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A different entry in the series, ''[[Arcus Odyssey]]'', was released on the [[Mega Drive]]. | A different entry in the series, ''[[Arcus Odyssey]]'', was released on the [[Mega Drive]]. | ||
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| System(s): Sega Mega-CD | |||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Wolf Team | |||||||||||||||
| Developer: Wolf Team | |||||||||||||||
| Original system(s): JP Home Computers | |||||||||||||||
| Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart | |||||||||||||||
| Genre: RPG[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Arcus I-II-III (アークス I・II・III) is a first-person dungeon RPG released exclusively for the Sega Mega-CD Japan. It combines the first three games in Wolf Team's Arcus series; Arcus, Arcus II: Silent Symphony and Arcus III, originally released for Japanese computers between 1988 and 1991.
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Gameplay
Gameplay is similar to Eye of the Beholder and Dungeon Master II: Skullkeep.
History
The game was once scheduled for a May 1993 release in the United States[3], but was ultimately never localized.
Legacy
A different entry in the series, Arcus Odyssey, was released on the Mega Drive.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Arcus I-II-III/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-03: "March 1993" (1993-02-08)
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-04: "April 1993" (1993-03-08)
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-05: "May 1993" (1993-04-08)
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Arcus I-II-III/Technical information.
References
 NEC Retro has more information related to Arcus
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NEC Retro has more information related to Arcus II: Silent Symphony
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NEC Retro has more information related to Arcus III
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- ↑ File:ArcusIIIIII MCD JP Box Front.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/22cw_5wSca8/m/uu5_e4bDn6wJ (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-16 09:50)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 23
- ↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 36
- ↑ Famitsu, "1993-07-30" (JP; 1993-07-16), page 40
- ↑ Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 48
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
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Arcus Odyssey (1991) |
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Arcus I-II-III (1993) |