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Soul Blazer

Release Date: 1992
Genre: Role-Playing
Style: Third-Person 2D Action RPG
Similar Games: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Entertainment System), Final Fantasy (Nintendo Entertainment System), Chrono Trigger (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), Final Fantasy III (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation), Final Fantasy VII (IBM PC Compatible), Final Fantasy III (Nintendo Entertainment System), Chrono Trigger (PlayStation), Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)

Game Description

A once peaceful empire is now in disarray thanks to a corrupt king and his dark deal with a soul-hungry demon. In Soul Blazer, you must restore the kingdom by freeing its trapped people hidden within five distinct realms. Engage an assortment of creatures in real-time combat with your sword and magical powers. Travel to mysterious dungeons and acquire an array of weapons, items, and armor while reclaiming the land from an insidious evil. Soul Blazer is the first entry in an action role-playing trilogy on Super NES, which includes Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma.

~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Review: Overall

A unique follow up to ActRaiser, Soul Blazer is an action-oriented role-playing game that, with its overhead view, sword battles, and gem collecting, will remind players of The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past. The game also borrows from the monster generators found in Gauntlet as players battle enemies coming out of portals. Killing the creatures --- this is where the game's uniqueness comes in to play --- results in the opening of a passageway, the finding of an item, or the releasing of the soul of a person, animal or plant. Detailed graphics, a terrific musical score, tough bosses, fun puzzles, a well-written story, lots of different swords and armor upgrades, and a little blue magic user that helps you along the way combine to make this an excellent entry in its respective genre.

~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide