Arcus Odyssey

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Arcus Odyssey
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Wolf Team (JP), Renovation (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action, RPG (box says both while Sega of Japan master list only says Action)

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥8,5008,500 T-32053
Sega Mega Drive
US
$69.9969.99[2] 49096

Arcus Odyssey (アークス・オデッセイ) is a 1991 role-playing action game by Wolf Team and released in the US and Japan for the Sega Mega Drive and in Japan for the X68000 and Super Famicom.

It is the only game in Wolf Team's Arcus series of RPGs to receive an international release and the first entry to see release on a Sega system (a compilation of the first three games, which were only released on Japanese computers, was released on the Sega CD in Japan in 1993).

Story

The sorceress Castomira set out to destroy the world, and has managed to defeat all but one of the warriors who have attempted to stop her. That lone soul was Princess Leaty, who engaged in a fierce, destructive magical duel with Castomira that lasted for days, ending with Leaty sealing Castomira in the Dark World using a sword which came to be known as The Power of Leaty. Centuries later, Castomira's followers have stolen The Power of Leaty and plan to return Castomira for the ultimate destruction.

Gameplay

You play as one or two of four warriors who aim to stop Castomira's followers: Jedda, a swordsman, Erin, a female warrior, Diane, an archer, and Bead, a wizard. Pressing C uses your attack and holding C draws your shield in the direction you are facing. A brings up an inventory screen you can use to equip different attacks and power crystals, which make the B button perform a certain spell.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
86 №54, p68[3]
58 №1991-07, p30[4]
73 №, p84[5]
53 №134, [1]
96 №26, p34-36[6]
60 №30
60 №1991-07, p113
87 №19, p167
86 №1, p53-55[7]
79 №15, p54/55[8]
92 №2, p48/49[9]
89 №18, p64
96 №59, p64/65[10]
Sega Mega Drive
78
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[11]
ACE (UK) NTSC
86
[3]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
78
[12]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[13]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
92
[14]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[16]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[17]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)
70
[18]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[19]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
96
[6]
Games-X (UK)
60
[20]
Game Players Sega Guide! (US) NTSC-U
70
[21]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[22]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
87
[23]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
73
[24]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
86
[7]
Player One (FR)
79
[8]
Play Time (DE)
81
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[9]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
89
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[27]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
67
[28]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)
70
[29]
Zzap! (IT)
96
[10]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
25 reviews

Arcus Odyssey

Mega Drive, US
ArcusOdyssey MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Arcusodyssey md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
ArcusOdyssey MD JP CartTop.jpg
ArcussOdyssey MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Arcusodyssey md jp manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 bc4d9b20
MD5 0cb745c9304423250a418552bc871e64
SHA-1 26feaafad8c464ce3fa96912c2a85c7596e5fa4e
1MB 1991-06 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 41c5fb4f
MD5 607de52681638c39c080966b3c7d7f51
SHA-1 8e1a9a9f9ba50bca0a377bd8f795b7c9c1275815
1MB 1991-06 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. File:GamePro US 055.pdf, page 144
  2. File:GamePro US 026.pdf, page 38
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:ACE UK 54.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 54.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:BeepMD_JP_1991-07.pdf, page 32
  5. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:GamePro US 026.pdf, page 36 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 026.pdf_p36" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 53 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p53" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:PlayerOne FR 015.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 015.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:Zzap IT 59.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap IT 59.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 20
  12. Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 120
  13. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 30
  14. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
  15. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 17
  16. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 20
  17. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 290
  18. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 18
  19. Famitsu, "1991-xx-xx" (JP; 1991-06-28), page 18
  20. Games-X, "14th-20th November 1991" (UK; 1991-11-14), page 34
  21. Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 3, No. 1: February/March 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 72
  22. Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 113
  23. Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 167
  24. Mega Drive Fan, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-xx), page 115
  25. Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 92
  26. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  27. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  28. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 8
  29. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 46