List of Saint Seiya video games

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Saint Seiya
Saint Seiya logo.jpg
Genre(s) Action
Developer(s) Various
Publisher(s) Bandai
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Composer(s) Various
Platform(s) Android, Game Boy, iOS, LCD game, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, WonderSwan Color
First releaseSaint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu
August 10, 1987
Latest release Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul
September 25, 2015

The Saint Seiya video game series are based on the manga and anime series of the same name created by Masami Kurumada. The games are of various genres, mostly fighting games and beat 'em ups, with occasional elements of role-playing games and platform games. Other genres include educational games and card battle games.

Contents

Several video games have been released based on the series. Most video games refer mainly to the classic series from 1986.

Since 1987, many video games based on the property have been released in Japan, with the majority being published by Bandai. Most of the releases remained Japan-exclusive until 2005, with the exception of the first title in the series, Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu, which was also released in France. Recent games in the series were also made available in Australia, South Korea, Brazil and parts of South America and Europe. In 2013, a title in the series was released in North America for the first time.

Characters from Saint Seiya have appeared in a number of games published by Bandai and Bandai Namco Entertainment including Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden (1988), Jump! Ultimate Stars (2006), J-Stars Victory VS (2014) and Jump Force (2019).

Main series

Most video games refer mainly to the classic series Saint Seiya from 1986/1990:

TitleOriginal release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu [lower-alpha 1] Japan, August 10, 1987 (Famicom)—France, 1987 (NES)
Notes:
  • Role-playing game originally released in Japan in 1987 for the Famicom [1]
  • Gameplay has platforming and beat 'em up elements
  • Released in France in 1987 with text translated to French
  • The game topped the bi-weekly Japanese Famitsu sales charts from June 1988 [2] to July 1988. [2] [3]
  • An enhanced port of the game was released for the Bandai Wonderswan as Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu Hen Perfect Edition in 2003
Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu Kanketsu HenJapan, May 30, 1988 (Famicom)——
Notes:
  • Role-playing game originally released in Japan in 1987 for the Famicom [4]
  • Gameplay has platforming and beat 'em up elements
Saint Paradise: Saikyō no SenshitachiJapan, November 13, 1992 (Game Boy)——
Notes:
  • Card battling game released only in Japan for the Game Boy in 1992 [5]
Saint Seiya: Typing Ryu Sei KenJapan, December 19, 2002 (PC)——
Notes:
  • Educational game released only in Japan in 2002 [6]
Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu Hen Perfect EditionJapan, July 31, 2003 (Wonderswan Color)——
Notes:
  • An enhanced port of Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu
  • The story covers the first 73 episodes of the original anime series [7]
  • The game earned a score of 19/40 from the Japanese magazine Famitsu [8]
Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary Japan, April 7, 2005 (PlayStation 2)—Europe, June 30, 2005 (PlayStation 2)
Notes:
  • 3D fighting game that adapts the same episodes as the previous game, with characters from the first series of the classic series of Saint Seiya [9]
Saint Seiya: The Hades Japan, February 1, 2007 (PlayStation 2)—Europe, September 29, 2006 (PlayStation 2)
Notes:
  • Sequel to Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary
  • The game adapts the original video animation series concerning the plot surrounding Hades
  • Released in Europe and Australia in 2006 and in Japan in 2007 [10]
Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle Japan, November 23, 2011 (PlayStation 3)—Europe, March 16, 2012 (PlayStation 3)
Notes:
  • Beat 'em up game originally released in Japan as Saint Seiya Senki
  • Released in Europe and Australia in 2012 [11]
  • Released in Latin America as Los Caballeros del Zodiaco: Batalla por el Santuario (Spanish-speaking countries) and Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco: Batalha do Santuário (Brazil)
Saint Seiya Omega: Ultimate CosmoJapan, November 29, 2012 (PSP)——
Notes:
  • Fighting game released only in Japan for the PlayStation Portable [12]
  • Based on the Saint Seiya Omega anime
Saint Seiya OnlineJapan, 2013 (PC)——
Notes:
  • The game was first shown to be in production on July 14, 2006 on Masami Kurumada's blog, [13] but it was not until November 7, 2008 that more information was released about the title, including a picture from the game with the five main Bronze Saints in their original colors [14]
  • The title was to be released originally in August 2009 by Sega Japan and Perfect World Beijing, [15] but the release was delayed
  • Open beta testing of the game began on May 16, 2013 only in China; the game was discontinued in China on December 31, 2018 [16]
  • Saint Seiya Online features a 65-piece orchestral music score composed by Masamichi Amano and performed by the Angel City Studio Orchestra
  • Recording took place at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers Studios [17]
  • The game was announced by Sega and Perfect World that it'll see a release in South Korea in 2015 [18]
  • The game was officially made available in Brazil on September 25, 2017
Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers Japan, October 17, 2013 (PlayStation 3)United States, November 26, 2013 (PlayStation 3)Europe, November 22, 2013 (PlayStation 3)
Notes:
  • The story covers all three major acts in Kurumada's original manga: the Twelve Temples arc, the Poseidon arc and the Hades arc [19]
  • Released in South Korea on October 17, 2013
  • Released in Brazil as Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco: Bravos Soldados
Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul Japan, September 25, 2015 (PlayStation 4)United States, October 6, 2015 (PlayStation 4)Europe, September 25, 2015 (PlayStation 4)
Notes:
  • Originally released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in September 2015
  • Ported to personal computers and released on November 27, 2015 [20]
  • The game features characters of the classic series Saint Seiya and Soul of Gold [21]
  • Released in Latin America as Los Caballeros del Zodiaco: Alma de Soldados and in Brazil as Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco: Alma dos Soldados

Mobile games

All of these video games are based on the 1986 classic series Saint Seiya:

Crossovers

The following games feature characters from the 1986 classic series Saint Seiya:

LCD games

LCD games were released in Japan and Italy featuring characters from Saint Seiya. [45]

Pachinko

Several pachinko and pachislot machines have been released featuring themes based on the original 1986 Saint Seiya .

Notes

  1. ↑ 聖闘士星矢 黄金伝説, Saint Seiya: Golden Legend

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