Croc 2

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Croc 2
System(s): Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Fox Interactive
Developer: Argonaut Software
Planned release date(s):

Sega Saturn
Christmas 1998[1]

Sega Dreamcast
Q2 2000[2], Q3 2000[3]

Genre: Action
Number of players: 1

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Croc 2 is a platform game developed by Argonaut Software and published by Fox Interactive for the PlayStation and Windows PCs as a sequel to Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. It was once due to be released for the Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo 64, but neither port materialised.

A "Croc II", presumably for the Sega Saturn, was advertised on the back of the US Croc manual with a tentative release date of Christmas 1998[1] (as was also the case with the PlayStation version). No further information was ever released about a Saturn port, however the porting team is known to have had great difficulty bringing the original game to the console, so attempting the sequel may have ruled out quite quickly.

The Dreamcast version of the game was announced in Summer 1999 along with some high resolution screenshots (which may have been from the PC version). It was planned to be an expanded port of the PlayStation and PC versions, with extra minigames and possibly improved graphics[3]. This version was cancelled in the Autumn of 2000[4] again due to alleged porting difficulties.

Lead designer Nic Cusworth has suggested no serious work on the Saturn or Dreamcast version ever started, although the team did have Dreamcast development kits on hand for producing Red Dog: Superior Firepower, so may have experimented with the idea[5].

Magazine articles

Main article: Croc 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Croc sat us manual.pdf

PDF
Advertisement on the back of the US Croc: Legend of the Gobbos manual.
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:Croc sat us manual.pdf, page 24
  2. ↑ Press release: 1999-09-05: Fox Interactive Eyes Sega Dreamcast for Hot Entertainment Properties
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dreamcast Monthly, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-13), page 50
  4. ↑ Edge, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-11), page 13
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud2UW0B3NNk
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