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{{Infobox game |
{{Infobox game |
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|name = ''Warcraft II: The Dark Saga'' |
|name = ''Warcraft II: The Dark Saga'' |
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+ | |image = WC2TDS-logo.png |
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+ | |caption = [[Logo]] |
|developer = [[Blizzard Entertainment]] |
|developer = [[Blizzard Entertainment]] |
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| − | |publisher = ''' |
+ | |publisher = '''PlayStation'''<br> {{wp|Electronic Arts}}<br>'''Sega Saturn'''<br> NA: {{wp|Electronic Arts}}<br> JP: {{wp|Electronic Arts Victor}}<br> BR: {{wp|Tectoy}} |
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| − | + | '''PlayStation'''{{ReleaseDate|NA|January 6, 1997|EU|August 27, 1997|JP|November 27, 1997}} |
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| + | '''Sega Saturn'''{{ReleaseDate|NA|August 31, 1997|JP|November 27, 1997|BR|December 1997}} |
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| − | |platforms = {{ |
+ | |platforms = {{wp|PlayStation (console)|PlayStation}}, {{wp|Sega Saturn}} |
| − | |genre = Real-time strategy |
+ | |genre = [[Real-time strategy]] |
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| − | '''''Warcraft II: The Dark Saga''''' is a console version of ''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]'', with the expansion ''[[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal]]'' included. It was released in North America |
+ | '''''Warcraft II: The Dark Saga''''' is a console version of ''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]'', with the expansion ''[[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal]]'' included. It was released in North America on January 6, 1997 for the Sony {{wp|PlayStation (console)|PlayStation}} and August 31, 1997 for the {{wp|Sega Saturn}}. It is essentially the same as ''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness|Tides of Darkness]]'' and the expansion ''[[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal|Beyond the Dark Portal]]'', but it has some upgrades and slight differences. |
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| − | ''Warcraft II: The Dark Saga'' is essentially the same as ''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]'' and ''[[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal]]'', but has some upgrades and slight differences from the original PC versions. |
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==Upgrades== |
==Upgrades== |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| + | WC2TDS-logo game.png|In-game logo |
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| − | + | Warcraft 2 The Dark Saga Title Screen.png|Title screen |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen1.png|An auto-build option |
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| − | File:Warcraft II The Dark Saga - Box Art back Saturn.jpg|The back of the Saturn box art. |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen2.png|The beginnings of an orc town. |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen3.png|Naval battle. The orcs just lost a ship. |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen4.png|The orcs destroy a human shipyard. |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen5.png|Humans raiding an orc town. |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen6.png|Orc vs. orc battle |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen7.png|Can select a lot more characters at a time than the PC version. |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen8.png|A pop-up is how you issue commands. |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Screen9.png|Auto-upgrade option |
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| + | Warcraft2Console PlayStation Azeroth map.jpg|[[Eastern Kingdoms|Azeroth]] map |
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| + | Draenor color PlayStation.jpg|[[Draenor]] map |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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| + | ;Media |
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| + | <gallery mode=packed> |
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| + | Warcraft2Console Cover Art2.jpg|Sega Saturn [[cover art]] |
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| + | Warcraft2Console Cover Art2 back.jpg|Sega Saturn back cover art |
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| + | Warcraft2Console Disc2.jpg|Sega Saturn disc |
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| + | Warcraft2Console Cover Art.jpg|PlayStation cover art |
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| + | Warcraft2Console Cover Art back.jpg|PlayStation back cover art |
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| + | Warcraft2Console Disc.jpg|PlayStation disc |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | Repeat violations may result in a BAN. |
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| + | Have a nice day. :) --> |
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| + | {{Elink|link=https://archive.org/details/psx_warcrft2|site=Internet Archive|desc=Play the game in the browser}} |
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{{Warcraft II related}} |
{{Warcraft II related}} |
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Revision as of 02:53, 7 November 2020
| Warcraft II: The Dark Saga | |
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| Developer(s) | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) |
PlayStation Electronic Arts Sega Saturn NA: Electronic Arts JP: Electronic Arts Victor BR: Tectoy |
| Platforms | PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
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PlayStation
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga is a console version of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, with the expansion Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal included. It was released in North America on January 6, 1997 for the Sony PlayStation and August 31, 1997 for the Sega Saturn. It is essentially the same as Tides of Darkness and the expansion Beyond the Dark Portal, but it has some upgrades and slight differences.
Upgrades
In addition to interface changes necessary to play the game with a control pad instead of a keyboard and mouse, several improvements/changes were made for the console version that would not appear in the later Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition version:
- Added an auto-build feature, which could program buildings to continuously train a specified number of units (cycling from one to the next if multiple unit types are specified), pausing or temporarily skipping a unit if resources were not available when that unit's time came up in the queue (unlike Warcraft III where the resources to train and upgrade were spent as soon as they were added to the queue). The auto-build could also be set to "infinite" to continuously build units as resources provided.
- Added an auto-upgrade feature, which would research all the upgrades available in a building as resources provided.
- Flying units were given specific shadows as seen in promotional screenshots for the computer version, instead of the generic circular ones.
- A quick-play mode was added to randomly select a custom scenario map and start it without the user needing to select any options.
- A color map of the world was added at the start of each mission, including a dotted line and X to indicate direction of travel, similar to the one used in loading screens in Warcraft III.
- A new intro movie.
- A new splash screen and new art for the main menu.
- New cinematics between acts of the Beyond the Dark Portal campaigns.
- Opening cinematic for Tides of Darkness sped up slightly and the text at the beginning (referencing Warcraft: Orcs & Humans) was removed.
- The finale cinematic for the human Beyond the Dark Portal campaign now lingers longer on the Skull of Gul'dan, its eyes glowing as the screen fades to black.
- New music during the credits.
- New Password system to jump directly to a campaign mission (using a password instead of a saved game would reset your score to 0; however, saved game files were quite large, and couldn't even fit in the internal memory of the Saturn, necessitating the purchase of a backup memory cartridge).
- In order to get the game to fit on the console disc though, much of the background art, button variety, unit speech, and sound effects were removed. Background music is completely absent, although some of the new cinematics incorporate themes from the classic soundtrack into their score.
Videos
Gallery
In-game logo
Title screen
An auto-build option
The beginnings of an orc town.
Naval battle. The orcs just lost a ship.
The orcs destroy a human shipyard.
Humans raiding an orc town.
Orc vs. orc battle
Can select a lot more characters at a time than the PC version.
A pop-up is how you issue commands.
Auto-upgrade option
Azeroth map
Draenor map
- Media
Sega Saturn cover art
Sega Saturn back cover art
Sega Saturn disc
PlayStation cover art
PlayStation back cover art
PlayStation disc
External links
Internet Archive Play the game in the browser
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