The Story of Thor 2

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The Story of Thor 2
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Genre: Action, RPG

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 GS-9053
Sega Saturn
US
$59.9559.95[3] 81302
Sega Saturn
EU
MK81302-50
Sega Saturn
AU
US title screen.

The Story of Thor 2, known in Japan as Thor: Seireioukiden (トア 精霊王紀伝) and the US as The Legend of Oasis, is video game on the Sega Saturn console. It is the prequel to The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light/Beyond Oasis on the Sega Mega Drive. The music was composed by Yuzo Koshiro, who is also famous for composing music for the Streets of Rage series.

Production credits

Original Product:
  • Main Programmer: Yukio Takahashi
  • Sub Programmer: Hideki Koyama, Kazutoyo Kobayashi, Kotaro Takahashi
  • Game Designer, Main Planner: Kataru Uchimura
  • Map Designer, Sub Planner: Tetsuya Kawabata
  • Art Director, Character Designer: Ayano Koshiro
  • Illustrator, Main Object Designer: Hitoshi Ariga
  • Sub Object Designer: Tokiko Kawano
  • Main Field Designer: Hisashi Yokota
  • Sub Field Designer: Masahiro Kurokawa, Keisuke Miyanaga
  • Scenario Writer: Juri Ogawa
  • Music Composer, Producer: Yuzo Koshiro
  • Special Thanks to: Kunihiro Shirahata
U.S. Product:
  • Producer: Bill Person
  • Project Manager: Seth Gerson
  • Lead Tester: Jeff Loney
  • Assistant Leads: Anthony Lynch, Tricia Gray, Tim Mcknew
  • Testers: Maya Decampos, Kingsley Sur, Don Carmichael, Karen Brown, Jeremy Caine, Jeff Junio, Chris Lucich, Arnold Feener, Ernie Deakyne, Fred Selker, Raul Orozco
  • Special Thanks to: David Wood, Te SEEDY Lounge, The Omega Group
  • Sega Sound Library BY InVision Interactive Inc.
  • Pictures Created By Select Effects™ are used partially in this game.
  • Select Effects™© 1993 Cascom international,inc.
  • Presented By Sega
  • Music Composed By Yuzo Koshiro

Magazine articles

Main article: The Story of Thor 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-07: "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (1996-04-12)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-08: "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (1996-04-26)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №179, p72/73[4]
60 №34, p84/85
78 №385, p32
80
89 №47, p66-69[5]
85
89 №67, p108/109
54 №81
89 №11, p80/81[6]
80 №1996-07, p233[7]
86 №, p10[8]
Sega Saturn
79
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
84
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[4]
Edge (UK)
60
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[12]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[13]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
92
[14]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
84
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[3]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
100
[16]
Joypad (FR)
89
[17]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
64
[18]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[5]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[20]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
85
[21]
Player One (FR)
89
[22]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[23]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
85
[24]
Secret Service (PL)
80
[25]
Sega News (CZ)
93
[26]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
69
[27]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
90
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
89
[29]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
86
[8]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
89
[31]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
93
[32]
Video Games (DE) PAL
84
[33]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[34]
Sega Saturn
83
Based on
30 reviews

The Story of Thor 2

Saturn, US
Legendoasis-back.jpgLegendoasis-cover.jpg
Cover
Legend of oasis cd.jpeg
Disc
Legendofoasis sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
StoryofThor2 Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
StoryofThor2 Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
Thor2 sat jp backcover.jpgThor2 sat jp frontcover.jpg
Cover
TheStoryofThor2 Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
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Disc
50x50px
Manual

Technical information

Save data

The game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the Saturn Backup Memory to save data for system configuration as well as progress. You can save a total of three games on the system RAM and three games on the Back-Up Ram Cart.

The Story of Thor 2 Save Data
Name Comment File Size
THOR_SYSTEM Config. 3
THOR_SVDT_# PLAY DATA 12
The Legend of Oasis Save Data
Name Comment File Size
OASIS2__SYS Config. 3
OASIS2_SVD# PLAY DATA 12

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Saturn

References

  1. File:CVG UK 178.pdf, page 53
  2. File:MeanMachinesSega48UK.pdf, page 75
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:GamePro US 096.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 096.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:CVG UK 179.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 179.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  6. File:SSM_UK_11.pdf, page 80
  7. File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf, page 235
  8. 8.0 8.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 576 KByte, "Október 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 30
  10. Edge, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 84
  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
  12. Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 1
  13. Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 80
  14. GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
  15. Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 9 September 1996" (US; 1996-08-06), page 76
  16. Intelligent Gamer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 76
  17. Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 79
  18. MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 66
  19. Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 70
  20. Next Generation, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 154
  21. neXt Level, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 78
  22. Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 108
  23. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80
  24. Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 29
  25. Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 58
  26. Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 10
  27. Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 54
  28. Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  29. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 80
  30. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 235
  31. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 50
  32. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 54
  33. Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 98
  34. VideoGames, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 72