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|cover        = SakuraWarsCover.jpg
 
|cover        = SakuraWarsCover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Overworks}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Red Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Red Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sega}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sega}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Neverland}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Neverland}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sammy Corporation}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sammy Corporation}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|M2|Windows}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Dysin Interactive}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Tian Ren Hu Dong|Simplified Chinese}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|AcerTWP}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Dysin Interactive|Traditional Chinese}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Tian Ren Hu Dong}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Akella|Russian}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Akella}}
 
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 18, 2000}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 26, 1999|ref=<ref name="sw1st">{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204104300/http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/pc/sakura/home.html|title={{lang|ja|サクラ大戦}}|date=2023-03-19}}</ref>}}
|reception    =  
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|reception    =
 
<!-- {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|link|rating}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}} -->
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}} -->
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|sakura-wars--1|TBD}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|sakura-taisen--1|}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | No microtransactions}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based}}
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|official site= http://sakura-taisen.com/
 
|official site= http://sakura-taisen.com/
 
|hltb        = 8085
 
|hltb        = 8085
|mobygames    = sakura-taisen
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|lutris      =
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 5993
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|strategywiki = Sakura Taisen
 
|wikipedia    = Sakura Wars (1996 video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Sakura Wars (1996 video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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{{Introduction
 
{{Introduction
|introduction      =  
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|introduction      = '''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''{{note|Known as ''Sakura Taisen'' (Japanese: {{lang|ja|サクラ大戦}}) in Asia}} is a {{Glossary:Singleplayer}} {{Glossary:cinematic camera}} and {{Glossary:isometric}} {{Glossary:adventure}}, {{Glossary:strategy}} and {{Glossary:visual novel}} game in the [[Series:Sakura Wars|Sakura Wars]] series.
|release history  = It was released as ''Sakura Taisen'' ({{lang|ja|'''サクラ大戦'''}}) on September 27, 1996 for Sega Saturn console, and later on May 25, 2000 for DreamCast console in Japan. PC received port from DreamCast and released on August 18, 2000 in Japan while China and Taiwan version was released on August 18, 2001 as ''Ying Hua Da Zhan'' (Simplified Chinese: {{lang|zh-cn|'''樱花大战'''}}, Traditional Chinese: {{lang|zh-tw|'''櫻花大戰'''}}). An updated port for Windows XP compatibility was released on February 20, 2003 in Japan. The game was ported to PlayStation 2 on February 27, 2003 and PlayStation Portable on March 9, 2006. The only western release of Sakura Wars was made available in Russian version knows as ''Voyny Sakury'' ({{lang|ru|'''Войны Сакуры'''}}) on January 11, 2006. A PC Premium Edition, which includes all first four games of the Sakura Wars series with updated higher resolution FMVs and sprites compared to the original releases was released on September 21, 2006, while the DVD version of Sakura Wars which the Premium Edition used was sold separately on January 25, 2007.
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|release history  = It was first released in Japan on September 27, 1996 for Sega Saturn console in Japan. PC port was released on April 26, 1999 in Japan while China and Taiwan version{{note|Released as ''Ying Hua Da Zhan'' (Simplified Chinese: {{lang|zh-cn|樱花大战}}, Traditional Chinese: {{lang|zh-tw|櫻花大戰}})}} was released on August 18, 2001. An updated port for Windows XP compatibility was released on February 20, 2003 in Japan. The only western release of Sakura Wars was made available in Russian version{{note|Released as ''Voyny Sakury'' ({{lang|ru|Войны Сакуры}})}} on January 11, 2006. A PC Premium Edition, which includes all first four games of the Sakura Wars series with updated higher resolution FMVs and sprites compared to the original releases was released on September 21, 2006, while the DVD stand-alone version of Sakura Wars which the Premium Edition used was sold separately on January 25, 2007.
|current state    =
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|current state    = Japanese DVD version of the game is not playable due to [[Microsoft Windows#SafeDisc protected games do not work with Windows 10|SafeDisc DRM no longer working]] unless with patching which might cause the system to be exposed to known security vulnerabilities while Russian version of the game is not playable due to StarForce DRM incompatible with modern version of Windows, specifically Windows 8 and above.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|4.60}} disc check (DVD Edition) |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|4.60}} disc check (DVD Edition)<br />{{DRM|StarForce|4.50.006.012}} disc check (Russian release) |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Version differences===
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==Monetization==
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{{Monetization
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|ad-supported          =  
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|dlc                    =  
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|expansion pack        =
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|freeware              =
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|free-to-play          =
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|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
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|sponsored              =
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|subscription          =
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|subscription gaming service =
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}}
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===Microtransactions===
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{{Microtransactions
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|boost              =
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|cosmetic            =
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|currency            =
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|finite spend        =
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|infinite spend      =
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|free-to-grind      =
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|loot box            =
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|none                = No microtransactions are available in this game.
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|player trading      =
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|time-limited        =
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|unlock              =
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}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
{{Image|SakuraWarsGeneral.png|General options menu}}
 
 
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|SakuraWarsGeneral.png|General options menu}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
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|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
|hdr notes                  =  
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|hdr notes                  =
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|ray tracing                = false
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|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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{{Image|SakuraWarsInput.png|Keyboard input options menu}}
 
{{Image|SakuraWarsInput.png|Keyboard input options menu}}
 
{{Image|SakuraWarsInputController.png|Controller input options menu}}
 
{{Image|SakuraWarsInputController.png|Controller input options menu}}
 
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume         = false
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|separate volume           = false
|separate volume notes   = Music is always set to on, only Sound can be turned on/off.
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|separate volume notes     = Music is always set to on, only Sound can be turned on/off.
|surround sound           = false
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|surround sound           = n/a
|surround sound notes     =  
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|surround sound notes     =  
|subtitles               = true
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|subtitles                 = true
|subtitles notes         =  
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|subtitles notes           =  
|closed captions         = false
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|closed captions           = false
|closed captions notes   =  
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|closed captions notes     =  
|mute on focus lost       = always on
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|mute on focus lost       = always on
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support             =  
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|eax support               = false
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
|red book cd audio       =  
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|royalty free audio       = false
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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|royalty free audio notes  = Game contains multiple non-royalty free musics.
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|red book cd audio         = false
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|red book cd audio notes  =
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|general midi audio        = false
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|general midi audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
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  |fan      =  
 
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==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
===First Edition runs without correct texture color on Windows 10===
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===First Edition runs without correct texture color on Windows 8 and above===
{{ii}} The game loads properly, but unable to display any pictures aside cutscenes, even with compatibility set.
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{{--}} The game loads properly, but unable to display any pictures aside cutscenes, even with compatibility set.
  
 
===Poor framepacing on newer CPUs and operating systems===
 
===Poor framepacing on newer CPUs and operating systems===
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = false
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = false
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|macos arm app          = false
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 32-bit executable= false
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= false
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|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
===First Edition===
 
===First Edition===
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|ref      =<ref name="sw1st" /><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019073200/http://www.dysin.com.tw/sakura/witness/product.asp|title={{lang|zh-tw|櫻花大戰官方網站}}|date=2023-03-19}}</ref>
  
 
|minOS    = 95, 98
 
|minOS    = 95, 98
|minCPU  = Pentium 166 MHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 166 MHz
|minRAM  = 64 MB
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|minRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minHD    = 200 MB
 
|minHD    = 200 MB
 
|minGPU  = 640 x 480 16-bit resolution
 
|minGPU  = 640 x 480 16-bit resolution
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===XP Compatible Pack Edition===
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===XP Compatible Pack Plus Edition===
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|ref      =<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312064132/http://sega.jp/pc/sakuraxp/|title={{lang|ja|サクラ大戦}}|date=2023-03-19}}</ref>
  
 
|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
 
|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
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===Premium Edition and DVD Edition===
 
===Premium Edition and DVD Edition===
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|ref      =<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112190854/http://sega.jp/pc/sakura_pe/|title={{lang|ja|サクラ大戦 PREMIUM EDITION}}|date=2023-03-19}}</ref>
  
 
|minOS    = 2000, XP
 
|minOS    = 2000, XP

Latest revision as of 21:40, 18 September 2023

Sakura Wars
Sakura Wars cover
Developers
Overworks
Red Entertainment
Sega
Jupiter
Neverland
Sammy Corporation
Windows M2
Publishers
Sega
Simplified Chinese Tian Ren Hu Dong
Traditional Chinese Dysin Interactive
Russian Akella
Release dates
Windows April 26, 1999[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Cinematic camera, Isometric
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure, Strategy, Visual novel
Art styles Anime
Themes Fantasy, Japan, Romance, Steampunk
Series Sakura Wars
Sakura Wars on HowLongToBeat
Sakura Wars on IGDB
Sakura Wars guide on StrategyWiki
Sakura Wars on MobyGames
Sakura Wars on Wikipedia
Sakura Wars
Sakura Wars 2000
Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die 2001
Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? 2003
Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens 2005

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
This game is not playable in English (see Localizations for supported languages).

Sakura Wars[Note 1] is a singleplayer cinematic camera and isometric adventure, strategy and visual novel game in the Sakura Wars series.

It was first released in Japan on September 27, 1996 for Sega Saturn console in Japan. PC port was released on April 26, 1999 in Japan while China and Taiwan version[Note 2] was released on August 18, 2001. An updated port for Windows XP compatibility was released on February 20, 2003 in Japan. The only western release of Sakura Wars was made available in Russian version[Note 3] on January 11, 2006. A PC Premium Edition, which includes all first four games of the Sakura Wars series with updated higher resolution FMVs and sprites compared to the original releases was released on September 21, 2006, while the DVD stand-alone version of Sakura Wars which the Premium Edition used was sold separately on January 25, 2007.

Japanese DVD version of the game is not playable due to SafeDisc DRM no longer working unless with patching which might cause the system to be exposed to known security vulnerabilities while Russian version of the game is not playable due to StarForce DRM incompatible with modern version of Windows, specifically Windows 8 and above.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc 4.60 DRM[Note 4] disc check (DVD Edition)
StarForce 4.50.006.012 DRM disc check (Russian release)
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions No microtransactions are available in this game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVE\key.dat[Note 5]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVE\INDEX.DAT[Note 5]

Video

General options menu
General options menu

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
No resolution options. Runs at 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
In-game hub sections and non-FMV Sequences are capped at 60 FPS. Cursor updates at a lower rate.[4]
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard input options menu
Keyboard input options menu
Controller input options menu
Controller input options menu

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music is always set to on, only Sound can be turned on/off.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Game contains multiple non-royalty free musics.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Russian

Issues unresolved

First Edition runs without correct texture color on Windows 8 and above

The game loads properly, but unable to display any pictures aside cutscenes, even with compatibility set.

Poor framepacing on newer CPUs and operating systems

In-game performance is very inconsistent and can rapidly fluctuate.[5]

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

First Edition

Windows[1][6]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 16-bit resolution
DirectX 7 compatible
Other 4x CD-ROM drive

XP Compatible Pack Plus Edition

Windows[7]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.4 GB
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 16-bit resolution
8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectSound compatible
Other 4x CD-ROM drive

Premium Edition and DVD Edition

Windows[8]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.4 GB
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 16-bit resolution
8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectSound compatible
Other 4x DVD-ROM drive


Notes

  1. Known as Sakura Taisen (Japanese: サクラ大戦) in Asia
  2. Released as Ying Hua Da Zhan (Simplified Chinese: 樱花大战, Traditional Chinese: 櫻花大戰)
  3. Released as Voyny Sakury (Войны Сакуры)
  4. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
  5. 5.0 5.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 サクラ大戦 - last accessed on 2023-03-19
  2. Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  3. Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  4. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-07-26
    Tested with Premium Edition using Rivatuner and by using mouse controls, and controller.
  5. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-07-26
    Tested using FPS overlay with frametime graph.
  6. 櫻花大戰官方網站 - last accessed on 2023-03-19
  7. サクラ大戦 - last accessed on 2023-03-19
  8. サクラ大戦 PREMIUM EDITION - last accessed on 2023-03-19