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Second model Japanese Sega Saturn. The Sega Saturn [a] is a 32-bit fifth-generation home video game console that was developed by Sega and first released on November 22, 1994. Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several arcade ports as well as original titles.
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete was first released on October 25, 1996, in Japan for the Sega Saturn. A version with higher-quality video via the Video CD card add-on was released a year later. The game is a remake of The Silver Star with an expanded scenario and improved graphics and sound.
Next Generation said of the game, "If there is a saving grace here, then it is this: Thunderforce [sic] takes you back to a time when games weren't as good as they are now." [ 21 ] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40 for the Saturn version, [ 3 ] and 31 out of 40 for the PlayStation version.
But for the rest, the Saturn version of Hexen is a classic game of too little and too late." [23] Rich Leadbetter of Sega Saturn Magazine and James Price of Saturn Power defended the Saturn version, commenting that, although not outstanding, it is far superior to the Saturn version of Doom, which was released at roughly the same time.
The game was critically acclaimed upon release and is considered one of the best video games of all time. [ 109 ] [ 110 ] [ 111 ] Rayman (Jaguar, PlayStation, Saturn, PC) by Ubisoft was highly praised for its animated 2D graphics, atmosphere, soundtrack, and high difficulty, and was the number one best-selling title on the PlayStation in the UK ...
The Saturn version was released in December 1997 exclusively in Japan, along with a special Limited Edition for those who pre-ordered the game between October 25 and November 30, 1997, [12] which included a fold-out cloth map of the Grandia world, as well as a mini radio drama disc featuring voiced scenes from the game. [13]
Game Informer called the game "one of the year's best, and generally considered the Saturn's finest title". [86] Saga was named one of the best games of all time by Computer and Video Games in 2000, Electronic Gaming Monthly in 2001 and 2006, IGN readers in 2005, [89] IGN in 2007, [90] and G4 in 2012. [91]
Between June 1996 and August 1998, a further 1,103,468 consoles and 29,685,781 games were sold in Japan, giving the Saturn a Japanese attach rate of 16.71 games per console, the highest of that generation. [136] Rumors about the upcoming Dreamcast, spread mainly by Sega, were leaked to the public before the last Saturn games were released. [102]