The Story of Thor 2

PAL
NTSC-U
NTSC-J

The Story of Thor 2

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP), Sega of America (US), Sega Europe (EU)

Developer: Ancient

Supporting companies: Omega Group (US), Sega Test (US) (testing)

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT)

Sound driver:

SCSP(1 track)

Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Action RPG^[1], RPG^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-04-26^[2]	¥5,800 (5,974)^[3]	GS-9053
US	1996-07-31^[4]^[5]^[6]	$59.99^[7]	81302
EU	1996-09-19		MK81302-50
DE	1996-09-19		MK81302-50
PT	199x
UK	1996-08-22^[8]	£39.99^[8]	MK81302-50
IT	1996-09-02^[9]		MK81302-50
PL	1996	219zł
AU	199x		FSTO02SSC

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The Story of Thor 2, known in Japan as Thor: Seireioukiden (トア精霊王紀伝) and the US as The Legend of Oasis, is video game on the Sega Saturn console. It is the prequel to The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light/Beyond Oasis on the Sega Mega Drive. The music was composed by Yuzo Koshiro, who is also famous for composing music for the Streets of Rage series.

History

Development

Development began in the spring of 1995^[10].

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	The Story of Thor 2	The Story of Thor 2
English (US)	The Legend of Oasis	The Legend of Oasis
Japanese	トア精霊王紀伝	Thor: Seireioukiden

Comparisons

Main article: The Story of Thor 2/Comparisons.

Production credits

Main article: The Story of Thor 2/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: The Story of Thor 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

JP flyer

PDF

Advertisement on the back of the US Blazing Heroes manual.

PDF

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-07: "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (1996-04-12)

PDF

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-08: "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (1996-04-26)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

84

^[11]

Console Mania (IT)

NTSC-J

83

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[13]

Edge (UK)

60

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[15]

Weekly Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[16]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

80

^[17]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[18]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[19]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[20]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[21]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[22]

Joypad (FR)

89

^[23]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

64

^[24]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

87

^[25]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

89

^[26]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[27]

NeXt Level (DE)

PAL

85

^[28]

Player One (FR)

89

^[29]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[30]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

85

^[31]

Secret Service (PL)

80

^[32]

Sega Magazin (DE)

88

^[33]

Sega News (CZ)

93

^[34]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

69

^[35]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

90

^[36]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

89

^[37]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[38]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

86

^[39]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

89

^[40]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

93

^[41]

Ultra Player (FR)

67

^[42]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

84

^[43]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[44]

	83
Based on 34 reviews

The Story of Thor 2

Saturn, JP
Box
Spinecard Disc Manual

Saturn, US
Box
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Box
Disc

Technical information

Main article: The Story of Thor 2/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Saturn

References

↑ File:Thor2 sat jp backcover.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
↑ http://www.sega.co.jp:80/sega/p_cafe/DB/09053/09053.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-02-23 12:13)
↑ http://sega-saturn.com/saturn/other/july-n.htm (Wayback Machine: 2016-03-05 22:29)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/MfIUxgDJf3Q/m/CL-KZEg77nQJ
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/9bUpcCSf3Ss/m/ljZ1sB0uK-sJ
↑ Sega FY 1997 Brand Review, page 10
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:IrvineHeraldAndKilwinningChronicle UK 1996-10-11 103.jpg
↑ https://ia802900.us.archive.org:443/view_archive.php?archive=/6/items/cdrom-di-natale-97-simulmondo/CDROM_DI_NATALE_97_SIMULMONDO.ISO&file=C1%2FHTM%2F19%2F19P2.HTM (Megalodon: 2026-06-16 04:43 JST)
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 30
↑ 576 KByte, "Október 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Console Mania, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-0x-xx), page 81
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 72
↑ Edge, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 84
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Weekly Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 80
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 9 September 1996" (US; 1996-08-06), page 76
↑ GamePro, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Game Informer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 10
↑ Intelligent Gamer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 79
↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 66
↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 70
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 66
↑ Next Generation, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 154
↑ NeXt Level, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 78
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 108
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80
↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 29
↑ Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 58
↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 76
↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 10
↑ Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 54
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 80
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 235
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 50
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 54
↑ Ultra Player, "Septembre/Octobre 1996" (FR; 1996-09-05), page 109
↑ Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 98
↑ VideoGames, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 72

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[:File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf_p30-10] Mean Machines Sega, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:576KB_HU_1996-10.pdf_p30-11] 576 KByte, "Október 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_053.pdf_p81-12] Console Mania, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-0x-xx), page 81

[:File:CVG_UK_179.pdf_p72-13] Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 72

[:File:Edge_UK_034.pdf_p84-14] Edge, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 84

[:File:EGM_US_086.pdf_p26-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26

[famitsu3851-16] Weekly Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-09.pdf_p80-17] Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 80

[:File:GameFan_US_0409.pdf_p22-18] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0909.pdf_p76-19] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 9 September 1996" (US; 1996-08-06), page 76

[:File:GamePro_US_096.pdf_p94-20] GamePro, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:GameInformer_US_039.pdf_p10-21] Game Informer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 10

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_03.pdf_p76-22] Intelligent Gamer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p79-23] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-09.pdf_p66-24] MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 66

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-09.pdf_p70-25] Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 70

[:File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p66-26] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 66

[:File:NextGeneration_US_21.pdf_p154-27] Next Generation, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 154

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1996-09.pdf_p78-28] NeXt Level, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 78

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_067.pdf_p108-29] Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 108

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-14_19960705.pdf_p80-30] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_04.pdf_p29-31] Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 29

[:File:SecretService_41_PL.pdf_p58-32] Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 58

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_34.pdf_p76-33] Sega Magazin, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 76

[:File:Sega_News_3_CZ.pdf_p10-34] Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 10

[:File:SegaPower_UK_81.pdf_p54-35] Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 54

[sgk481-36] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_11.pdf_p80-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 80

[:File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf_p235-38] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 235

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-39] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_01.pdf_p50-40] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 50

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p54-41] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 54

[:File:UltraPlayer_FR_37.pdf_p109-42] Ultra Player, "Septembre/Octobre 1996" (FR; 1996-09-05), page 109

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-09.pdf_p98-43] Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 98

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The Story of Thor 2

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Development

Versions

Localised names

Comparisons

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References