Hexen

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Hexen

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: id Software (US, Europe), Game Bank (Japan)

Developer: id Software, Raven Software

ATOD

Distributor: GT Interactive Software (US, Europe)

Licensor: id Software

Original system(s): PC

Developer(s) of original games: Raven Software

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

Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: 3D Action^[1], Action^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1998-03-26^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-18612G
US	1997-03-31^[3]		T-25406H
EU	1997-03-21		T-25405H-50
DE	1997-03-21		T-25405H-50
PT	199x
UK	1997-03-28^[4]	£44.9944.99^[5]	T-25405H-50
PL	1997
AU	199x		FHEX02SSC
BR	1997-05		191x36

Non-Sega versions
Archimedes IBM PC Macintosh Nintendo 64 PlayStation Windows PC

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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 was published for the Sega Saturn by GT Interactive Software in 1997.

Gameplay

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

History

It runs on the engine that powered Doom, and is said to be one of the more popular "Doom clones" from around that era.

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

Versions

The Saturn port is considered better than the PlayStation port by running at a higher framerate, but falls behind the Nintendo 64 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)^[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #96: "July 1997" (1997-0x-xx)^[7]

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)^[8]

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

CD Consoles (FR) #27: "Avril 1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[9]

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

^[5]

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

^[24]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

72

^[25]

Sega Power (GR)

84

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

88

^[27]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[28]

Super Power (FI)

72

^[29]

Ultra Game Players (US)

74

^[30]

	70
Based on 22 reviews

Hexen

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, PT

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Hexen/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

615,948,816

CD-ROM (EU)

T-25405H-50 V1.002

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

615,948,816

1997-07-02

CD-ROM (JP)

T-18612G V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

615,948,816

CD-ROM (US)

T-25406H V1.002

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1996-12-12

CD-R

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1997-01-30

CD-R

Page

References

↑ File:Hexen Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software_l.html#tab04 (Wayback Machine: 2019-12-07 02:59)
↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-03-24), page 28
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 66
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
↑ 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

Hexen
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[4] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-03-24), page 28

[:File:CVG_UK_185.pdf_p66-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 66

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_099.pdf_p4-6] Ultra Game Players, "July 1997" (US; 1997-06-24), page 4

[:File:EGM_US_096.pdf_p56-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p10-8] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 10

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_27.pdf_p2-9] CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 2

[: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:SaturnPower_UK_01.pdf_p76-24] Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_41.pdf_p72-25] Sega Magazin, "April 1997" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 72

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

[:File:SSM_UK_17.pdf_p66-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-19), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19980403_1998-10.pdf_p195-28] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-10 (1998-04-03)" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 195

[:File:SuperPower_FI_1997-06.pdf_p34-29] Super Power, "6 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_095.pdf_p66-30] Ultra Game Players, "March 1997" (US; 1997-02-25), page 66

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Hexen

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Versions

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References