Saint Sword

Saint Sword (セイントソード) is an action game developed by Cyclone Systems and published by Taito for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1991.

Saint Sword
North American cover art
Developer(s)Cyclone System
Publisher(s)Taito[1]
Platform(s)Sega Genesis
Release
  • NA: June 27, 1991
  • JP: June 28, 1991[2]
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

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.[3] Defeating enemies allow Macress to gain access to power-ups that will give him physical enhancement like angel's wings and the strong body of a horse.[1]

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.[1]

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."[4]

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References
  1. "Overview of Saint Sword". MobyGames. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  2. "Release information for Saint Sword". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  3. "Advanced gameplay information". Sega-16. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  4. Mean Machines issue 5/1992.
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