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- Players14 ratings

1991 · Team Career · Role-playing · Strategy
Warsong
Timed Sega exclusive
"The Dalsis Empire has laid seige upon the Castle of Baltia to seize the legendary sword WARSONG. In a desperate attempt, King Alfador sends his only son, Prince Garett, into the countryside, away from impending death.
- Released
- 26 April 1991
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3PlayStation PortablePlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16Sega GenesisTurbografx-16/PC Engine CDWiiWii UWindows
- Genres
- Role-playingStrategyTurn-based strategy
- Developers
- Team CareerMasayaNCS Corporation
- Publishers
- TrecoKonami Digital EntertainmentExtremeSegaNCS Corporation
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- FantasyWarfare
About
Warsong, known as Langrisser (ラングリッサー) in Japan, is a tactical role-playing game developed by Nippon Computer Systems (NCS). The first in the Langrisser series, it blended tactical warfare with RPG elements, similar to the Fire Emblem series. It was initially released for the Sega Genesis console and later the PC Engine CD (in Super CD-ROM² format), the former version being published by Treco in America. The PC Engine version was released under the title Langrisser: The Descendants of Light.
It was re-released alongside Der Langrisser (a remake of Langrisser II) in a compilation for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. That compilation was released for the PlayStation Network in 2009. A full remake of Langrisser I & II was also released in 2019 on both Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch and on PC in 2020, featuring new graphics and BGM and also new playable characters and multiple paths through the game for Langrisser I.
›Story
"The Dalsis Empire has laid seige upon the Castle of Baltia to seize the legendary sword WARSONG. In a desperate attempt, King Alfador sends his only son, Prince Garett, into the countryside, away from impending death.
Now Garett must rally his allies from across the kingdom, and lead their valiant armies in a battle against the Empire to retrieve the sacred sword!
But, time is running short!"
Keywords
- permadeath
- grid-based movement
- playstation network
- srpg
- digital distribution
- psone classics
- playstation tv support
- backwards compatibility
- grid-based
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player controls a group of heroes or commanders to accomplish some goals each phase. They are joined with non-controlled allies to battle with enemy commanders. Before each phase, the player can purchase up to eight army units from a single type for every one of its heroes. g.
Griffons can only be purchased by Dragon Knights) and have different prices. At the end of each phase, any surviving army provides some amount of cash for the player to use next time.
Story
The storyline follows the armies of Prince Garett of Baltia as they battle the Dalsis Empire and the monsters they unwittingly awaken, framed as a battle between the forces of good and an ancient evil that threatens to overrun the world.
The story begins with an assault on the Nation of Baltia by the forces of the Dalsis Empire. King Alfador sees the castle will not be able to stand and urges his son Prince Garett to flee to the town of Sulras, both for his own safety and to gather reinforcements from Duke Carleon. He assigns the sword master Baldarov to go with Garett and protect him on the journey.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Sega Genesis Mini 2Langrisser Tribute
- Remade as
- Langrisser I
- Remastered as
- Langrisser: Hikari no Matsuei
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Collections3 collections
Platform libraries
- Sega Genesis gamesLicensed games
- PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 games
Publishers
- Virtual Console games for WiiTitles › Genesis / Mega Drive
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