Magic Knight Rayearth (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Working Designs |
| Platform(s) | Sega Saturn |
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| Genre(s) | Action Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Magic Knight Rayearth is an action adventure video game that was released for the Sega Saturn. It is based on the anime series of the same name (Magic Knight Rayearth). The game was released in North America by the now defunct Working Designs; it is notable because it was the last Saturn game released in the US region. Because of its late release in the US, it was not localized in Europe. Working Designs was based in Redding, California, and all the voice actors they used were local, as was their standard. Key voice actors such as Paul Howell and T. Owen Smith voiced the evil characters of the game.
Miscellaneous
- Approximately 15,000 units were sold.[citation needed]
- The game, as with most of Working Designs' translated titles, came packaged with different artwork on the CDs to increase their value among collectors. The game came with three different designs on the CDs, one for each of the game's three heroines.
- As noted in the instruction booklet, Working Designs' art work for the title would have mimicked the original Japanese title of the show (Gems morphing into the logo) but due to Media Blasters' acquisition of the TV Series, Media Blasters released their official logo for the show which Working Designs had no control over. After Working Designs' hard work, they were forced to change the opening with the official design by Media Blasters. The intended logo for the game is still viewable in the instruction booklet.
- Working Designs tried to acquire the original Japanese song for the English release, but wasn't able to. They instead used the same melody as the Japanese version and simply reworded the song.
- While the anime and manga both have the Magic Knights using color-coordinated swords, the game has only Hikaru use a sword, while Umi uses a fencing sword and Fuu a bow and arrow to increase gameplay variety.
External links
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