Dragon Force

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Dragon Force
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), Working Designs (US)
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Licensor: Sega (US)
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Simulation RPG[2], RPG[3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e[4] GS-9028
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
JP
(Satakore) 		¥2,8002,800 GS-9145
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US 		T-12703H
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81382-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		MK81382-50
USK: 12
Sega Saturn
PT
Sega Saturn
UK 		£44.9944.99[8] MK81382-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
Sega Saturn
AU 		FDRA13SSC
OFLC: G8

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Dragon Force (ドラゴンフォース) is a tactical RPG developed by Sega for the Sega Saturn.

The game became notorious for showing the power of the system by controlling 200 characters (made with sprites) at the same time without having any slowdown.

History

It was originally developed by J-Force, a company founded by former Wolf Team developers, but finished at Sega after J-Force went bankrupt.[9][10] Western localizations were made by Working Designs, and unlike most Working Designs releases, this one was also released in Europe (by Sega).

In North America, four different disc variants exist and three different Dragon Force-themed stickers for a Saturn Backup Memory cartridge.

Sequels and re-releases

It was followed by Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits (JP)
USA Team
  • Director: Victor Ireland
  • Translation: Akiko Peterson, Victor Ireland, Dean Williams, Laurie Tom, Tim Trzepacz
  • Programming: Tim Trzepacz
  • Additional Music: Bill King
  • Recording Engineer: Bill Staeck
  • Voice Talent:
    • Astea: Katie Staeck
    • Nolun: Dean Williams
    • Teiris: Rhonda Gibson
    • Rudget: Jon Thompson
    • Katt: Kathy Emma
    • Narrator: John Truitt
  • Manual Design: Don Shirley, Victor Ireland, Cindy Ireland
  • Product Testing: Bonnie Shirley, Eric 'Pottle' Brewer
  • Sales: Kelly Knight
Japan Team:


Magazine articles

Main article: Dragon Force/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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JP print advert
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-05: "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (1996-03-08)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-06: "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (1996-03-22)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #86: "September 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Neo (PL) #3: "Luty 1998" (1998-xx-xx)
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Artwork

  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-LOGO.png
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
86 №58, p32/33
88 №45, [1]
Sega Saturn
 87
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
80
[20]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC
90
[21]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-U
94
[22]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
94
[23]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[8]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
84
[24]
Edge (UK) NTSC-U
80
[25]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
90
[26]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[27]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-U
90
[28]
GameFan (US) NTSC
89
[29]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[30]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
86
[31]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
68
[32]
Hyper (AU) PAL
80
[33]
Intelligent Gamer (US)
100
[34]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
80
[35]
Joypad (FR) PAL
92
[36]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U
81
[37]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
81
[38]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
92
[39]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[40]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[41]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
90
[42]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
82
[43]
Saturn Power (UK) PAL
90
[44]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-U
90
[45]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
90
[46]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
86
[47]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
85
[48]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[49]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[50]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
86
[51]
Strana Igr (RU)
90
[52]
Super Power (FI) NTSC
79
[53]
Ultra Game Players (US)
85
[54]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
85
[55]
Sega Saturn
 84
Based on
37 reviews

Dragon Force

Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Dragon Force (Manual)(JP)(Sega Saturn).pdf
Manual
Saturn, JP (Satakore)
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, US
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Cover
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Manual
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Disc (type 1)
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Disc (type 2)
Saturn, EU
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Cover
Saturn, PT

Saturn, AU
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Dragon Force/Technical information.

External links

  • Sega of America webpage: Saturn
  • Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Saturn

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wave-master.com/wm/works/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-19 20:54)
  2. ↑ File:DragonForce Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-04 08:13)
  4. ↑ http://www.sega.co.jp:80/sega/p_cafe/DB/09028/09028.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-03 03:48)
  5. ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
  6. ↑ http://www.sega-europe.com/saturn/satinfo.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-02 14:09)
  7. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-08-25), page 48
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 64
  9. ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9 (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-26 06:32)
  10. ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/J-Force (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-26 06:35)
  11. ↑ Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 7
  12. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 73
  13. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 5
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 65
  15. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "January 1997" (US; 1996-12-31), page 74
  16. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 65
  17. ↑ Secret Service, "Luty 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 22
  18. ↑ Neo, "Kwiecień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 4
  19. ↑ Neo, "Maj 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 4
  20. ↑ Ação Games, "Março 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 8
  21. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 126
  22. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 130
  23. ↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 118
  24. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-09-17)
  25. ↑ Edge, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-05-02), page 88
  26. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 60
  27. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 1
  28. ↑ Fun Generation, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 77
  29. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 6: June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 18
  30. ↑ GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 98
  31. ↑ Game Informer, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
  32. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "11/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  33. ↑ Hyper, "October 1997" (AU; 1997-xx-xx), page 70
  34. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 46
  35. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 72
  36. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 96
  37. ↑ MAN!AC, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 40
  38. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/97" (DE; 1997-07-09), page 84
  39. ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 58
  40. ↑ Mega Fun, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-05), page 80
  41. ↑ Next Generation, "April 1997" (US; 1997-03-11), page 126
  42. ↑ neXt Level, "Oktober 1997" (DE; 1997-09-19), page 76
  43. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70
  44. ↑ Saturn Power, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-06-25), page 74
  45. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 76
  46. ↑ Sega Magazin, "August 1997" (DE; 1997-07-09), page 76
  47. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-12), page 53
  48. ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "10/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 52
  49. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-07-16), page 70
  50. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 231
  51. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
  52. ↑ Strana Igr, "Aprel 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
  53. ↑ Super Power, "3 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 48
  54. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 71
  55. ↑ Video Games, "2/97" (DE; 1997-01-22), page 93


Dragon Force

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Main page | Comparisons | Hidden content | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Technical information


Books: Dragon Force Koushiki Guide Book (1996) | Prima's Dragon Force Unauthorized Game Secrets (1997)
Music: Dragon Force Original Soundtrack (1996) | Dragon Force Complete Album (2005)
Audiobooks: Dragon Force: Souseiki Hen (1996)
Sega Saturn
Prototypes: 1996-06-27 | 10-31 | 11-01



Games in the Dragon Force Series
Dragon Force (1996) | Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni (1998) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 18: Dragon Force (2005)
Dragon Force related media
Music
 Dragon Force Original Soundtrack (1996) | Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni (1998) | Dragon Force Complete Album (2005)
Audiobook
 Dragon Force: Souseiki Hen (1996)
Book
 Dragon Force Koushiki Guide Book (1996) | Prima's Dragon Force Unauthorized Game Secrets (1997) | Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni Official Guide (1998)
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