Light Crusader

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Light Crusader
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action, RPG (JP box says both; Sega of Japan master list says only Action)

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800
CERO
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Light Crusader (ライトクルセイダー) is an RPG developed by Treasure for the Sega Mega Drive in 1995. The game has since been brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service. It stands out among other Treasure games for its more Western-style graphics.

Unusually when distributed in Australia, Light Crusader was sold in a VHS box. No "extras" were included, just a cartridge and instruction manual. It is the only game in the library to have done this.

During development Light Crusader was known as Relayer.

Production credits

Main Programmer: Konig Ishida
Programmer: M.Maegawa
Supporter: K.Fujita
Character and Background Art: H.Iuchi 9
Character Art: Oginon, K.Shindoh, Kafuichi
Sound Director: Nazo Nazo Suzuki
Music Composer: Aki Hata
Sound Effects: S.Murata
Computer Designed by: Treasure 1995
Presented by: Sega 1995

Promotional material

Digital manuals

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №46, p98-100[1]
85 №165, p62-63[2]
87
63 №76, p42
68 №88, p138
77 №33, p56/57
85 №15, p60/61
88 №45, p78-80[3]
83 №11/95, p73[4]
89 №34, p62-66[5]
№35, p13[6]
93 №56, p88-91
85 №71, p57
90 №49, p60/61
80 №5, p74-77[7]
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[8]
CD Consoles (FR) PAL
68
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[1]
Cool Gamer (RU)
90
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
85
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[11]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
90
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[13]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
76
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[15]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
85
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[17]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[18]
Joypad (FR)
88
[3]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
85
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
83
[20]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[4]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[21]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[22]
Player One (FR)
93
[23]
Power Up! (UK)
86
[24]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
72
[25]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
89
[26]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
85
[27]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[29]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
78
[30]
Todo Sega (ES)
93
[31]
Top Consoles (FR)
80
[7]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
85
[32]
Video Games (DE) PAL
81
[33]
VideoGames (US)
80
[34]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
32 reviews

Light Crusader

Mega Drive, US

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Cart
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
LightCrusader MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
LightCrusader MD JP CartTop.jpg
LightCrusader MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Lightcrusader md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU (VHS box)
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Cover
Mega Drive, UK
LightCrusader MD UK Box.jpg
Cover
LightCrusader MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
LightCrusader MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, FR
LightCrusader MD FR Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, DE
LightCrusader MD DE Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, ES
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Cover
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart

External links

  • 1.0 1.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 046.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 046.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  • 2.0 2.1 File:CVG UK 165.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 165.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  • 3.0 3.1 File:Joypad FR 045.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 045.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  • 4.0 4.1 File:MegaFun DE 1995-11.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-11.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content
  • File:MeanMachinesSega34UK.pdf, page 62
  • File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 13
  • 7.0 7.1 File:TopConsoles FR 05.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TopConsoles FR 05.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  • 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 116
  • CD Consoles, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-09-08), page 130
  • Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 116
  • Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 42
  • Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 74
  • Famitsu, "1995-06-02" (JP; 1995-05-19), page 32
  • Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 90
  • GamePro, "January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 140
  • Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
  • Game Informer, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 22
  • Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 103
  • MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 68
  • Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 72
  • Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 13
  • Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 197
  • Player One, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 90
  • Power Up!, "Saturday, October 07, 1995" (UK; 1995-10-07), page 1
  • Saturn Fan, "1995 August" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 70
  • Sega Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 82
  • Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 57
  • Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 60
  • Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 133
  • Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  • Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 40
  • Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 19
  • Video Games, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-27), page 104
  • VideoGames, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 92