General Chaos
General Chaos — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is General Chaos on?
- General Chaos was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did General Chaos release?
- General Chaos was first released on December 31, 1993.
About General Chaos
The game is a quick and dirty battle (or a longer campaign mode that is a series of battles fought over a dynamic strategic map) between two generals, "General Chaos" and "General Havoc". The objective of the game is to capture the enemy's capital city. Each player has to pick one of 4 teams, 3 of which have 5 soldiers (with differing selections weapons), while one has 2 "commandos" and uses a different control system giving greater control.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Game Refuge Inc
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action, Warfare
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1993 | $20 | $45 | $700 | 3 reviews | Medium |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $12 | $32 | $91 |
| Japanese release | $98 | $104 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- 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 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $7.85 in Oct 2007, $19.14 five years ago, and $19.50 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $14.00 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $11.62 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $9.95 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $12.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $10.47 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $10.02 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $14.95 | $19.24 |
| Jan 2015 | $14.98 | $18.50 |
| Jan 2016 | $13.99 | $25 |
| Jan 2017 | $19.99 | $25 |
| Jan 2018 | $15.63 | $29 |
| Jan 2019 | $13.82 | $27 |
| Jan 2020 | $13.79 | $29 |
| Jan 2021 | $15.94 | $31 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.85 | $36 |
| Jan 2023 | $19.98 | $35 |
| Jan 2024 | $16.79 | $38 |
| Jan 2025 | $15.50 | $36 |
| Jan 2026 | $16.74 | $40 |
| Oct 2026 | $19.50 | $45 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | August 1993 | — | 014633071436 |
| Europe / PAL | September 1993 | — | 5015839248993 |
| Japan | 14 January 1994 | EM20025 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Med
A funny, chaotic four-player squad-tactics game from EA, and one whose Japanese cart costs several times the US one.
General Chaos is a satirical action and strategy game developed by Game Refuge and published by Electronic Arts. North America got it in August 1993, Europe in September 1993 and Japan on 14 January 1994. Brian Colin designed it with Jeff Nauman, who also programmed it, and Michael Bartlow composed the music.
GamePro praised the humor, the four-player mode and the enemy AI, summing it up as battlefield strategy and squad tactics mixed with real-time button-pressing combat and cartoon graphics. GamesRadar placed it 48th on its 2017 list of the best Genesis and Mega Drive games.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Pro Issue 36 | September 1994 | 91% |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10 | |
| Video Games & Computer Entertainment | 8/10 |
“General Chaos is an unusual, entertaining war game. War is hell, war is weird, war is fun.”
“With its four-player option and “exclusive to the Genesis (for the time being)” status, General Chaos is strongly recommended.”
“The haphazard battle between two military generals, Chaos and Havoc, produces chaotic EZ and addictive gameplay with a soft shade of humour that makes this an original piece of software for the collection.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits above the middle, and it is worth a careful look at the cart before you pay. The European cart usually costs noticeably less than the US one. The Japanese cart usually costs several times as much loose and well over twice as much complete, and it is a different cartridge shape. Ask for a photo of the board. Sega Retro lists it as working with EA's 4 Way Play; remember that EA's 4 Way Play and Sega's first Team Player do not run each other's games.
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