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Publisher: Taito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Natsume I.T.L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Arcade boards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Taito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (16 tracks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Shooting[1][2][3], Arcade[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darius II (ダライアスII), also known as Sagaia outside Japan, is a side-scrolling space shoot 'em up developed by Taito as a direct sequel to the 1986 game Darius. It was originally released in 1989.
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.
Contents
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.
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.
Versions
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.
Screenshot
- Main article: Darius II/Comparisons.
History
Legacy
Darius II was followed by Darius Gaiden in 1994 (originally planned to be released as Darius III).
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Executive Producer: Takao Ueno
- Producer: Tomohiro Nishikado, Shouji Takahashi
- Director of Software: Yuichiro Kawamuki
- Programmers: Takashi Kuroda, Yoshiaki Ishii, Ayumi Onosaka, Takahisa Horimoto
- Production Designer: Wakadaishou
- Character Designers: Makoto Saitoh, Gota Goto, Keisuke Miyanaga, Nishiyaman
- Team Zuntata
- Music Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
- Programmed by: Mira Turbo, Dogen Shibuya
- Game Checker: Kiyoshi Bandou
- Technical Adviser: Hideaki Tomioka, Haruo Suzuki, Kouji Yamazaki
- Special Thanks to: Hidehiro Fujiwara, Akira Fujita, Akira Ohtsuki, Tatsuo Nakamura
- Game Designed by: Yuji Koga
- Directed by: Yuichiro Kawamuki
- © Taito Corporation 1991
- Licensed by: Sega Enterprises Ltd.
Master System version
- Executive Producer: Tomohiro Nishikado
- Producer: Kimio Hirota
- Director: Iku Mizutani
- Programers: Moriyuki Kanaya, Yuji Akita
- Graphics Designers: Isao Inoue, Yasunari Hayami
- Music Director: Iku Mizutani
- Music Composer: Hisayoshi Ogura
- Character Designers: Yasunari Hayami, Isao Inoue
- Original Game Designer: Fukio Mitsuji
- Special Thanks: Yuji Koga, Kohji Yamazaki
- Taito Corporation 1992 All Rights Reserved
Saturn version
- Directed And Produced by: Hidehiro Fujiwara
- Game Designed by: Hidehiro Fujiwara, Takatsuna Senba
- Programmed by: Akira Ohtsuki, Tatsuo Nakamura, Masashi Tsuzura, Shinji Soyano
- Art Designed by: Masami Kikuchi, Takatsuna Senba, Hisakazu Kato
- Cabinet Design: Yoshinori Aiura
- Hardware Designed by: Toshiyuki Sanada
- Team Zuntata
- All Music Composed And Arranged by: Hisayoshi Ogura
- Sound Editor: Yasuhisa Watanabe, Norihiro Furukawa
- Sound Soft Ware: Naoto Yagishita
- Special 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
- 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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Darius II/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Darius II/Promotional material.
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Master System version
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Based on 19 reviews |
Saturn version
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Based on 16 reviews |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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1MB | 1990-11 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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1MB | 1990-09 | Cartridge (JP) | ||||||||||
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256kB | Cartridge (EU) | |||||||||||
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489,679,344 | CD-ROM (EU) | MK81085-50 V1.000 | ||||||||||
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489,648,768 | 1996-04-18 | CD-ROM (JP) | T-1104G V1.003 |
Track list
Saturn version
1. Data track |
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2. Olga Breeze (04:09) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
3. Olga Breeze (03:34) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
4. Muse Valley (03:42) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
5. Jamming (03:29) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
6. Cynthia (03:49) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
7. Planet Blue (03:37) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
8. To Nari (03:32) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
9. Say PaPa (05:32) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
10. All Clear (01:05) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
11. War Oh! (03:51) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
12. Boss2 (03:52) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
13. Round Clear (00:55) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
14. Say Papa (Intro) (00:23) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
15. Name Set (00:48) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
16. Ending (00:45) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
17. Say PaPa (Ending) (02:17) |
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Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura |
Extra content
This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.
Folder / File | Type | Size | description |
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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
- ↑ File:DariusII sat jp backcover.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-02 10:31)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ File:Darius II SMS EU Box.jpg
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 79
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 22
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 ', "" (; ), page 34
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 55
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 28
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 72
- ↑ File:DariusII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 54
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 198
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 125
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 ', "" (; ), page 35
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 102
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- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 118
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- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 65
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 44
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 77
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 76
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 138
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 140
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 53
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 21
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 34
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 151
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 118
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 48
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 68
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 136
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 95
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 79
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 62
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 66
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 28
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 42
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 18
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 54
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 34
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 22
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 51
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 162
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 1
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 80
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 15
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 90
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 79
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 48
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 93
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 124
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 163
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 84
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 60
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 232
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