Saint Sword

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Saint Sword
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Taito
Developer:
Genre: Action

















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Saint Sword (セイントソード) is a 1991 action game for the Sega Mega Drive by Taito. Unlike Taito's previous Mega Drive releases, which were all ports or expanded remakes of Taito's earlier arcade games, this is an entirely original game made exclusively for the system.

Gameplay

The goal of each level is to find a key to an exit and then find that exit. B attacks. C jumps; Down+C jumps down from the current platform. Over the course of the game, you collect magical tokens that enable you to transform into various beings to complete your quest.  START  pulls up the transformation menu and A transforms. Transformations only last a limited time and require magic power!

Progress is recorded through a password system.

Magazine articles

Main article: Saint Sword/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • SaintSword MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

  • JP TV advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
81 №14
81 №1, p60-61[1]
80 №19, p156
37 №5, p94
72 №1, p80[2]
60 №23, p54
73 №5, p63[3]
64 №18, p67
65 №10, p66/67[4]
Sega Mega Drive
 68
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[5]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
55
[6]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[7]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[9]
Games-X (UK)
81
[10]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[11]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
81
[1]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
80
[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC
37
[13]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
58
[14]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
72
[2]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
72
[15]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
50
[16]
Sega Pro (UK)
73
[3]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
64
[17]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC
65
[4]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
50
[18]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
74
[19]
Sega Mega Drive
 61
Based on
19 reviews

Saint Sword

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:Joypad FR 001.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 001.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:SegaForce UK 10.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 10.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198
  6. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 154
  7. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 31
  8. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 356
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "1991-07-26" (JP; 1991-07-12), page 1
  10. ↑ Games-X, "25th-31st July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 40
  11. ↑ Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 113
  12. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 156
  13. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  14. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-xx), page 115
  15. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  16. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  17. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  18. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  19. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151
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