Darius II (also known as Sagaia) is the first sequel to Darius and is fourth in the series timeline. The game also continued to use the triple-screen setup used by its predecessor, although some machines ended up being only two screens wide. This game was localized in English as Sagaia [1].
Story
A long time ago, the planet of Darius went into ruin, but Proco and Tiat of Darius discovered a new planet and named it Orga. After many centuries, Proco Jr. and Tiat Young receive a strange radio broadcast from the galaxy. They discover the radio broadcast is a distress signal from another descendent of Darius. They board their Silver Hawks, preparing to defeat an evil force and make a journey through the galaxy.
Levels and Bosses
| Stages | Zones | Captains | Bosses |
| Stage: Sun | Zone A | King Fossil | Hyper Sting |
| Stage: Mercury | Zone B | Green Coronatus | Alloy Lantern, Steel Spine |
| Zone C | Green Coronatus | Alloy Lantern, Killer Hijia | |
| Stage: Venus | Zone D | Fatty Glutton | Driosawm |
| Zone E | Driosawm | ||
| Zone F | Fatty Glutton | Driosawm | |
| Stage: Moon | Zone G | Cuttle Fish | Red Crab |
| Zone H | Cuttle Fish | Red Crab | |
| Zone I | Red Crab | ||
| Zone J | Red Crab | ||
| Stage: Earth | Zone K | Yamato | |
| Zone L | Leadain | ||
| Zone M | Strong Shell | Yamato | |
| Zone N | Leadain | ||
| Zone O | Yamato | ||
| Stage: Mars | Zone P | Grand Octopus | |
| Zone Q | Grand Octopus | ||
| Zone R | Octopus | Grand Octopus | |
| Zone S | Grand Octopus | ||
| Zone T | Octopus | Grand Octopus | |
| Zone U | Grand Octopus | ||
| Stage: Jupiter | Zone Z' | Mother Hawk | |
| Zone V | Mother Hawk | ||
| Zone W | Cuttle Fish King Fossil |
Little Stripes | |
| Zone X | Bio Strong | ||
| Zone Y | Little Stripes | ||
| Zone Z | Strong Shell Cuttle Fish |
Bio Strong | |
| Zone V' | Bio Strong |
Ports
Darius II was ported to a handful of systems due to its unique widescreen setup.
- The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version is mostly faithful to the original game, but is single-player only, allowing the player to select between Proco Jr. and Tiat Young. This port also features an exclusive boss called "Nehonojia".
- A heavily cutdown version of the game, known as Sagaia, was released for the Sega Master System in 1992. This port of the game is also single-player only and has less stages than the original.
- An enhanced port of the game, Super Darius II, was released for the PC Engine CD in 1993. This version features new bosses and a new soundtrack.
Saturn
The only direct port of the game was released for the Sega Saturn in 1996. The original widescreen setup was preserved for this port, which could be zoomed out or in, depending on the player's preference.
Cheats
Four continues: Quickly press C, R, Right, Down on the start/options screen.
Zone select: Press Z, Down, L, Up on the start/options screen.
Auto-fire: Press B, Up, L, Right on the start/options screen.
Hidden difficulty levels: Press L, Right, Down and Left on the start/options screen. The "Abnormal" and "Very Easy" difficulty levels are now unlocked at the options menu.
Arcade Specifications
- CPU: 2x Motorola 68000 @ 8 MHz
- Resolution: 864x224 (three 288x224 monitors)
- Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 4 MHz
- Sound Hardware: Yamaha YM2610
- Note: Uses very similar hardware to The Ninja Warriors, released a year prior to Darius II.
Gallery
