Salamander 2 (沙羅曼蛇2 Saramanda Tsū?) es un videojuego de género shoot 'em up lanzado originalmente para arcade por Konami en 1996. El juego es una secuela directa de la secuela de Salamander, que se había publicado en 1986. Además la serie Salamander, a la que pertenece, es un spin-off de la serie Gradius. El juego es notable por ser el primero del universo Gradius en incorporar elementos gráficos tridimensionales a su base de gráficos 2D. Conserva todos los elementos característicos de su predecesor, el juego de dos jugadores simultáneos, enemigos y jefes similares, y la inclusión de niveles con scroll vertical.
- TECHNICAL -
Konami GX hardware
Main CPU : 68EC020
Sound CPU : 68000
Sound Chips : (2x) K054539
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
- TRIVIA -
Released in January 1996.
Note : The kanji on the title screen actually reads 'Sa Ra Man Da', meaning 'Sand Gauze Wide Snake'. This is an example of 'ateji', where Japanese artists use the phonetic value of a character to allow the title to be written with kanji (often choosing those that fit the game; the 4th kanji here means snake).
King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Salamander 2 Orignal Game Soundtrack - KICA-7695) on 05/04/1996.
- SERIES -
1. Gradius (1985)
2. Salamander (1986)
3. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
4. Gradius II - Gofer no Yabou (1988)
5. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
6. Gradius III - Densetsu Kara Shinwa-e (1989)
7. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, Sharp X68000)
8. Salamander 2 (1996)
9. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997)
10. Solar Assault - Revised (1997)
11. Gradius Gaiden (1997, Sony PlayStation)
12. Gradius IV - Fukkatsu (1998)
13. Gradius Generation (2001, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
14. Gradius V (2004, Sony PlayStation 2)
15. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
16. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
17. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
18. Gradius Rebirth (2008, Nintendo Wii)
- STAFF -
Producer : Tango
Director : Qchan
Graphic designers : Satoyan, Masato Hijima, Sonshi Sdr, Kaori Nishimura, Yas, Motohisa Ando
Sound designers : You Takamine, Naoki Maeda
Hard designer : V Kobe Yzz
Develop assistant : Takaaki "Q" Kumemura
Product designer : K. Iwashita
Programmers : Qchan, Yamamoso Type2, Takeaki Hasegawa
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation (1997)
Sega Saturn (1997, "Salamander Deluxe pack Plus")
Sony PSP (2007, "Salamander Portable")
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
MAMEInfo:
GAME: Salamander 2 (ver JAA)
The game has protection which isn't fully emulated.
The video emulation isn't 100% accurate.
ROM REGION:
300a01.34k 20000 cpu1 0
521jaa02.31b 80000 cpu1 200002
521jaa03.27b 80000 cpu1 200000
521-a04.9c 10000 cpu2 0
521-a05.7c 10000 cpu2 1
521-a09.17h 200000 gfx1 0
521-a11.15h 100000 gfx1 300000
521-a13.13c 200000 gfx1 4
521-a08.25g 200000 gfx2 0
521-a07.28g 200000 gfx2 2
521-a06.30g 200000 gfx2 4
521-a12.9g 200000 snd1 0
521-a13.7g 100000 snd1 200000
ORIGINAL:
Salamander 2 (ver JAA)
CLONES:
NO