The Lost Vikings 2
| Lost Vikings 2 | |
|---|---|
Box art for the SNES version | |
| Developer(s) | Blizzard Entertainment (SNES) Beam Software (Saturn, PS, Windows) |
| Publisher(s) | Interplay Productions |
| Producer(s) | Feargus Urquhart |
| Designer(s) | Ron Millar |
| Programmer(s) | James Phinney |
| Artist(s) | Samwise Didier |
| Composer(s) | Glenn Stafford |
| Platform(s) | SNES, Saturn, MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle-platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, 2 player cooperative |
Lost Vikings 2 is a 1997 puzzle-platform game developed by Beam Software and published by Interplay. All versions of the game, except the SNES release, were titled Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest (Norse by Norse West: The Return of The Lost Vikings in the U.S.). The sequel to The Lost Vikings, it features the original three characters plus two new playable characters: Fang the werewolf and Scorch the dragon. The gameplay remains largely the same, though the three Viking characters all have new or modified abilities.
The releases for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, and Saturn feature pre-rendered 3D graphics, CD music and extensive voice acting provided by Rob Paulsen (Erik), Jeff Bennett (Baleog and Fang), Jim Cummings (Olaf, Tomator), and Frank Welker (Scorch). The SNES version by Blizzard Entertainment continued the use of the more cartoony graphics style seen in the original game.
In celebration of the company's 30th anniversary, the SNES version of The Lost Vikings 2 was re-released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection on April 13, 2021.