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Melty Lancer series

Meltylancer: The Melting Pot Police

MeltyLancer is a life simulation game similar to -- and by the same designers as -- Graduation, in which the player is tasked with training a squad of six young Tokyo Eastern Metro Police recruits, called…

23 June 1995

Meltylancer: The Melting Pot Police is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Tenky Co., released 23 June 1995 on PC-9800 Series.

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What Meltylancer: The Melting Pot Police is

Meltylancer: The Melting Pot Police is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Tenky Co. and released in 1995. It was published by Imagineer. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It is the year 2086. Earth has finally joined the Galactic Union; people, knowledge, and technology can now freely travel to and from Earth. New technology is solving many of humanity's problems, such as disease and food shortage, and galactic tourism is quickly becoming a boon for Earth's economy. However, not all changes are positive: with its borders open, Earth is no longer considered a protected location by the Galactic Union, and not everyone who might come to the planet is there just to see the sights. The Galaxy Police are dedicated to fighting interplanetary crime, and while they may provide the tools, Earth itself must provide the talent, and those recruits are going to need some…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Melty Lancer series

Meltylancer: The Melting Pot Police is the first of 6 entries we hold in the Melty Lancer series. The next entry was Meltylancer: Ginga Shoujo Keisatsu 2086 in 1996.

See all 6 Melty Lancer games in release order →

What it launched against

Meltylancer: The Melting Pot Police launched on 23 June 1995, within three weeks of Tekken 2, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat and Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams.

Released around the same time: Tekken 2, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams.

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When did Meltylancer: The Melting Pot Police come out?
Meltylancer: The Melting Pot Police was released on 23 June 1995 for PC-9800 Series.

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