Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

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Warcraft II: The Dark Saga
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Original system(s): PC
Developer(s) of original games: Blizzard Entertainment
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1Track)
Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-10623G
Sega Saturn
US
$49.9549.95[2] T-5023H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-5023H-50
Sega Saturn
BR
191366

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Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (ウォークラフトIIダークサーガ) is a strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and a sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. The Dark Saga is currently the only Warcraft games to be released on home consoles - the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation.

The Dark Saga contains all the missions from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and its expansion pack, Beyond the Dark Portal. It also allows up to sixteen units to be selected at once, rather than the PC's nine.

Magazine articles

Main article: Warcraft II: The Dark Saga/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #67: "Juillet 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #45: "August 1997" (1997-07-09)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №190, p76/77[1]
68 №468, p37
81 №59, p34/35
100
91 №23, p76/77[3]
70 №1997-42, p184[4]
Sega Saturn
82
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles News (FR) PAL
88
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[1]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
85
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[7]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC
100
[8]
Game Power (IT)
81
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[10]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
91
[11]
Level (TR)
75
[12]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
85
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
95
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
92
[15]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
85
[16]
Playmag (FR) PAL
85
[17]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[18]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
75
[19]
Saturn Power (UK) PAL
88
[20]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
94
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[23]
Super Juegos (ES)
89
[24]
Video Games (DE) PAL
89
[25]
Sega Saturn
84
Based on
22 reviews

Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

Saturn, US
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Cover
WarcraftII Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Warcraft2 sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
WarcraftII Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
Warcraft II The Dark Saga saturn eu cd.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
Warcraft2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpgWarcraftII Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Warcraft2 Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, BR
WarcraftII Sat BR cover.jpg
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
634,364,976 CD-ROM (EU) T-5023H-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
505,715,280 1997-09-27 CD-ROM (JP) T-10623G V1.000
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
634,367,328 CD-ROM (US) T-5023H V1.000

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:CVG UK 190.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 190.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 Press release: 1997-08-20: Electronic Arts to Ship Warcraft II: The Dark Saga for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn
  3. File:SSM_UK_23.pdf, page 76
  4. File:SSM_JP_19971205_1997-42.pdf, page 186
  5. Consoles News, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-08-28), page 120
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 50
  7. Famitsu, "1997-12-05" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 1
  8. Fun Generation, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 80
  9. Game Power, "Ottobre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 44
  10. GamePro, "September 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 100
  11. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
  12. Level, "11/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  13. MAN!AC, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-06), page 80
  14. Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 54
  15. Mega Fun, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-06), page 40
  16. neXt Level, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-22), page 72
  17. Playmag, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 110
  18. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 22" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 187
  19. Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 2" (JP; 1998-01-16), page 106
  20. Saturn Power, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-07-29), page 76
  21. Sega Magazin, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 68
  22. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 76
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-42 (1997-12-05)" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 186
  24. Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1997" (ES; 1997-0x-xx), page 102
  25. Video Games, "8/97" (DE; 1997-07-30), page 94