NES Longplay 581 Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu Hen ( Fan Translation)

Played by: Reinc This game is based on the Japanese manga, anime series Saint Seiya, also known as Knights of the Zodiac. The game primarily covers 8th to 13th volumes of the original manga. The story follows five mystical warriors called the Saints ( Knights in some adaptations) who fight wearing sacred armors named Cloths, the designs of which derive from the various constellations the characters have adopted as their destined guardian symbols, and empowered by a mystical energy called Cosmo. The Saints have sworn to defend Saori, the reincarnation of the Greek goddess Athena, in her battle against the other Olympian gods who want to dominate Earth. Saori gets her chest pierced by a golden arrow, and now the Saints have to storm the 12 palaces of Zodiac in order to ask Pope to remove the arrow. The gameplay is split in two parts. First, you play a mediocre actionplatformer level as you fight through the guards. Then, you meet the boss of the level and the game switches to