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Darius II
System(s): Sega Mega Drive , Sega Master System , Sega Saturn
Publisher:
Developer: Natsume I.T.L
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Developer(s) of original games: Taito
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (16 tracks)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
JP
1990-12-20 ¥8,900 T-11083
US
1991-04More... [1] $? T-11016
BR
1992-07More... [2] R$? ?
UK
1992-06 £32.99More... [3] 7078
FR
1992-06 ?F 7078
DE
1992-06 DM ? 7078
ES
1992-06 ?Ptas 7078
BR
1992-07More... [2] R$? ?
JP
1996-06-07 ¥5,800 T-1104G
UK
1996 £39.99More... [4] MK81085-50
FR
1996 ?F MK81085-50
DE
1996 DM ? MK81085-50
ES
1996 ?Ptas MK81085-50
PL
1996 ?PLN ?
Darius II Sagaia Taito as a direct sequel to the 1986 game Darius
The game was ported to several Sega systems, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System . A port to the Sega Saturn using the original name was released exclusively in Japan and Europe.
Story Proco and Tiat, seeing the planet Darius in ruin, create a new planet called Orga. Their descendents, Proco Jr. and Tiat Young, receive a mayday signal from another civilization born from Darius's ruins, prompting them to take the Silverhawk, a ship, back to save this other civilization from evil forces.
Gameplay Like the first game, the player controls a space ship shooting at various enemies that resemble fish in a non-linear level order.
Stages in the Mega Drive version differ quite a bit from the arcade version: backgrounds are different (e.g. arcade stage B takes place on a rocky planet surface and in a cave, while the Mega Drive version of stage B is mechanized), enemy placement and behavior has been changed and the bosses have also been modified. The Master System version features a reduced amount of stages.
The Saturn version, conversely, simulates the arcade version's wide screen mode utilizing a zoom feature. However, due to running in a lower resolution mode, it can be very difficult to see enemies and bullets.
History Legacy Darius II was followed by Darius Gaiden Darius III ).
Production credits Mega Drive version
Executive Producer: Takao UenoProducer: Tomohiro Nishikado, Shouji TakahashiDirector of Software: Yuichiro KawamukiProgrammers: Takashi Kuroda, Yoshiaki Ishii, Ayumi Onosaka, Takahisa HorimotoProduction Designer: WakadaishouCharacter Designers: Makoto Saitoh, Gota Goto, Keisuke Miyanaga, NishiyamanTeam Zuntata
Programmed by: Mira Turbo, Dogen ShibuyaGame Checker: Kiyoshi BandouTechnical Adviser: Hideaki Tomioka, Haruo Suzuki, Kouji YamazakiSpecial Thanks to: Hidehiro Fujiwara, Akira Fujita, Akira Ohtsuki, Tatsuo NakamuraGame Designed by: Yuji KogaDirected by: Yuichiro Kawamuki© Taito Corporation 1991
Master System version
Executive Producer: Tomohiro NishikadoProducer: Kimio HirotaDirector: Iku MizutaniProgramers: Moriyuki Kanaya, Yuji AkitaGraphics Designers: Isao Inoue, Yasunari HayamiMusic Director: Iku MizutaniMusic Composer: Hisayoshi Ogura Character Designers: Yasunari Hayami, Isao InoueOriginal Game Designer: Fukio MitsujiSpecial Thanks: Yuji Koga, Kohji YamazakiTaito Corporation 1992 All Rights Reserved
Saturn version
The Credits
Directed And Produced by: Hidehiro FujiwaraGame Designed by: Hidehiro Fujiwara, Takatsuna SenbaProgrammed by: Akira Ohtsuki, Tatsuo Nakamura, Masashi Tsuzura, Shinji SoyanoArt Designed by: Masami Kikuchi, Takatsuna Senba, Hisakazu Kato Cabinet Design: Yoshinori AiuraHardware Designed by: Toshiyuki SanadaTeam Zuntata
All Music Composed And Arranged by: Hisayoshi Ogura Sound Editor: Yasuhisa Watanabe, Norihiro FurukawaSound Soft Ware: Naoto YagishitaSpecial thanks to: Onijust , Akira Fujita, Takamasa Hori, Masaki Yagi, Masahiko Takaki, Ogr Young, Zippy Aoki, Kouji Tsunekiyo, Hikaru Taniguchi, And Staff Of Kumagaya© Taito Corporation 1989 All Rights Reserved Taito
Source: In-game credits. Original credits only.Media:DariusII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf [5]
サターン版 「ＤＡＲＩＵＳII」 スタッフ
プログラム :金子 道明 , 南雲 泰人 , 阿部 央 , 関 拓志 , 赤座 清敬 グラフィック :高須 雄二 , 小松崎 成俊 , 山田 耕司 , 栗原 義昭 , 藤原 淳
Source: Staff.txt (in CD-ROM)
Magazine articles Main article: Darius II/Magazine articles . Promotional material Main article: Darius II/Promotional material . Physical scans Mega Drive version
Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart
Master System version
Master System, EU
Cover
Master System, AU
Manual
Master System, BR
Cover
Cart
Saturn version
Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc
Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard
Disc
Technical information ROM dump status
System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
✔
CRC32
f1e22f43
MD5
c9ab9dd499c7d56772fccbd2ec2ae465
SHA-1
0aa2632da5ec3c1db21b273bcb8630d84b7bb805
1MB
1990-11
Cartridge (US)
✔
CRC32
25dfe62a
MD5
4ab80160ba6811a48e0482c402941062
SHA-1
93593e4014e13db90fedc1903a402c6f7d885a2f
1MB
1990-09
Cartridge (JP)
?
CRC32
66388128
MD5
D8A4C95203BBE294760085189F9544FA
SHA-1
2A3E859139F8CA83494BB800DC848FE4D02DB82A
256kB
Cartridge (EU)
✔
489,679,344
CD-ROM(EU)
MK81085-50 V1.000
✔
489,648,768
1996-04-18
CD-ROM(JP)
T-1104G V1.003
Track list Saturn version
1. [data track] ({{{time}}})
2. Olga Breeze (04:09)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
3. Olga Breeze (03:34)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
4. Muse Valley (03:42)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
5. Jamming (03:29)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
6. Cynthia (03:49)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
7. Planet Blue (03:37)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
8. To Nari (03:32)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
9. Say PaPa (05:32)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
10. All Clear (01:05)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
11. War Oh! (03:51)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
12. Boss2 (03:52)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
13. Round Clear (00:55)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
14. Say Papa (Intro) (00:23)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
15. Name Set (00:48)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
16. Ending (00:45)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
17. Say PaPa (Ending) (02:17)
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
This game has an extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.
Folder / File
Type
Size
description
DAR2_ABS.TXT
TXT (Abstract)
89
About this game.
DAR2_BIB.TXT
TXT (Bibliographiced)
10
Title
DAR2_CPY.TXT
TXT (Copyright)
53
Copyright
STAFF.TXT
TXT
414
Production credits
References
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly , "April 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Supergame , "Julho 1992" (BR; 1992-07-xx), page 34
↑ Sega Force , "July 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 55
↑ 4.0 4.1 Mean Machines Sega , "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 72
↑ File:DariusII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ Beep! MegaDrive , "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 33 (35)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
↑ Computer & Video Games , "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-16), page 72
↑ Computer + Video Giochi , "Aprile 1991" (IT; xxxx-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Génération 4 , "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 94
↑ MegaTech , "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77
↑ Mean Machines , "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 76-78 (76)
↑ Power Play , "36: 3/91" (DE; 1991-02-15), page 140
↑ Sega Power , "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro , "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 19 (21)
↑ Consoles + , "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 118/119 (118)
↑ Hobby Consolas , "Junio 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 68/69 (68)
↑ Joypad , "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 84/85 (84)
↑ Joystick , "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 136
↑ Mean Machines , "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-27), page 62/63 (62)
↑ Player One , "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-04-10), page 66/67 (66)
↑ Sega Pro , "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 42/43 (42)
↑ Sega Force , "1/92" (SE; 1992-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Sega Force , "July 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 52/53 (54)
↑ Video Games , "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-24), page 51 (49)
↑ Joypad , "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 72
↑ MAN!AC , "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 48
↑ Mega Force , "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "1996-09 (1996-06-14)" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 230 (232)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) , "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13 (15)
and 
shoot; holding them down rapidfires (though there is a break every few bullets). 
drops bombs (you have unlimited bombs). Powerups are collected in the usual shoot em up fashion and there are powerups for both the gun and the bomb dropper.
A score bonus is awarded for defeating groups of enemies.
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