Dragon Force may not have been met with record breaking sales in North America when Working Designs released it in 1996 for the Saturn it still garnered a sequel in Japan.  A Japan only sequel, until now.  The team over at Verve Fanworks has been working on an English translation of Dragon Force II for the last few years, it is finally finished and available.  Verve Fanworks has been burning the midnight oil since 2007.

I mentioned that the sales of Dragon Force in the United States were not phenomenal.  There are many possible reasons for this.  The biggest being that the Saturn never took off like it was expected to, partly because Sega launched it six months early.  This early launch not only hurt console sales but sales of the games that were released also.  Working Designs took a chance, a big chance, with the Saturn but things simply didn’t work out.  That is probably why Dragon Force II never made the leap across the pond.

Verve Fanworks has been working on this translation for about eight years, I say about because it is unclear exactly when they started.  Early previews from nearly a decade ago showed some English text but tons of Japanese text still in the game, with each leak/preview the English text grew as the Japanese slowly left.

Dragon Force II takes place over 500 years after the events of the original game.  Focusing on a bunch of monarchs who combine forces to take on a shadow that lurks over Legendra.  There are eight scenarios to play through featuring tons of tactical role playing action.  This sequel adds the ability to mix two different troop types with generals, a forging system and even a Japanese voice dub to enhance the overall game for purists.

Dragon Force II for the Sega Saturn, in English is available now.  Head over to Verve Fanworks to grab the patch.

Source: Retrocollect

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