Hexen

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Hexen

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: GT Interactive (US/EU), Game Bank (JP)

Developer: id Software, Raven Software

Developer(s) of original games: Raven Software

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (15 tracks)

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1998-03-26	¥5,8005,800	T-18612G
US	1997-03-31		T-25406H
EU	1997-03-21^[1]		T-25405H-50
BR	1997-05		191x36

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Hexen (ヘクセン) is a first person shooter developed by Raven Software as a sequel to their earlier game, Heretic. It runs on the engine that powered Doom, and is said to be one of the more popular "Doom clones" from around that era. It was published for the Sega Saturn by GT Interactive in 1997.

Hexen brough RPG elements and non linear progression into the genre, and expanded on these in it's sequel, which was never ported to consoles.

Three heroes are selectable, representing speed, power and balanced gameplay.

The Saturn port is considered better than the Sony Playstation port by running at a higher framerate, but falls behind the N64 port and PC original, due to slowdown and enemies always facing the player from the front (this was probably done to save memory, as the game displays enemies as sprites, not polygons)

Magazine articles

Main article: Hexen/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #95: "June 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
also published in:

Ultra Game Players (US) #99: "July 1997" (1997-06-24)^[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #96: "July 1997" (1997-0x-xx)^[4]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #18: "April 1997" (1997-03-15)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #19: "May 1997" (1997-04-12)^[5]

Print advert in Player One (FR) #75: "Mai 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
also published in:

CD Consoles (FR) #27: "Avril 1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[6]

Print advert in neXt Level (DE) #1997-05: "Mai 1997" (1997-04-18)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

86

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[2]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

51

^[11]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[12]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

70

^[13]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[15]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

91

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

62

^[17]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

80

^[18]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

60

^[19]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[20]

Player One (FR)

89

^[21]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[22]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

61

^[23]

Saturn Power (UK)

84

^[7]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

72

^[24]

Sega Power (GR)

84

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

88

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[27]

Super Power (FI)

72

^[28]

Ultra Game Players (US)

74

^[29]

	70
Based on 22 reviews

Hexen

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR

References

↑ File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 49
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 185.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Ultra Game Players, "July 1997" (US; 1997-06-24), page 4
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 56
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 10
↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 2
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:SaturnPower UK 01.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SaturnPower UK 01.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_17.pdf, page 66
↑ File:SSM_JP_19980403_1998-10.pdf, page 195
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 128
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 48
↑ Famitsu, "1998-04-03" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 78
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 3: March 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 29
↑ GamePro, "March 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 105
↑ MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 75
↑ Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 88
↑ Next Generation, "May 1997" (US; 1997-04-15), page 154
↑ Player One, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 102
↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 6" (JP; 1998-03-13), page 150
↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 10" (JP; 1998-05-15), page 116
↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1997" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 72
↑ Sega Power, "Ávgoustos-Septémvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-19), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-10 (1998-04-03)" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 195
↑ Super Power, "6 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Ultra Game Players, "March 1997" (US; 1997-02-25), page 66

[:File:CVG_UK_185.pdf_p49-1] File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 49

[:File:CVG_UK_185.pdf_p66-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 185.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_099.pdf_p4-3] Ultra Game Players, "July 1997" (US; 1997-06-24), page 4

[:File:EGM_US_096.pdf_p56-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p10-5] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 10

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_27.pdf_p2-6] CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_01.pdf_p76-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:SaturnPower UK 01.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SaturnPower UK 01.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_17.pdf_p66-8] File:SSM_UK_17.pdf, page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19980403_1998-10.pdf_p195-9] File:SSM_JP_19980403_1998-10.pdf, page 195

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_064.pdf_p128-10] Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 128

[:File:EGM_US_092.pdf_p48-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 48

[12] Famitsu, "1998-04-03" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-05.pdf_p78-13] Fun Generation, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 78

[:File:GameFan_US_0503.pdf_p29-14] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 3: March 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:GamePro_US_102.pdf_p86-15] GamePro, "March 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_063.pdf_p80-16] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:Joypad_FR_063.pdf_p105-17] Joypad, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 105

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-04.pdf_p75-18] MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 75

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-05.pdf_p88-19] Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 88

[:File:NextGeneration_US_29.pdf_p154-20] Next Generation, "May 1997" (US; 1997-04-15), page 154

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_074.pdf_p102-21] Player One, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 102

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1998-06_19980327.pdf_p150-22] Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 6" (JP; 1998-03-13), page 150

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1998-10_19980529.pdf_p116-23] Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 10" (JP; 1998-05-15), page 116

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_41.pdf_p72-24] Sega Magazin, "April 1997" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 72

[25] Sega Power, "Ávgoustos-Septémvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:SSM_UK_17.pdf_p66-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-19), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19980403_1998-10.pdf_p195-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-10 (1998-04-03)" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 195

[:File:SuperPower_FI_1997-06.pdf_p34-28] Super Power, "6 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_095.pdf_p66-29] Ultra Game Players, "March 1997" (US; 1997-02-25), page 66

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Hexen

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References