Sega Shows Quality, Not Quantity

TOKYO - Despite the presence of Sakura Taisen 2 (which Sega is hoping will be a huge hit), the Sega booth was decidedly quiet at this year's TGS. There was no showing of the Katana system (no surprise) and the Shogi title that we mentioned yesterday was nowhere in sight - hmmm....

Deep Fear was only being shown during the company's presentations, although we do know some new details on the game.

The good thing about the Sega booth is that the number of quality titles was very high - instead of offering many titles of a lesser quality. While probably none of the games shown at Sega's Tokyo Game Show booth will make it to the US Saturn, there is still plenty of life in the system.

Deep Fear, like we said in yesterday's report, is an Abyss-meets-Resident Evil horror game that takes place in the depths of the ocean. It's your job to guide a stranded team to freedom, along the way finding signals from a mysterious alien life-form under the ocean - of course, not before you cruise in your nuclear sub, descending to check out the mysterious signals.

Also in attendance at the Sega booth was House of the Dead, World Cup '98 France, the tactical RPG Wachenloader, Neon Genesis Evangelion Girlfriend of Steel, Utena, Dragon Force II, Shining Force III scenario II, Greatest Nine '98, the Sega Net RPG Shadows of the Tusk, World Wide Soccer '98, and Super Tempo.