Saint Sword
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Taito | |||||||||||||||
| Developer: Cyclone System | |||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: SMPS Z80 | |||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Saint Sword (セイントソード) is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by Cyclone System and published by Taito. Released exclusively in Japan in June 1991, the game features maze-based level design and player transformation mechanics, and was one of the final titles developed by Cyclone System.
Contents
Gameplay
The goal of each level is to find a key to an exit and then find that exit. 
attacks. 
jumps; 
+ 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 
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
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 154
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 31
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 356
- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-07-26" (JP; 1991-07-12), page 1
- ↑ Games-X, "25th-31st July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 40
- ↑ Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 113
- ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 60
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 156
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-xx), page 115
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
- ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 63
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
- ↑ Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 66
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151
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