The Legend of Oasis
| The Legend of Oasis | |
|---|---|
 The Legend of Oasis cover art (North American version) | |
| Developer(s) | Ancient |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Composer(s) | Yuzo Koshiro |
| Series | The Legend of Thor |
| Platform(s) | Saturn |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The Legend of Oasis, known in Japan as Thor ~Seirei Ou Kiden~ (トア 〜精霊王紀伝〜 "Thor ~Chronicles of the Elemental King~") and in Europe as The Story of Thor 2, is a 1996 action role-playing game developed by Ancient and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It is the successor and prequel to the 1994 title Beyond Oasis for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The player takes the role of Leon, who must find the six elemental spirits and use their powers to fight the evil wizard Agito and his legions of creatures.
The game was first announced under the title "Legend of Thor".[1][2] It was originally planned for the 32X add-on shortly after the release of its predecessor, however the idea was scrapped before the game's development, according to an official statement and documents from Ancient.[3]
Plot
Many years before the events in Beyond Oasis, the warrior Ordan gives his young pupil Leon the Golden Armlet, so that he can become the Spirit King of Oasis. This can only be achieved by obtaining the loyalty of the six elemental spirits of the land, which are called Dytto (the spirit of water), Efreet (the spirit of fire), Bawu (the spirit of earth), Brass (the spirit of sound), Shade (the spirit of darkness), and Airl (the spirit of air). Leon's nemesis is the evil wizard Agito who has the Silver Armlet and threatens to destroy the land.
Gameplay
The game action takes place in real time. Each weapon comes with a set of special attacks that are executed in fighting game style. The player can also summon spirits by firing a "Spirit Ball" at some object from the blue gem in his armlet; the exact spirit summoned depends on the object hit. The spirits can fight enemies, heal Leon, or help solve puzzles. Each has a different power, and Leon can wield short and long swords as well as bow and arrow. He is able to perform "combos" by means of combinations of the D-pad and the action buttons. His arrows can trigger switches.
The game is generally one-player, though a two-player mode can be accessed using a cheat code.
As with the original, the soundtrack was composed by Yuzo Koshiro.
Reception
The game has been criticized as not being original enough (compared to its predecessor, Beyond Oasis) to justify its appearance on the Saturn platform. The gameplay was also referred to as frustrating at times, because its perspective can make it very difficult to tell how high or low a platform is in relation to Leon — it may force him to walk great lengths to get back to where he was prior to jumping up to a platform that is too high.[4] Game Informer gave the game an 8.75/10.[5]
References
- ↑ "Legend of Thor". Next Generation. Imagine Media (12): 171. December 1995.
- ↑ "Legend of Thor". GamePro. IDG (85): 94. October 1995.
- ↑ "株式会社エインシャント on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff, The Story of Thor 2, GameSpot, Jan 23, 1997, Accessed March 26, 2008
- ↑ "Ultimate Review Archive." Game Informer. Issue 100. August, 2001. Page 59.