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|official site= http://sakura-taisen.com/
 
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|strategywiki = Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare
 
|wikipedia    = Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die
 
|wikipedia    = Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die
 
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{{Introduction
 
{{Introduction
|introduction      =  
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|introduction      = '''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''{{note|Known as ''Sakura Taisen 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare~'' (Japanese: {{lang|ja|サクラ大戦2 〜君、死にたもうことなかれ〜}}) 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 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare~'' ({{lang|ja|'''サクラ大戦2 〜君、死にたもうことなかれ〜'''}}) on April 4, 1998 for Sega Saturn console, and later on September 21, 2000 for DreamCast console in Japan. PC received port from DreamCast and released on March 1, 2001 in Japan while China and Taiwan version was released on November 10, 2002 as ''Ying Hua Da Zhan 2 ~Yuan Jun Ping An~'' (Simplified Chinese: {{lang|zh-cn|'''樱花大战2 ~愿君平安~'''}}, Traditional Chinese: {{lang|zh-tw|'''櫻花大戰2 ~願君平安~'''}}). An updated port for Windows XP compatibility was released on March 20, 2003 in Japan. The game was ported to PlayStation Portable on March 9, 2006 as ''Sakura Wars 1 + 2'' combo pack. 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. The only western release of Sakura Wars 2 was made available in Russian version knows as ''Voyny Sakury 2'' ({{lang|ru|'''Войны Сакуры 2'''}}) on December 24, 2008.
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|release history  = It was released on April 4, 1998 for Sega Saturn in Japan. PC port was released on March 1, 2001 in Japan while China and Taiwan version{{note|Released as ''Ying Hua Da Zhan 2 ~Yuan Jun Ping An~'' (Simplified Chinese: {{lang|zh-cn|樱花大战2 ~愿君平安~}}, Traditional Chinese: {{lang|zh-tw|櫻花大戰2 ~願君平安~}})}} was released on November 10, 2002. An updated port for Windows XP compatibility was released on March 20, 2003 in Japan. 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 2 which the Premium Edition used was sold separately on January 25, 2007. The only western release of Sakura Wars 2 was made available in Russian version{{note|Released as ''Voyny Sakury 2'' ({{lang|ru|Войны Сакуры 2}})}} on December 24, 2008.
|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)<br />{{DRM|StarForce}} disc check (Russian Edition){{cn|reason=Need confirmation|date=July 2020}} |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|4.60}} disc check (DVD Edition)<br />{{DRM|StarForce|5.60.001.018}} 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|SakuraWars2General.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|SakuraWars2General.png|General options menu}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
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|antialiasing notes        =  
 
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|color blind                = false
 
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{{Image|SakuraWars2Input.png|Keyboard input options menu}}
 
{{Image|SakuraWars2Input.png|Keyboard input options menu}}
 
{{Image|SakuraWars2InputController.png|Controller input options menu}}
 
{{Image|SakuraWars2InputController.png|Controller input options menu}}
 
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
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|red book cd audio       =  
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
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|royalty free audio notes  = Game contains multiple non-royalty free musics.
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|mantle support        =  
 
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|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
===First Edition===
 
===First Edition===
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
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|ref      =<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808194125/https://sega.jp/pc/sakura2|title={{lang|ja|サクラ大戦2}}|date=2023-03-19}}</ref>
  
 
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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 05:50, 25 September 2023

Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die
Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die cover
Developers
Overworks
Red Entertainment
Publishers
Sega
Simplified Chinese Tian Ren Hu Dong
Traditional Chinese Dysin Interactive
Russian Akella
Release dates
Windows March 1, 2001
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 2: Thou Shalt Not Die on HowLongToBeat
Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die on IGDB
Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die guide on StrategyWiki
Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die on MobyGames
Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die 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 2: Thou Shalt Not Die[Note 1] is a singleplayer cinematic camera and isometric adventure, strategy and visual novel game in the Sakura Wars series.

It was released on April 4, 1998 for Sega Saturn in Japan. PC port was released on March 1, 2001 in Japan while China and Taiwan version[Note 2] was released on November 10, 2002. An updated port for Windows XP compatibility was released on March 20, 2003 in Japan. 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 2 which the Premium Edition used was sold separately on January 25, 2007. The only western release of Sakura Wars 2 was made available in Russian version[Note 3] on December 24, 2008.

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 5.60.001.018 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>\SAVEDATA\SAKURA2.SYS[Note 5]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVEDATA\SW2ADV*.*[Note 5]

Video

General options menu
General options menu

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Resolution set at 640 x 480
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 and 120+ FPS
Inconsistent framerate
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 fixed

"SetDisplayMode failed (SetDisplayMode に失敗しました/SetDisplayMode 失敗)" error on launch

Enable 16-Bit (65536 color) reduced color mode in Windows compatibility settings[3]
  1. Open the <path-to-game> directory, right click SAKURA2.EXE (non DVD edition) or SAKURA2_2003.EXE (DVD edition), and go into Properties.
  2. Open the Compatibility tab, and enable the checkbox for Reduced color mode and have the dropdown box set to 16-bit (65536) color.
  3. Press the Apply in the file properties to save changes.
  4. Once the compatibility is set and executed the game, you may disable the compatibility mode as it no longer required unless the config file is removed.

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[4]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 16-bit resolution
8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7.0a compatible
Other 8x CD-ROM drive

XP Compatible Pack Plus Edition

Windows[5]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 16-bit resolution
8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible
Other 8x CD-ROM drive

Premium Edition and DVD Edition

Windows[6]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.3 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 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare~ (Japanese: サクラ大戦2 〜君、死にたもうことなかれ〜) in Asia
  2. Released as Ying Hua Da Zhan 2 ~Yuan Jun Ping An~ (Simplified Chinese: 樱花大战2 ~愿君平安~, Traditional Chinese: 櫻花大戰2 ~願君平安~)
  3. Released as Voyny Sakury 2 (Войны Сакуры 2)
  4. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
  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. Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  2. Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  3. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-07-25
    Tested with Windows compatibility settings.
  4. サクラ大戦2 - last accessed on 2023-03-19
  5. サクラ大戦2~君、死にたもうことなかれ~ - last accessed on 2023-03-19
  6. サクラ大戦 PREMIUM EDITION - last accessed on 2023-03-19