Arcus Odyssey (Genesis)

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Description

Long time ago, an evil sorceress Castomira decided to conquer the world. But a good princess revolted against her, and in a great fight defeated the sorceress. But in order to completely seal the sorceress' powers, the princess had to forge a magic sword. For a long time this sword guarded the peace of the citizens of Arcus. But now the followers of Castomira stole it, and the world is facing a great peril...

This is a Gauntlet-like game: lots of action and magic, with items to collects, and many dungeons to free from monsters. The game is also viewed from an isometric perspective, typical for the genre. Choose one of four characters to battle your way through dungeons and castles, or play with a friend in a 2-player mode.

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Alternate Titles

• "Arcus Spirits" -- Super Famicom title
• "アークス・スピリッツ" -- Japanese Super Famicom spelling
• "アークス・オデッセイ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Group

• Arcus series

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Critic Reviews

Sega Pro (UK)	Dec, 1991	92 out of 100	92
1UP!	Feb 05, 2007	87 out of 100	87
Play Time	May, 1992	81 out of 100	81
SEGA-Mag (Objectif-SEGA)	May 22, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Dec 10, 2003	8 out of 10	80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Feb, 1992	9 out of 12	75
Sega-16.com	Mar 13, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Sep, 1991	27 out of 40	68
GamePro (US)	Feb, 1994	3 out of 5	60

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Trivia

Cancelled North America release

Arcus Spirits was scheduled to be localized by Renovation Products and released in North America, for the Super Nintendo, under the name Arcus Odyssey in late 1993 or early 1994. The project was cancelled, along with two other Telenet Japan titles, Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kōdō (to be called The Journey Home: Quest For The Throne) and Psycho Dream (to be called Dream Probe), shortly after Renovation Products was bought out by Sega.