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[[File:Hexen Saturn.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Hexen Saturn cover art.]]'''''[[Hexen]]''''' was released by Probe Entertainment for the '''[[Wikipedia:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]]''' in the first half of 1997, along with a version for the [[Hexen (Sony PlayStation)|Sony PlayStation]]. A port for the [[Hexen (Nintendo 64)|Nintendo 64]] was also made, developed by Software Creations.
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[[File:Hexen Saturn.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Hexen Saturn cover art.]]
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'''Hexen''' for the {{wp|Sega Saturn}} video game console was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by {{wp|GT Interactive}}, and was released on {{timeline|1997|April 30, 1997}} in the US, along with a version for the [[Hexen (Sony PlayStation)|Sony PlayStation]] by the same development team.
  
The Saturn port features all the levels, though some are heavily simplified. It runs at a somewhat higher and smoother frame rate than the PlayStation version and features hidden two-player [[cooperative]]/[[deathmatch]] options through a cheat code in the game. The monsters are drawn with front facing only graphics, and the gibbing death sequences, which are missing from the PlayStation port, are present.
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==Features==
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The Saturn port features all the levels of the [[Hexen|PC version]], though some are heavily simplified. It runs at a somewhat higher and smoother frame rate than the PlayStation version and features hidden two-player [[cooperative]]/[[deathmatch]] options through a cheat code in the game.  
  
Both the PlayStation and Saturn versions of Hexen feature slightly remixed versions of the CD [[Hexen music|music]] of the PC version and add intro and between hub cut scenes, the latter of which replace the between hub text screens hub of the PC original.
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As in the [[Sega 32X]] and [[Super Nintendo]] versions of [[Doom]], monster sprites are only ever drawn from a front perspective, lacking rotation graphics. [[Gib]]bing death sequences, which are missing from the PlayStation port, are present here, however.
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Both the PlayStation and Saturn versions of Hexen feature slightly remixed versions of the CD [[Hexen music|soundtrack]] from the PC version. Both also add computer-rendered, narrated cutscenes for the game's introduction and between each hub (the latter of which replace the between-hub [[text screen]]s of the PC original).
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The game was additionally released in Europe and Japan. The Japanese release was handled by distributor GameBank and was released on March 26, 1998, almost a full year after the US launch.
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==Trivia==
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On the back of the instruction booklets for Saturn games, there is usually license/trademark information. Interestingly, on the back of the US version of the Hexen booklet, some of the information is missing and instead contains boilerplate text, reading, "(Licensor/Distributor trademark, copyright, address and or Sega legal goes here)".
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==Physical media==
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The [[cover art]] for all releases matches the PC box art, with differing regional platform-specific trim and icons for ratings and certifications. While the NTSC game disc largely resembles the PC CD-ROM, with a dark brown leather-like background, the PAL CD-ROM is plain white. The Japanese CD-ROM is monochrome, with a black screen print covering the upper three quarters of the disc while the bottom quarter remains unprinted.
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Hexen-Saturn-Cover-PAL.jpg|PAL box art
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Hexen-Saturn.jpg|NTSC CD-ROM
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Hexen-Saturn-CD-PAL.jpg|PAL CD-ROM
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</gallery>
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==See also==
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* An unrelated port for the [[Hexen (Nintendo 64)|Nintendo 64]] was also made, developed by Software Creations.
  
On the back of the booklets for Saturn games, there is usually license/trademark information. Interestingly, on the back of the US version of ''Hexen'''s booklet, some of the information is missing and instead reads "(Licensor/Distributor trademark, copyright, address and or Sega legal goes here)".
 
  
 
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Revision as of 00:38, 26 September 2015

Hexen Saturn cover art.

Hexen for the Sega Saturn video game console was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by GT Interactive, and was released on April 30, 1997 in the US, along with a version for the Sony PlayStation by the same development team.

Features

The Saturn port features all the levels of the PC version, though some are heavily simplified. It runs at a somewhat higher and smoother frame rate than the PlayStation version and features hidden two-player cooperative/deathmatch options through a cheat code in the game.

As in the Sega 32X and Super Nintendo versions of Doom, monster sprites are only ever drawn from a front perspective, lacking rotation graphics. Gibbing death sequences, which are missing from the PlayStation port, are present here, however.

Both the PlayStation and Saturn versions of Hexen feature slightly remixed versions of the CD soundtrack from the PC version. Both also add computer-rendered, narrated cutscenes for the game's introduction and between each hub (the latter of which replace the between-hub text screens of the PC original).

The game was additionally released in Europe and Japan. The Japanese release was handled by distributor GameBank and was released on March 26, 1998, almost a full year after the US launch.

Trivia

On the back of the instruction booklets for Saturn games, there is usually license/trademark information. Interestingly, on the back of the US version of the Hexen booklet, some of the information is missing and instead contains boilerplate text, reading, "(Licensor/Distributor trademark, copyright, address and or Sega legal goes here)".

Physical media

The cover art for all releases matches the PC box art, with differing regional platform-specific trim and icons for ratings and certifications. While the NTSC game disc largely resembles the PC CD-ROM, with a dark brown leather-like background, the PAL CD-ROM is plain white. The Japanese CD-ROM is monochrome, with a black screen print covering the upper three quarters of the disc while the bottom quarter remains unprinted.

See also

  • An unrelated port for the Nintendo 64 was also made, developed by Software Creations.


Source code genealogy
Based on
Hexen
Hexen (Sega Saturn) Closed source