Devastator
Devastator — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Devastator on?
- Devastator was released on Sega CD.
- When did Devastator release?
- Devastator was first released on May 28, 1993.
About Devastator
The game's story is based on a mini-anime series, with extracts from the anime being used for cutscenes between the levels. The story centers on a man named Ryo, who begins working for a company called Yaesu as a replacement for his friend Masato. During a test ride with a new machine, however, he is somehow thrown into another dimension. After being rescued there by a group of mecha pilots from vile creatures named Devastators, he learns that nefarious people are working on a connection between that and his own dimension, and sets out to stop them. Devastator is a run & gun-style platformer with shoot-'em-up segments. The player controls a humanoid mech with a mid-range weapon, which can be described as a sickle on a chain, and one of three different long-range weapons. The goal in each level is simply to reach the end and defeat a boss. Most of levels consist of platforming, but sometimes the gameplay switches to a horizontally scrolling shoot-'em-up. Weapons can be upgraded by collecting items left by defeated enemies, similar to the Turrican games, but the protagonist may only have one long-range weapon; picking up another replaces the old one. There is only one type of standard upgrade item. To select a weapon, the player has to shoot the power-up until it shows the correct symbol.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Sega CD
- Developer
- Wolf Team
- Publisher
- Wolf Team
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a year
- Complete: about once a year
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $89 in Jan 2024, and $55 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | $89 | $100 |
| Jan 2025 | $89 | $100 |
| Jan 2026 | $55 | $119 |
| Nov 2026 | $55 | $121 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 28 May 1993 | T-32074 | 4988624990906 | ¥7,800 |
- Region
- JP
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
A robot shooter with a better intro than game, and an import curiosity.
Devastator came out only in Japan, on 28 May 1993, from Wolf Team. MegaTech called it a platform shoot-'em-up with flying sections bolted on, with a very impressive intro and anime-style animations between levels, but it found little new, like an old cartridge shoot-'em-up. Sega Pro, reviewing the import, agreed on the split: fast, addictive action, and great opening movies, but disappointing graphics during the game.
What the press said at the time
| MegaTech Issue 21 | September 1993 | 62% |
“Yet another robot beat 'em up for the Mega-CD. … Seen-it-all-before, nothing new - like an old cartridge shoot 'em up.”
Before you buy
It needs a Japanese Mega-CD. Its loose price is above the middle for Japan-only Sega CD games, and copies sell infrequently. Check the disc's printed label against the case.
Devastator screenshots
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