''' 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.
*'''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.
*'''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; in fact, if the characters are split into 2 teams, the player is able to explore 2 areas separately as well. It's notable that there aren't new weapons to be picked during the main game; instead those are obtained only as unlockables after the game's completion.
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 ==
== Release ==
The game was released in Japan on December 3, 1998 for the PlayStation game console.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3157|title=ハードエッジ [PS] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009140036/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3157|archive-date=2015-10-09|url-status=live|df=}}</ref> In Japan, it was later re-released under the PlayStation the Best label in 2000, as well as the value 1500 label in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> The game was released [[emulated]] on the [[PlayStation Network]] as a [[List of PS one Classics (Japan)|PS one Classic]] in Japan on March 29, 2007.
The game was released in Japan on December 3, 1998 for the PlayStation game console.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3157&redirect=no |title=ハードエッジ [PS] |language=Japanese |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> In Japan, it was later re-released under the PlayStation the Best label in 2000, as well as the value 1500 label in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> The game was released [[emulated]] on the [[PlayStation Network]] as a [[List of PS one Classics (Japan)|PS one Classic]] in Japan on March 29, 2007.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 58.80%<ref name="GR">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198879-trag/index.html |title=Hard Edge for PlayStation |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321010824/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198879-trag/index.html |archive-date=March 21, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| GR = 59%<ref name="GR">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198879-trag/index.html |title=Hard Edge for PlayStation |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501013552/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198879-trag/index.html |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| CP = 85%<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Panda |author2=Gia |title=Hard Edge [Import] |language=French |magazine=Consoles + |issue=85 |date=February 1999 |pages=96–97}}</ref>
| GSpot = 5.9/10<ref name=":1" />
| CVG = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Davies |first=Paul |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_211_1999-06_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n49/mode/2up |title=Hard Edge |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |publisher=[[Ascential|EMAP]] |issue=211 |date=June 1999 |page=51 |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
| GI = 7.5/10<ref name=":2" />
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| GI = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3129 |title=T.R.A.G. |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop|FuncoLand]] |issue=73 |date=May 1999 |access-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000527035116/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3129 |archive-date=May 27, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|PSM=3/5
|OPM= 3/5<ref name=":10">{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=June 1999|title=Review: T.R.A.G.|url=|magazine=Official PlayStation Magazine|page=|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>
| GSpot = 5.9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Mielke |first=James |date=May 25, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/trag-review/1900-2546097/ |title=T.R.A.G. Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>
| Hyper = 67%<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Imp Girl |url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-700-79.jpg |title=Hard Edge |magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]] |publisher=[[nextmedia|Next Media Pty Ltd]] |issue=70 |date=August 1999 |page=79 |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
|rev1 = ''neXt Level''
| OPMUK = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gillen |first=Kieron |url=https://archive.org/details/opm046/page/n97/mode/2up |title=Hard Edge |magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|Official UK PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |issue=46 |date=June 1999 |page=98 |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
|rev1Score = 70%<ref name=":3" />
| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=MacDonald |first=Mark |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_8_1999-05_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n83/mode/2up |title=T.R.A.G. |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |volume=2 |issue=8 |date=May 1999 |page=85 |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''play: Playstation''
| PSM = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PSM_Vol_3_Number_5_Issue_21_1999-05_Imagine_Publishing_US/page/n43/mode/2up |title=T.R.A.G. |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine|PSM]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=21 |date=May 1999 |page=43 |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
|rev2Score = 8/10<ref name=":4" />
|rev3 = ''Video Games''
|rev3Score = 69%<ref name=":5" />
|rev4 = ''Mega Fun''
|rev4Score = 84/100<ref name=":6" />
|rev5 = ''M! Games''
|rev5Score =68/100<ref name=":11" />
|rev6=Game On!
|rev6Score=1/5
|rev7=''Joypad''
|rev7Score=5/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=June 1999|title=Zapp: Cotton Original|url=|magazine=Joypad|volume=|issue=87|location=France|language=FR|publisher=|pages=160–161||doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>
}}
}}


The game received an average score of 58.80% at [[GameRankings]], based on an aggregate of 5 reviews.<ref name="GR"/>
The game received mixed reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name="GR"/>


{{clear}}
''[[GameSpot|Gamespot]]'' gave it a score of 5.9 out of 10.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/trag-review/1900-2546097/|title=T.R.A.G. Review|last=Mielke|first=James|date=1999-05-25|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112101809/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/trag-review/1900-2546097/|archive-date=2018-11-12|url-status=live|df=}}</ref>

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''[[Game Informer]]'' gave it a 7.5.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gameinformer.com:80/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3129|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000527035116/http://www.gameinformer.com:80/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3129|url-status=dead|archive-date=2000-05-27|title=Game Informer Magazine - Review|date=2000-05-27|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref>

''neXt Level 5/99 70%''<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|last=T. Partetze|first=Von|date=May 1999|title=Test PlayStation: Hard Edge|url=|magazine=neXt Level|language=DE|page=70|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":3" />

''play: Playstation 4/99'' 8/10<ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=April 1999|title=Test Screen: Hard Edge|url=|magazine=play Playstation|language=DE|page=|pages=132–133|doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>

''Video Games 5/99 69%''<ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=May 1999|title=Test: Hard Edge|url=|magazine=Video Games|language=DE|page=99|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":5" />

''Mega Fun 5/99 84/100''<ref name=":6">{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=May 1999|title=Test: Hard Edge|url=|magazine=Mega Fun|language=DE|page=|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>

PSM Magazine 3/5

''M! Games'' 68/100.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.maniac.de/tests/hard-edge-im-test-ps/|title=Hard Edge - im Test (PS)|last=Stuchlik|first=Thomas|date=1999-04-30|website=MANIAC.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref>

French magazine Game On gave it 1/5 score.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=July–August 1999|title=Critiques: Hard Edge|url=|magazine=Game On|issue=2|page=108|pages=|doi=|pmid=|language=FR|location=France}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Deep Freeze (video game)|Deep Freeze]]
*''[[Deep Freeze (video game)|Deep Freeze]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{moby game|id=/trag-tactical-rescue-assault-group-mission-of-mercy}}


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[[Category:Terrorism in fiction]]
[[Category:Video games about terrorism]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
[[Category:Video games set in the 2040s]]
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 28 February 2024

This article is about a video game. For the painting style, see Hard-edge painting.
Hard Edge
Developer(s)Sunsoft
Publisher(s)Sunsoft
Director(s)Masayuki Takatsuji
Producer(s)Yoshiaki Iwata
Programmer(s)Hirokatsu Fujii
Composer(s)Atsushi Takada
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: December 3, 1998
  • NA: March 31, 1999
  • EU: May 20, 1999
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-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 video game for the Sony PlayStation. It is an action-adventure game developed and published by Sunsoft.

Plot

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

Characters

[edit]

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

  • Alex is a member of T.R.A.G. who is able to use night vision goggles and fights using his pistol.
  • Michelle 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

[edit]

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.

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. ^ a b "ハードエッジ [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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. 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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