Saint Sword
Saint Sword is a hack-and-slash action game developed by Cyclone Systems and published by Taito for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1991.
Saint Sword
- Date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Taito
- Genre
- platformer
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Saint Sword is a hack-and-slash action game developed by Cyclone Systems and published by Taito for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1991.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Saint Sword • Developer — Cyclone System • Publisher — Taito • Genre — Action Hack-and-slash • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Sega Genesis
Gameplay
Gameplay
There are seven stages for gamers to play through; most of the enemies in each stage are merely a palette swap of each other. Defeating enemies allows Macress to gain access to power-ups that will give him physical enhancements which let the player progress past places within the stages, like angel's wings, a merman-like tail, and the strong body of a horse-like centaur.
Plot
Plot
Taking place in a Greek Mythological setting, players control the Greek Titan Macress (unique to this work of fiction) as he travels back in time in order to prevent the demoness Gorgon from taking over the entire world.
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Reception
Mean Machines gave it a score of 72%, opining "this Rastan-like game could have done with better graphics and sound, but as it stands, Saint Sword is a fairly playable effort."
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- 1.MobyGames. Overview of Saint Sword.
- 2.Sega Corporation. Software List (Software Licensee Release). Sega Hardware Encyclopedia.
- 3.Fact File: Saint Sword. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 26. 140. September 1991.
- 4.Sega-16. Advanced gameplay information. 16 March 2009.
- 5.Famibo, Tofuya. 新作ゲーム クロスレビュー. Famicom Tsūshin. ASCII Corporation. 135. July 12, 1991.
- 6.Complete Games Guide. Mean Machines. 20 (28 April 1992). 14. May 1992.
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