

1998 · Aspect · Platformer
Super Tempo
Sega exclusive
Tempo now teams up with its eponymous host and his girlfriend Katy to rescue the Prince of Music World from Planet Technotch.
- Released
- 29 April 1998
- Platforms
- Sega Saturn
- Genres
- Platformer
- Developers
- AspectRed Entertainment
- Publishers
- —
- Series
- Tempo
- Modes
- Single-player
- Themes
- Comedy
- Country
- Japan
About
Super Tempo is a 1998 platform video game co-developed by Aspect and Red Company and published by MediaQuest for the Sega Saturn. It followed Tempo for the Sega 32X and Tempo Jr. for the Game Gear. The game uses stylized 2D cartoon graphics.
Keywords
- super-ness
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game offers 2D platforming sections, as well as musical themed rhythm sections. Players take control of the character Tempo, who can create bubbles to defeat enemies. Musical notes are collected throughout the stages, and if enough are found, they can be exchanged in an arcade to play mini-games.
Story
In the winter music world, the Prince of Music World is kidnapped and taken to The Planet Technotch. Meanwhile, the green grasshopper boy “Tempo” and his girlfriend, the cabbage white butterfly girl “Katy” went bankrupt. After discovering a happy blue bird, the two follow the bird and find a mysterious house. There, they realized that the Prince of Music World was kidnapped. Tempo now teams up with Katy to rescue the Prince of Music World from Planet Technotch and thus, the story of their exit from bankruptcy began.
Development
Super Tempo is a sequel to the Sega 32X title Tempo, and marks the third and final game in the Tempo series. The series was developed by RED Company, who also developed the Sakura Taisen and Bonk's Adventure series of games. The game was featured at the 1998 Tokyo Game Show video game convention.
Reception
Famitsu gave the game a score of 25 out of 40.
Three reviewers for the Japanese publication Sega Saturn Magazine gave the game a score of 8, 6, and 5, for a total of 19 out of 30.
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