Sakura Taisen
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Developer: Sega CS2 Red Company Nextech Sega Software R&D Dept. 7[1] M2 Sega PC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supporting companies: TMS-Kyokuichi (animation)
Neverland (animation) Buildup Entertainment (animation) T's Music (audio) Sega Digital Media[2] (audio) Wave Master (audio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Dysin Interactive (TW) Matrix Interactive (CN) Akella (RU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP (1/1 track) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Shuttle Mouse, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Dreamcast VGA Box, Visual Memory Unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Dramatic Adventure (ドラマチック アドベンチャー)[3][4][5], Adventure[6][7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sakura Taisen (サクラ大戦) is a video game developed by Red and Sega CS2 and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn in 1996. It is the first release in the long-running Sakura Taisen franchise.
Sakura Taisen is a visual novel crossed with tactical RPG elements set in an alternate 1920s Tokyo. It comprises of a largely female cast which pilot steam-powered robots called "Koubus", defending Tokyo from demons and dark magic while working undercover as musical theater performers.
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Characters
Ichiro Ogami (大神 一郎) | |
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Sakura Shinguji (真宮寺 さくら) | |
Sumire Kanzaki (神崎 すみれ) | |
Maria Tachibana (マリア タチバナ) | |
Iris Châteaubriand (イリス シャトーブリアン) | |
Kohran Li (李 紅蘭) | |
Kanna Kirishima (桐島 カンナ) | |
History
From a Japanese perspective, Sakura Taisen is one of Sega's premiere titles, being of the defining titles for the Sega Saturn. Oji Hiroi, vice-president of co-developer Red Company, manga artist Kousuke Fujishima and lastly anime writer Satoru Akahori were responsible for the overall project. The game is largely a dating sim, however with S-RPG elements and more meaningful interactions between characters brought it into a mass-market Japanese audience. Overall coding and much of the gameplay was done by then new Sega division Sega CS2, which had many accomplished Sega creators including Noriyoshi Ohba, Akira Nishino and Toru Yoshida.
Sakura Taisen (or Sakura Wars), was reasonably known within western anime circles, due to the accompanied TV show and OVA's.
Legacy
It had a remake, Sakura Taisen: Atsuki Chishio Ni, and a sequel, Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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Japanese | サクラ大戦 | Sakura Taisen |
Russian | Войны Сакуры | Voyny Sakury |
Chinese (Simplified) | 櫻花大戰 | Yīnghuā Dàzhàn |
Chinese (Traditional; Taiwan) | 櫻花大戰 | Yīnghuā Dàzhàn |
Production credits
- Main article: Sakura Taisen/Production credits.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sakura Taisen/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Saturn version
Dreamcast version
Physical scans
Saturn version
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88 | |
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Based on 6 reviews |
Saturn, JP (Satakore) |
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Dreamcast version
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76 | |
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Based on 7 reviews |
PC version
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90 | |
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Based on 1 review |
PC, RU/CIS/BA (DVD) |
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Technical information
- Main article: Sakura Taisen/Technical information.
External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Saturn, Dreamcast, Dreamcast (Memorial Pack), PC (XP-Taiou Pack +)
- Sakura Taisen official website page for the game
References
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-18 (2000-05-26)" (JP; 2000-05-12), page 55
- ↑ http://www.wave-master.com/wm/works/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-19 20:54)
- ↑ File:SakuraTaisen Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ File:SakuraTaisen DC JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 http://sega.jp/dc/000510/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-03-15 07:43)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
- ↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-07 20:31)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 http://www.sega.co.jp:80/sega/p_cafe/DB/09037/09037.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-01 22:26)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://sega.jp/dc/020104/ (Wayback Machine: 2015-06-28 04:26)
- ↑ http://homepage1.nifty.com/harinoue/singer/songs/songs/yoruno_samba.html (Wayback Machine: 2016-11-08 00:24)
- ↑ http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/pc/sakura/home.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-10-10 04:09)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 http://sakura-taisen.com/archives/game/databace/sakura_1.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-04-21 07:13)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://sega.jp/pc/sakuraxp/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-02-07 17:11)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://www.dysin.com.tw/sakura/news/news1.asp?id=12 (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-14 11:16)
- ↑ http://www.biggamer.com/sakurawars/xinwen2.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-12-20 16:24)
- ↑ http://ru.akella.com/Game.aspx?id=374 (Wayback Machine: 2016-10-28 07:07)
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-10-04" (JP; 1996-09-20), page 1
- ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 70
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 20" (JP; 1996-09-20), page 200
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 23" (JP; 1996-11-01), page 70
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-17 (1996-10-11)" (JP; 1996-09-27), page 237
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 10
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-19 (2000-06-02)" (JP; 2000-05-19), page 30
- ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
- ↑ Dreamzone, "Juillet/Août 2000" (FR; 2000-07-15), page 110
- ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 192
- ↑ Famitsu, "2000-06-02" (JP; 2000-05-19), page 31
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 22
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ Virtual'nyye radosti, "" (BY; 2007-06-30), page 1
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Music: Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan (1996) | Sakura Taisen Teigeki Kayou Zenshuu (1996) | Sakura Taisen Soundtrack Jouki Chikuonkan (1997) Videos: Sakura Taisen: Kouryaku Video (1997)
Demos: Sakura Taisen Teikokukagekidan Taiin Meibo (1995) |
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