Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers
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| Developer(s) | Dimps |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Series | Saint Seiya |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers (聖闘士星矢 ブレイブ・ソルジャーズ, Seinto Seiya Bureibu Sorujāzu) is a video game developed by Dimps and Bandai Namco Entertainment featuring the characters and story of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya manga. It was released for the PlayStation 3 on October 17, 2013 in Japan, November 21, 2013 in Australia, November 22, 2013 in Europe and November 26, 2013 in North America, and it is also the first Saint Seiya game to be released in North America.[1][2][3]
An updated version, Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul, was announced on April 12, 2015[4] and released on September 25 in Japan and Europe and worldwide on October 6.
Gameplay
[edit]Brave Soldiers is a fighting game featuring over 50 characters from the Saint Seiya manga. The super gauge in the game is referred to as the Cosmo Gauge (小宇宙ゲージ, Kosumo Gēji), which characters use to perform their finishing attacks, Burst Dash (バーストダッシュ, Bāsuto Dasshu), Burst Attack (バースト攻撃, Bāsuto Kōgeki), Seven Senses Awakening (セブンセンシズ覚醒, Sebun Senshizu Kakusei), and their special Big Bang Attacks (ビッグバンアタック, Bigu Ban Atakku). A character's strength can be increased through the use of an Orb (オーブ, Ōbu). The Saint Chronicle (セイントクロニクル, Seinto Kuronikuru) game mode has the player progress through battles based on the three main arcs of the original manga: the Sanctuary arc, the Poseidon arc, and the Hades arc. Also in the game is the Galaxian Wars (ギャラクシアンウォーズ, Gyarakushian Wōzu) mode, a tournament mode.
Playable characters
[edit]Many of the playable characters have multiple forms that are separate playable characters, each with unique move sets and Big Bang Attacks.
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Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 55/100[5] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Destructoid | 6/10[6] |
| Famitsu | 30/40[7] |
| GameRevolution |   [8] |
| GameSpot | 6/10[9] |
| GameZone | 0.5/10[10] |
| IGN | 5.5/10[11] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 4/10[12] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two eights and two sevens for a total of 30 out of 40.[7]
Grant E. Gaines of Hardcore Gamer said that "while the single player offers a decent experience, the dumb AI and simple mechanics will limit your fun."[13] Adam Ma of Gaming Union praised the game for its emulation of the anime series. However, he also highlighted that this same quality was also its main weakness: "Brave Soldiers is not a game designed to be balanced, but rather a game designed to emulate the show with the greatest accuracy possible."[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "News: Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers Cosmic Orb Feature Detailed and Screens". GamersHell.com. 2013-11-02. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ^ Napolitano, Jayson (2013-07-20). "Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers is coming to North America". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ^ Ishaan (2013-07-19). "Namco Releasing Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers In U.S. To Gauge The Fanbase". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ^ Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul - Announcement Trailer. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
- ^ a b "Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ Ruscher, Welsey (2013-12-04). "Review: Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ a b Romano, Sal (2013-10-09). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1297". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ Schaller, Kevin (2013-12-17). "Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ Kemps, Heidi (2013-12-20). "Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ Wood, Austin (2013-12-04). "Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers Review: Nothing short of cringe-worthy". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ Huskey, Darry (2013-12-13). "Saint Seiya [Brave Soldiers] Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ "Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Future plc. January 2014. p. 94.
- ^ Gaines, Grant E. (2013-11-26). "Review: Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ^ Ma, Adam (2013-12-17). "Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers Review". Gaming Union. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official website (in Japanese)