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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

PlatformReleasedRegions
Sega Genesis26 April 1991Japan · North America 31 March 1992
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD6 August 1993Japan
Windows16 April 2004Japan
Wii27 November 2007Japan
PlayStation 3Digital Compatibility Release16 February 2011Japan
PlayStation PortableDigital Compatibility Release16 February 2011Japan
Wii UDigital Compatibility Release29 March 2017Japan

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

Publishers

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