Legaia 2: Duel Saga

Legaia 2: Duel Saga
North American cover art
DeveloperProkion[a]
PublisherSony Computer Entertainment
DirectorNatsumi Arisawa
ProducerKatsuhiko Kanazawa
DesignerTakuya Kuwazono
ProgrammerNoriyuki Watanabe
ArtistNatsumi Arisawa
WriterKazushige Inaba
ComposersHitoshi Sakimoto
Yasunori Mitsuda
Michiru Ōshima
PlatformPlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: November 29, 2001
  • NA: October 1, 2002
  • EU: October 11, 2002
GenreRole-playing
ModeSingle-player

Legaia 2: Duel Saga, released as Legaia: Duel Saga[b] in Japan, is a role-playing video game developed by Prokion and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The sequel to Legend of Legaia, it was released in Japan in November 2001 and internationally in 2002 by Fresh Games.[2]

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to the predecessor, with combat entering a series of "strikes" in stances akin to fighting games for different combos. New features include the ability to craft equipment and camping to recover health.

Reception

The game had an average score of 70.46% at GameRankings based on 40 reviews and 67% at Metacritic for 21 reviews. Famitsu ranked it on sixth and sold 40,302 copies.[5] It was ranked 198th by Dengeki Online and sold 53,808 copies.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Additional work by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan.[1]
  2. ^ Japanese: レガイア デュエルサーガ, Hepburn: Regaia De~yuerusāga

References

  1. ^ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2002年~2001年" [List of Japan Studio works 2002–2001] (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Dubin, Jayson (May 4, 2012). "GZ Interview: Prokions president talks about the innovations brought to the Legaia continent in Legaia 2 Duel Saga". GameZone. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Legaia 2: Duel Saga". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Legaia 2: Duel Saga". Metacritic. Retrieved October 24, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ IGN staff (December 7, 2001). "The Famitsu Top 10 (11/26/01-12/02/01)". IGN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  6. ^ IGN staff (January 11, 2002). "Dengeki Online Top 200 Of 2001". IGN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2012.