The game is an accurate copy of the coin-op in that it is divided up into six levels - each of these levels being in two parts and of a progressively difficult standard. Imagine the sword-wielding scraps in Palace's Barbarian, throw in a chunk of Montyesque platform puzzles, and a large measure of arcade action - collecting and using various weapons and planning your route. If you have not tried this game in the arcades, let me describe it to you. It's no pushover though, and there are bats aplenty in certain of the caves and caverns. The game is called Rastan Saga in the USA and includes a feature where bats are released to administer speedy death if the warrior hangs around too long." The Ocean version is licensed from the Japanese manufactured Taito original and does not punish you with bats if you dilly dally. Programmer John Megan explains "It's to do with the different versions of the game that have been released around the world. Something strange has happened in the conversion of the game to the home systems - it's lost the 'saga' out of its title. ![]() Rastan Saga was one of the coin-op hits of last year and definitely high up on my list of personal favourites.
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