Saint Sword

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Saint Sword
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Taito
Developer:
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-11133
Sega Mega Drive
US
11056

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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

Main article: Saint Sword/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
55 [2]
50 [3]
60 №135, [1]
81 №14
40 №1991-07, p113
81 [4]
80 №19, p156
37 №5, p94
72 [5]
60 [6]
73 [7]
64 №18, p67
65 [8]
Sega Mega Drive
63
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[9]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
55
[10]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[11]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[13]
Games-X (UK)
81
[14]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[15]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
81
[16]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
80
[17]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC
37
[18]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
58
[19]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
72
[5]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
72
[20]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
50
[6]
Sega Pro (UK)
73
[7]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
64
[21]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC
65
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
50
[23]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
74
[24]
Sega Mega Drive
61
Based on
19 reviews

Saint Sword

Mega Drive, US
SaintSword MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Saint Sword MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
SaintSword MD JP CartTop.jpg
SaintSword MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments

References

  1. Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9
  2. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 31 (33)
  3. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
  4. Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 60-61 (60)
  5. 5.0 5.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  7. 7.0 7.1 Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 63
  8. Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 66/67 (66)
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198
  10. Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 154
  11. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 31
  12. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 356
  13. Famitsu, "1991-07-26" (JP; 1991-07-12), page 1
  14. Games-X, "25th-31st July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 40
  15. Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 113
  16. Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 60
  17. Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 156
  18. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  19. Mega Drive Fan, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-xx), page 115
  20. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  21. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  22. Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 66
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  24. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151