Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Crystal Dynamics (US), BMG Interactive (EU), BMG Japan (JP)
Developer: Silicon Knights
Planned release date(s): Autumn 1995[1], 1996-08[2], 1997-01-24[3], Summer 1997[4]

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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (レガシー・オブ・ケイン) is an action adventure game developed by Silicon Knights for the PlayStation. A version was also in development for the Sega Saturn, but was never released. Its sequel, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, was released for the Dreamcast.

Reportedly the Saturn port of the game was finished, but initially delayed as Silicon Knights were unable to find a publisher[5][6]. By early 1997 it had found one in Activision, however Activision did not see a Saturn port as financially viable and so axed its development[7]. Several years later, Electronic Gaming Monthly reported that the Saturn version was developed first and ran smoother than the PlayStation version[8].

BMG Interactive were set to publish the game in Europe[6], and BMG Japan in Japan[1], but both backed down before release.

Magazine articles

Main article: Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain/Magazine articles.

Artwork

  • US prototype box art

External links

  • Sega of America webpage: Saturn

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:SegaHotInformation JP 1995.pdf, page 19
  2. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 43
  3. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 53
  4. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 149
  5. ↑ Next Generation, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 19
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-06), page 12
  7. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 18
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 2002" (US; 2002-03-06), page 114
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