The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest

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The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Interplay

Developer: Beam Software

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Roadshow Interactive (AU), Vision Software (ZA)

Licensor: Blizzard Entertainment

Developer(s) of original games: Blizzard Entertainment

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-2

Official in-game languages:

English

Français

Deutsch

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1997-04-14^[1]		T-12522H
EU	1997		T-12521H-50
DE	1997		T-12521H-50
PT	199x
UK	1997-05-30^[2]^[3]	£39.9939.99^[4]	T-12521H-50
PL	1997
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions

The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest (known often as just The Lost Vikings II or Norse by Norsewest: The return of The Lost Vikings) is the sequel to The Lost Vikings, published by Interplay for a variety of platforms including the Sega Saturn.

Story

Following their escape from the evil alien Tomator in the previous game, Erik, Baleog and Olaf returned to their Viking lives. One day, while on a fishing trip, the three Vikings are suddenly abducted from their ship by Tomator. However, due to a power failure, the lights go out, and the Vikings mug the robot guard, dismantling it and taking some of its high-tech equipment for themselves. While figuring a way back to their ship, Olaf pulls a lever on a time machine, reading the "Do not touch" sign as "Donuts", getting the Vikings lost in time again. Once again, it is up to the player(s) to guide all three Vikings through various periods in time to find the time machine and return the Vikings to their time.

Gameplay

Gameplay is much the same as the previous title, however each of the Vikings now have some new moves thanks to parts obtained from a robot during the introduction. The player(s) takes it in turn to control each Viking, whose special skills must be used to ensure the others' safety. Levels typically have the Vikings collect a certain amount of items, which is then given to a character at the end of the stage in the hopes of being teleported to the time machine. The last level of each time period has the Vikings look for parts to the time machine to hopefully return to the Vikings' ship.

Introduced in Lost Vikings 2 are two new characters, Fang the Werewolf and Scorch the Dragon, each with their own new skills. However, only three characters are controlled at a time per level, and so characters are swapped out in a rotation per level (e.g. Erik will be swapped out to accommodate Fang or Scorch). All three characters must survive, otherwise the player(s) must retry the level from the beginning.

Playable characters

	Erik the Swift
	Erik remains as the most athletic of the three Vikings for scouting levels. His abilities are: Jumping: Press to make Erik jump. While in the air, press again to activate his rocket boots for a double jump that can also break weak ceilings. Headbutt: Press while running to make Erik perform a rocket-propelled headbutt, inflicting damage to enemies and breaking down certain walls. The recoil will leave him unable to move for a few seconds, making him vulnerable to danger. Swimming: Erik is the only character who can swim in water, thanks to his helmet. While in water, press to make Erik swim in the direction he is facing.
	Baleog the Fierce
	Baleog is the offensive specialist of the Vikings, and has traded his bow for a bionic arm. His abilities are: Energy Saber: Press to make Baleog swing his energy saber. It is a short-ranged attack for defeating enemies up-close. Bionic Arm: Press in conjunction with the D-Pad to make Baleog launch his bionic arm in the desired direction, which can take out enemies, hit targets, grab items, and grab hold of jewels. When grabbing on to a jewel, Baleog will swing from it as a means of crossing gaps. While swinging, press and to control the speed of Baleog's swing, and and to extend or retract his arm. To release his grip of the jewel, press again.
	Olaf the Stout
	Olaf reprises his role as the defensive specialist, carrying a shield to block attacks at the cost of having no offensive capabilities. His abilities are: Shield: Press to raise or lower Olaf's shield. Like in the last game, holding the shield above his head allows him to glide to avoid hazards and fall damage, as well as give other characters a leg up. Farting: Press to make Olaf fart. This can be used to break unstable floors, as well as giving Olaf an extra lift while gliding. Dwarfing: Press to make Olaf use his Titanium Dwarfing Shield to shrink to half his size. While small, he will not be able to defend himself or others, but can enter small passageways. Press to make him return to normal size.
	Fang the Werewolf
	One of the new characters introduced, Fang is found in Transylvania and befriended by Olaf to join the Vikings' cause. His abilities are: Jumping: Press to jump, just like Erik. If he jumps towards a wall, he will cling to it and slowly slide down it. Press while clinging to a wall and he will jump off it. If two walls are close together, Fang can climb the walls by jumping back and forth between the two. Claws: Press to make Fang swipe his claws as a form of offense against enemies.
	Scorch the Dragon
	The second new character, Scorch, is found in the Dark Ages and invited to come along with the Vikings. His abilities are: Jumping: Press to jump. Flying: While in the air after a jump, press again to make Scorch fly higher. However, he will get tired after pressing many times and will be unable to fly any higher until he lands. Gliding: While in the air, hold to make Scorch glide using his wings, similar to Olaf. Fire Breathing: Press to make Scorch spit a fireball as a form of offense against enemies. When used in the air, he will glide for a little while to prevent fall damage.

Enemies

	Bat

	Skeleton

	Vampire

	Black Knight

	Evil Dragon

	Wizard

	Piranha

	Parrot

	Pirate

	Pegleg

	Jellyfish

	Vines

	Gorillas

	Head Hunters

	V-1000 Bots

	Urqhartians

Items

	Food
	Restores one health point. Its appearance varies by time period: Transylvania: Garlic Dark Ages: Roast Smuggler's Cove: Root Beer Amazon Jungle: Bananas Future: Hamburger
	Shield
	Gives a character a fourth health point, represented by a blue dot.
	Bomb
	Can be placed on the ground to defeat enemies or destroy certain walls and objects. Handle with care.
	Smart Bomb
	Instantly destroys all enemies on the screen.
	Torch
	Lights up dark places.
	Key
	Used in keyholes of the same colour to unlock doors and activate objects.
	Jewel
	Baleog can grab on to and swing from these with his bionic arm.
	Button
	Activates things when pressed with or shot at.
	Switch
	Activates things when flipped with .
	Question Mark Box
	Displays a hint when pressing in front of one.
	Target Box
	Acts as a switch that can only be shot at with certain attacks.
	Treasure Chest
	Contains items. Open with .

Levels

	Translyvania
	Password: `NTR0` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Translyvania
	Password: `1STS` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Translyvania
	Password: `2NDS` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Translyvania
	Password: `TRSH` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Translyvania
	Password: `SW1M` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Translyvania
	Password: `W0LF` Characters: Baleog, Olaf, Fang

	Translyvania
	Password: `BR4T` Characters: Erik, Fang, Olaf

	Dark Ages
	Password: `K4RN` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Dark Ages
	Password: `B0MB` Characters: Erik, Olaf, Scorch

	Dark Ages
	Password: `WZRD` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Scorch

	Dark Ages
	Password: `BLKS` Characters: Erik, Fang, Olaf

	Dark Ages
	Password: `TLPT` Characters: Scorch, Baleog, Olaf

	Dark Ages
	Password: `GYSR` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Smuggler's Cove
	Password: `B3SV` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Smuggler's Cove
	Password: `R3T0` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Smuggler's Cove
	Password: `DRNK` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Smuggler's Cove
	Password: `Y0VR` Characters: Scorch, Baleog, Olaf

	Smuggler's Cove
	Password: `0V4L` Characters: Fang, Baleog, Olaf

	Smuggler's Cove
	Password: `T1N3` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Scorch

	Amazon Jungle
	Password: `D4RK` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Amazon Jungle
	Password: `H4RD` Characters: Erik, Fang, Olaf

	Amazon Jungle
	Password: `HRDR` Characters: Scorch, Baleog, Olaf

	Amazon Jungle
	Password: `L0ST` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Fang

	Amazon Jungle
	Password: `0B0Y` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Amazon Jungle
	Password: `H0M3` Characters: Erik, Fang, Scorch

	Future
	Password: `SHCK` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Future
	Password: `TNNL` Characters: Erik, Fang, Olaf

	Future
	Password: `H3LL` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Olaf

	Future
	Password: `4RGH` Characters: Erik, Baleog, Scorch

	Future
	Password: `B4DD` Characters: Fang, Scorch, Olaf

	Future
	Password: `D4DY` Characters: Baleog, Olaf, Erik

History

The game was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1997 without the subtitle, having been developed by Blizzard Entertainment (the studio formerly known as "Silicon and Synapse" who were responsible for the first game) in 1995, with the publisher Interplay keeping the game unreleased for two years. Blizzard licensed the game to Beam Software who produced a set of "32-bit" versions for IBM/Windows PCs, the PlayStation and Sega Saturn later that year, which were also published by Interplay.

Versions

The Saturn version acts merely as a graphical and audio update to the SNES version, the levels and gameplay being otherwise identical. Beam Software radically changed the design of The Lost Vikings 2, making heavy use of pre-rendered CGI graphics. The designs are controversial among some fans of the series. Features such the arms and legs of the models used do not animate during the cutscenes, leading to some strange looking results.

The 32-bit versions of The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest also introduce voice acting to the series, as well as CD audio soundtrack (with completely different tunes to that in the SNES game).

Comparisons

Main article: The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest/Comparisons.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest	The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest
English (US)	Norse by Norsewest: The return of The Lost Vikings	Norse by Norsewest: The return of The Lost Vikings

Production credits

For Interplay

Executive Producer: Alan Pavlish
Producer: Wesley Yanagi
Voice-Over Director: Jamie Thomason
Voices: Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker, Kath Soucie, Jim Cummings
Voice-Over Supervision: Chris Borders
Voice-Over Editing: Doug Rappaport, Sergio Bustamante II
Cinematics Sound Effects and Mixing: Charles Deenen
Cinematics Music: Brian Luzietti
Sound Effects and Cinematics Mastering: Craig Duman
Music Mastering: Tom Baker at Future Disc
Game Music: Johann Langlie
Music Supervision: Brian Luzietti
International Product Manager: Julian Ridley
Manual Design: Ed Rubin
Manual Writer: Kelly Newcomb
French and German Translations: Cyberlang
German Translation Editor: Gary Burke
French Translation Editor: Sylvie Nguyen
QA Director: Chad Allison
QA Assistant Director: Colin Totman
Lead Tester: Richard Barker
Testers: Michael Krueger, Steve Baldoni, Sean Johnson, Doug Finch, Derek Bullard, Anthony Taylor, James Dunn, Shanna San Paolo, Tim Anderson, Savina Greene, Daniel Huffman, Marvic Ambata, Greg Baumeister

For Beam Software

Executive Producer: Adam Lancman
Producer: Simon Dyer
Programmers: Paul Baulch, Jason Bell, Darren Bremner, Jef Kamenek, Peter Litwiniuk, Dave Moore, Iain Cartwright, Aidan Doyle, Eddie Retelj, Zaph
Artists: Grant Arthur, Simon Hart, Mark Maynard, John Tsiglev, Zephyr Art And Animation
Sound Effects: Marshall Parker
Maps: Andrew Buttery, Simon Dyer, Gary Ireland, Dave Moore, Leigh Reynolds, Eddie Retelj, Steve Scott, Ciri Thompson
Quality Assurance: Tim Bos, Glen Horrigan, Gary Ireland, Leigh Reynolds, Ciri Thompson, Aidan Doyle, Nick Evans, Angie Kindred

Source:

US manual^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FR print advert

Print advert in (ES) #67: "Abril 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(UK)

25

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(US)

NTSC-U

74

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(US)

81

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(US)

NTSC-U

75

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(US)

NTSC-U

53

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(PL)

68

^[10]

Hacker (HR)

79

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(DE)

PAL

77

^[12]

(DE)

PAL

85

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(FR)

91

^[14]

(PL)

70

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(DE)

PAL

85

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(UK)

PAL

82

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(UK)

PAL

89

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(UK)

PAL

90

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(DE)

PAL

85

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	76
Based on 16 reviews

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, PT
Cover

Saturn, AU

Saturn, ZA/KE/LS/MZ/NA/BW/SZ/ZW
Cover

Technical information

Main article: The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest/Technical information.

External links

Interplay webpage: Saturn

References

↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-05-26), page 29
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-05-31)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 85
↑ File:Lostvikings2 sat us manual.pdf, page 23
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 48
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
↑ GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Game Informer, "March 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 44
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "4/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Hacker, "05/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 58
↑ MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 74
↑ Mega Fun, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-05), page 36
↑ Player One, "Mars 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 68
↑ Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1997" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 76
↑ Sega Power, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 38
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 66
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Six" (UK; 1997-02-28), page 26
↑ Video Games, "3/97" (DE; 1997-02-19), page 94

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[2] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-05-26), page 29

[digitiser1997-05-31x72-3] Digitiser (UK) (1997-05-31)

[:File:CVG_UK_185.pdf_p85-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 85

[:File:Lostvikings2_sat_us_manual.pdf_p23-5] File:Lostvikings2 sat us manual.pdf, page 23

[:File:EGM_US_092.pdf_p48-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:GameFan_US_0504.pdf_p26-7] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:GamePro_US_104.pdf_p94-8] GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:GameInformer_US_047.pdf_p44-9] Game Informer, "March 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 44

[10] Gry Komputerowe, "4/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[11] Hacker, "05/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-04.pdf_p74-12] MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 74

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-04.pdf_p36-13] Mega Fun, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-05), page 36

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_073.pdf_p68-14] Player One, "Mars 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:SecretService_45_PL.pdf_p27-15] Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_41.pdf_p76-16] Sega Magazin, "April 1997" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 76

[:File:SegaPower_UK_91.pdf_p38-17] Sega Power, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 38

[:File:SSM_UK_18.pdf_p66-18] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 66

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_06.pdf_p26-19] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Six" (UK; 1997-02-28), page 26

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-03.pdf_p94-20] Video Games, "3/97" (DE; 1997-02-19), page 94

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The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Playable characters

Enemies

Items

Levels

History

Versions

Comparisons

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References