Langrisser

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Langrisser

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console

Publisher: Masaya (JP), Treco (US), Samsung (KR)

Developer: CareerSoft

Genre: RPG

Series: Langrisser series

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-04-26	¥7,3007,300	T-25103
US	1992-03^[1]		T-24046
KR	1991		GM4056JT
JP ▼	2007-11-27^[2]	700pts700^[3]

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Langrisser (Japanese: ラングリッサー, Korean: 랑그릿사) is a turn-based strategy RPG developed by CareerSoft, a division of NCS. It is the first game in the Langrisser series and the only game to be released outside Japan and Korea — released in the US by Treco under the name Warsong.

This game was later remade with Langrisser II in Langrisser: Dramatic Edition for the Sega Saturn, which was in turn included in the Langrisser Tribute compilation, also for the Saturn.

Gameplay

The game has fairly complex gameplay mechanics which are difficult to explain in a few paragraphs.

Each map begins with a story exposition sequence, followed by a "Battle Preparations" screen, where the player is shown each of his playable story characters. On this screen, the player can assign the characters up to eight generic soldiers to command - each under a different "class" with advantages and disadvantages - and then equip items, and assign the starting positions for each character on the battle map.

After this, the player gets more plot exposition and then his first player phase. The player can move any of his character (including the generic soldiers, who can optionally be AI-controlled) around the map and fight enemy units. Battle Maps take on an appearance resembling standard top-down RPGs, and have complex terrain rules. When a unit goes into combat, a new screen shows up which displays the outcome of the encounter. When a unit is completely wiped out, experience points are rewarded to the commander of the victorious troops, which are used to gain levels and change into one of the multiple, branching character classes, each with combat advantages and disadvantages. When a player ends his turn or runs out of units to move, the enemy phase begins.

Each map has a context-based objective, ranging from escaping an area, to defeating a commander, to surviving a certain amount of turns. When the objective is met, the player advances to the next map. The player gets a Game Over if the Lord-class character, Ledin (Known as Garrett in the US release Warsong), is slain in combat, or if there is a failure to fulfill a certain context-sensitive objective, such as protecting a certain unit.

In this game, a story character who is defeated in battle is dead for the rest of the game. This trait is not followed in latter Langrisser-series games.

Versions

American title screen.

Besides the title of the game, Warsong also changed the names of all the characters and many of the items. The graphics were also redone, altering the anime-esque look of the original game into more "masculine" character designs.

Magazine articles

Main article: Langrisser/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Langrisser/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[7]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

85

^[8]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

88

^[10]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[11]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[1]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[13]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[14]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[15]

Megablast (DE)

80

^[16]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

89

^[17]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

85

^[19]

Play Time (DE)

87

^[20]

Power Play (DE)

88

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

80

^[6]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

80

^[22]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

86

^[23]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

77

^[24]

Video Games (DE)

88

^[25]

	79
Based on 21 reviews

Langrisser

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR

Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	4b680285
MD5	146996a42ef0cca2578f4d56da2c4206
SHA-1	9b13a85f39b3f4cc31f54077df29bbe812405a08

512kB

1991-08

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	b6ea5016
MD5	4759f8db3ee29d85f7087886d813c04b
SHA-1	cc67c5a3b91e706b495eb561a95a038fff72b5da

512kB

1991-01

Cartridge (JP)

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Hardcore Gaming 101: Langrisser series

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:GamePro US 031.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 031.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/05.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:22)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_langrisser/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-30 19:29)
↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1991-05.pdf, page 30
↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 260
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 152
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 28
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 100
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1
↑ Games-X, "5th-11th March 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 22
↑ Hippon Super, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-04), page 40
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 85
↑ Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 42
↑ Mega Fun, "06/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 32
↑ Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 63
↑ MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 26
↑ Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 92
↑ Power Play, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-15), page 142
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 18
↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 88

Langrisser games for Sega systems
	Langrisser (1991) \| Langrisser II (1994)
	Langrisser III (1996) \| Langrisser IV (1997) \| Langrisser: Dramatic Edition (1998) \| Langrisser V: The End of Legend (1998) \| Langrisser Tribute (1998)
	Langrisser Millennium (1999)

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[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20071130192940.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_langrisser.2F-3] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_langrisser/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-30 19:29)

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-05.pdf_p30-4] File:BeepMD_JP_1991-05.pdf, page 30

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-5] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p48-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 260

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-11.pdf_p152-8] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 152

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-05.pdf_p28-9] Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 28

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_008.pdf_p100-10] Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 100

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p136-11] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136

[12] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1

[:File:GamesX_UK_45.pdf_p22-13] Games-X, "5th-11th March 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 22

[14] Hippon Super, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-04), page 40

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-07.pdf_p85-15] Mega Drive Fan, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 85

[:File:Megablast_DE_1993-04.pdf_p42-16] Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 42

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1992-06.pdf_p32-17] Mega Fun, "06/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 32

[:File:MegaPlay_US_09.pdf_p63-18] Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 63

[:File:MegaTech_UK_04.pdf_p26-19] MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 26

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-05.pdf_p92-20] Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 92

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1992-05.pdf_p142-21] Power Play, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-15), page 142

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p68-22] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[24] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 18

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-03.pdf_p88-25] Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 88

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Langrisser

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Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References