Sakura Wars 2 Special Edition Demo English translation
Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Demo) · サクラ大戦２ 〜君、死にたもうことなかれ〜 体験版
An English translation of the 1998 Sakura Wars 2 promotional demo disc for the Saturn, released by Team NoahSteam to reveal their translation of the full game.
What's translated
The demo's short visual novel segment, its menus and title graphics are in English, and the trailer is subtitled. A lot of the work went into matching the characters' lip-sync data so the English text plays back correctly.
Why it exists
Team NoahSteam released this in January 2023 as the public reveal of their Sakura Wars 2 translation, the same way the demo once teased the game to Japanese players. The full-game patch was released later and has its own entry on this site.
Playing it
The patch is for the Japanese Special Edition demo disc. Apply it to your own copy following the instructions that come with it.
Credits
Demo project lead TrekkiesUnite118; programming by NoahSteam and TrekkiesUnite118; translation and FMV subtitle translation by MattoBii; graphics by Joqu, MattoBii, NoahSteam, TheOpponent and TrekkiesUnite118; proofreading by Bowl of Lentils. Get the patch from the SegaXtreme resource page.
Found via segaxtreme.net