- Publisher: Namco Bandai Games America
- Release Date: Mar 16, 2012
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Apr 2, 201274Despite its lengthy intro, it isn't quite clear who the Saints are, what they can do and why there is fighting to be done. Only those who know the original stories will be able to fully grasp what is going on. Luckily you do get a decent tutorial. [April 2012, p.90]
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Apr 3, 201271Manga fans will enjoy this, but it's too repetitive to keep most playing for long. [May 2012, p.89]
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Mar 26, 201271A fun Japanese game, but it feels a bit dated, especially in the graphics department.
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Apr 4, 201270The anime that this game is based upon may not be as popular as other Japanese animation, but Sanctuary Battle makes a decent effort to keep up with the true spirit of Kurumada's original vision. The fighting system is great, the art direction beautiful and the overall experience can be rewarding even for those who are not acquainted with the manga/ anime.
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Mar 19, 201268Musou-style gameplay strikes again: the game could have been a much better adaptation of the beloved Japanese series, instead we are getting a bunch of long and repetitive skirmishes and excellent cutscenes. Fans will be pleased with the good amount of extra content, despite some technical nuisances.
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Mar 20, 201265The game does not excel in its genre and gets repetitive soon, and will only be interesting for series followers.
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Mar 20, 201265As every "musou" game, Sanctuary Battle is dull and iterative. Still, you can play with every single character seen in the anime (yes, even with missing Gold Saints): discoverying their moves and made them fight each other in the mission mode is something that fans should not miss for any reason.
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May 14, 201260There are explosively brief thrills to be had, but makes it really hard for most peeps to give it a chance. [June 2012, p.72]
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Apr 18, 201260Saint Seiya isn't exactly a great game. It's a game that suffers from repetition, an awkward camera, and button bashing to beat generic enemies (bosses save this situation).
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Mar 19, 201260Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle is the perfect example of a wasted opportunity. Just like most of the games based on popular anime licences, Saint Seiya is graphically awful, but with tons of nice touches aimed to the hardcore fans. If you like the original brand, you could like this game too.
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Mar 19, 201260It may not reach the the ultimate cosmos energy state, but Saint Seiya is still unmissable for the fans of the anime or the manga. It works easily around the traps of a too strict adaptation that would hurt the gameplay fun, and offers a beat'em all that may feel very redundant, still, but still a very enjoyable one for the fans. It's pretty, the characters are nicely modelled, and one can play a large selection of the characters, with the attacks and the musics that go with it.
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Mar 28, 201252Not really worth bothering with. [Issue#216, p.80]
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May 7, 201250A dodgily produced cash-in of a chestnut anime. [May 2012, p81]
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Mar 28, 201250It quickly becomes repetitive nonsense. [Apr 2012, p.97]