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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Crystal Dynamics (US), BMG Interactive (EU), BMG Japan (JP)
Developer: Silicon Knights
Planned release date(s): Autumn 1995^[1], 1996-08^[2], 1996-10^[3], 1997-01-24^[4], Summer 1997^[5]
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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (レガシー・オブ・ケイン) is an action adventure game developed by Silicon Knights for the PlayStation. A version was also in development for the Sega Saturn, but was never released. Its sequel, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, was released for the Dreamcast.

Reportedly the Saturn port of the game was finished, but initially delayed as Silicon Knights were unable to find a publisher^[6]^[7]. By early 1997 it had found one in Activision, however Activision did not see a Saturn port as financially viable and so axed its development^[8]. Several years later, Electronic Gaming Monthly reported that the Saturn version was developed first and ran smoother than the PlayStation version^[9].

BMG Interactive were set to publish the game in Europe^[7], and BMG Japan in Japan^[1], but both backed down before release.

Magazine articles

Main article: Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain/Magazine articles.

Artwork

US prototype box art

External links

Sega of America webpage: Saturn

References

[:File:SegaHotInformation_JP_1995.pdf_p19-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:SegaHotInformation JP 1995.pdf, page 19

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_03.pdf_p43-2] Intelligent Gamer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 43

[:File:Joypad_FR_054.pdf_p28-3] Joypad, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 28

[:File:CVG_UK_182.pdf_p53-4] Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 53

[:File:SSM_JP_19960913_1996-15.pdf_p149-5] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 149

[:File:NextGeneration_US_32.pdf_p19-6] Next Generation, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 19

[:File:MeanMachinesSega51UK.pdf_p12-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-06), page 12

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_094.pdf_p18-8] Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 18

[:File:EGM_US_153.pdf_p114-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 2002" (US; 2002-03-06), page 114

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-{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an action adventure game developed by [[Silicon Knights]] for the [[PlayStation]]. A version was also in development for the [[Sega Saturn]], but was never released. Its sequel, ''[[Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver]]'', was released for the [[Dreamcast]].
+{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (レガシー・オブ・ケイン) is an action adventure game developed by [[Silicon Knights]] for the [[PlayStation]]. A version was also in development for the [[Sega Saturn]], but was never released. Its sequel, ''[[Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver]]'', was released for the [[Dreamcast]].
 Reportedly the Saturn port of the game was finished, but initially delayed as Silicon Knights were unable to find a publisher{{magref|nextgeneration|32|19}}{{magref|mms|51|12}}. By early 1997 it had found one in [[Activision]], however Activision did not see a Saturn port as financially viable and so axed its development{{magref|ugameplayers|94|18}}. Several years later, ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' reported that the Saturn version was developed first and ran smoother than the PlayStation version{{magref|egm|153|114}}.