The Second Samurai

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The Second Samurai
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Psygnosis, Sony Electronic Publishing
Developer:
Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-113106-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU

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The Second Samurai is a beat-em-up developed by Vivid Image and Psygnosis and released exclusively in Europe for the Commodore Amiga (1993) and Sega Mega Drive (1994). It is the sequel to The First Samurai, a beat-em-up released for various home computers and the SNES internationally a few years prior.

A Sega Mega-CD port was advertised, but never released.

Gameplay

You play as one of two Samurais (the 1-player mode has the male protagonist from The First Samurai only; the 2-player mode lets the second player control a new female Samurai). A and B both attack depending on what weapon you have equipped right now (only one at a time, some in limited quantities), what enemies/objects are nearby, and which D-pad buttons you are holding at the time. C jumps. A screen at the beginning of the game (also accessible from the Options menu) shows you what each in-game item does for you.

Production credits

  • Programming: Raffaele Cecco
  • Design, SFX: Raffaele Cecco, Mevlut Dinc
  • Graphics: Teoman Irmak
  • Title Screen & Dutro Graphics: Saurev Sarkar
  • Music: Brian Marshall
  • Documentation and Design: Psygnosis Creatives
  • Cover Illustration: Paul Kidby
  • Producer for Vivid Image: Mevlut Dinc
  • Producer for Psygnosis: Nik Wild


Magazine articles

Main article: The Second Samurai/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #34: "Décembre 1994" (1994-12-02)
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Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79
77 №24, p77
70
65 №49, p118
86 №12, p97
88 №60, p55
82 №39, p42/43
Sega Mega Drive
 78
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[1]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
85
[2]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[3]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[4]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
60
[5]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
68
[6]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
80
[7]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
40
[8]
Player One (FR)
65
[9]
Play Time (DE) PAL
48
[10]
Sega Magazin (DE)
70
[11]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[12]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
88
[13]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
60
[15]
Todo Sega (ES)
74
[16]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
82
[17]
Video Games (DE) PAL
58
[18]
Sega Mega Drive
 69
Based on
18 reviews

The Second Samurai

Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart

References

  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 201
  2. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 73
  3. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 182
  4. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 356
  5. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 237
  6. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 82
  7. ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
  8. ↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 124
  9. ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 118
  10. ↑ Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 109
  11. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 69
  12. ↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 97
  13. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 55
  14. ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 42
  15. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 123
  16. ↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 55
  17. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 153
  18. ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 111
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