Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

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Warcraft II: The Dark Saga
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Licensor: Blizzard Entertainment
Original system(s): IBM PC
Developer(s) of original games: Blizzard Entertainment
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1Track)
Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Simulation[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Deutsch
  • Français
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • 日本語
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Saturn
    JP
    ¥5,8005,800 T-10623G
    Sega Saturn
    US
    $49.9549.95[3] T-5023H
    ESRB: Teen
    Sega Saturn
    EU
    T-5023H-50
    EAX02501273I
    ELSPA: 11+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    DE
    T-5023H-50
    EAX02501273I
    USK: 16
    Sega Saturn
    PT
    Sega Saturn
    UK
    £44.9944.99[4] T-5023H-50
    EAX02501273I
    ELSPA: 11+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    GR
    Sega Saturn
    PL
    Sega Saturn
    BR
    191366
    Tectoy: 13+
    Non-Sega versions

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    Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (ウォークラフトIIダークサーガ) is a Sega Saturn real-time strategy game developed by Climax. A combined port of the titular 1995 Blizzard Entertainment game Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and its expansion pack Beyond the Dark Portal, it was first published in the United States and Europe by Electronic Arts in August 1997, and was later localized and published in Japan by Electronic Arts Victor the following November.

    The game is the only title in Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft series released for home game consoles.

    Versions

    The Dark Saga contains all missions from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and its expansion pack, Beyond the Dark Portal, and additionally allows up to sixteen units to be selected at once, rather than the original's nine.

    Production credits

    • Original WarCraft II Game Design: Blizzard Entertainment
    • Beyond the Dark Portal Development: CyberLore Studios
    • Executive Producer: Steve Rechtschaffner
    • Associate Producer: Dennis Hirsch
    • Assistant Producer: Kevin Loh
    • Senior Development Director: Pauline Moller
    • Production Assistants: Wendell Harlow. Adrienne Travica
    • Technical Director: Yggy King
    • Product Manager: Peter Rovea
    • UK Marketing Manager: Sean Ratcliffe
    • Public Relations Manager: Keith Dundas
    • President: Karl Jeffery
    • Executive Producer: Tim May
    • Vice President: Chris Bergstresser
    • Lead Programmer: Dave Looker
    • Programmers: Damian Stones, Tom Pinnock, Darren White, Dave Thorburn, Tony Mack
    • Art Director: Thor Hayton
    • Artists: Mike Baxter, Andy Oakley, Alan Weaver, Mike Oakley, Lewis Cooper
    • Audio Lead: Matt Simmonds
    Electronic Arts QA
    • QA Project Coordinator: Rod Higo
    • Lead Testers: Tim Lewinson, Geoffrey Ball
    • Assistant Leads: Edwin Singh, Lori Wilson
    • Testers: Aaron Watmough, Ryan Yewell, Octavio Izaurralde, Ryan Savella, Colin Currie, Ian Ritchie, Greg Chan-Eather, Randy Deluna, Fausto Mazzuto, Joel Frigon, Avinash Narayan, Koji Sato, RJ Thompson, Patrick Donaghy, Justin Wiebe
    • Mastering: Peter Petkov, Cary Chao, Jeff Hutchinson
    • QA Database Support Guru: Bob Purewal
    • Documentation: Jason Armatta
    • Documentation Layout: Corinne Mah
    • Package Design: Mary Mitchell
    • Package Illustration: Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
    • Package Art Direction: Jennie Maruyama
    • Quality Assurance: Matthew "The Tick" Murphy, Big John Hanley, Gregg Pollack
    • Thanks to the gang at Blizzard: Shane Dabiri, Mike Morhaime, Joeray Hall, Pattrick Wyatt, Bill Roper, Duane Stinnett, Paul Sams
    • Special Thanks: Don Mattrick, Paulette Doudelle, Steve Fitton, Julio Valladares, James Fairweather, Patrick Ratto, Sue Garfield, Louis Mutter (Davidson), Chris Yashimora (Davidson), Susan Wooley (Davidson), Kirby Leung
    Source:
    US manual
    Warcraft2 sat us manual.pdf
    [5]

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Warcraft II: The Dark Saga/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #67: "Juillet 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
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    Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #45: "August 1997" (1997-07-09)
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    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    81 №59, p34/35
    Sega Saturn
    81
    Based on
    1 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Consoles News (FR) PAL
    88
    [6]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    75
    [4]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    85
    [7]
    Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
    68
    [8]
    Fun Generation (DE) NTSC
    100
    [9]
    Game Power (IT)
    81
    [10]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    68
    [11]
    Hobby Consolas (ES)
    91
    [12]
    Level (TR)
    75
    [13]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    85
    [14]
    Mega Force (FR) PAL
    95
    [15]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    92
    [16]
    neXt Level (DE) PAL
    85
    [17]
    Playmag (FR) PAL
    85
    [18]
    Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
    78
    [19]
    Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
    75
    [20]
    Saturn Power (UK) PAL
    88
    [21]
    Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
    94
    [22]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
    91
    [23]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    70
    [24]
    Super Juegos (ES)
    89
    [25]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    89
    [26]
    Sega Saturn
    84
    Based on
    22 reviews

    Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

    Saturn, JP
    Warcraft2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpgWarcraftII Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Warcraft2 Saturn JP Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, US
    WarcraftII Saturn US Box Back.jpgWarcraftII Saturn US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    WarcraftII Saturn US Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Warcraft2 sat us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Saturn, EU
    WarcraftII Saturn EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    Warcraft II The Dark Saga saturn eu cd.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, PT
    WarcraftII Saturn PT cover.jpg
    Cover
    Warcraft II The Dark Saga saturn eu cd.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, GR

    Saturn, BR
    WarcraftII Sat BR cover.jpg
    Cover
    WarcraftII Saturn BR Manual.pdf
    Manual

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Saturn
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    634,364,976 CD-ROM (EU) T-5023H-50 V1.000
    Sega Saturn
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    505,715,280 1997-09-27 CD-ROM (JP) T-10623G V1.000
    Sega Saturn
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    634,367,328 CD-ROM (US) T-5023H V1.000

    References

    1. File:Warcraft2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
    2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
    3. 3.0 3.1 Press release: 1997-08-20: Electronic Arts to Ship Warcraft II: The Dark Saga for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn
    4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 76
    5. File:Warcraft2 sat us manual.pdf, page 24
    6. Consoles News, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-08-28), page 120
    7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 50
    8. Famitsu, "1997-12-05" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 1
    9. Fun Generation, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 80
    10. Game Power, "Ottobre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 44
    11. GamePro, "September 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 100
    12. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
    13. Level, "11/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
    14. MAN!AC, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-06), page 80
    15. Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 54
    16. Mega Fun, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-06), page 40
    17. neXt Level, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-22), page 72
    18. Playmag, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 110
    19. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 22" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 187
    20. Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 2" (JP; 1998-01-16), page 106
    21. Saturn Power, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-07-29), page 76
    22. Sega Magazin, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 68
    23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 76
    24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-42 (1997-12-05)" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 186
    25. Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1997" (ES; 1997-0x-xx), page 102
    26. Video Games, "8/97" (DE; 1997-07-30), page 94


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