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Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades + Bonus
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Game Synopsis
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The glittering knights of Saint Seiya face off
against each other in 3D battles that hew closely to
the Hades Saga from the Sanctuary to the Inferno arcs.
The storyline is based on the manga original
although the game is peppered with animation spooled
from the televised series. Two main game modes are
featured at the outset but three additional modes
may be unlocked eventually:
1) Story Mode: Join Pegasus Seiya and
Mu in the first chapter where they face off
against Death Mask and Specters.
2) Versus Mode: Choose a fighter from five
possible characters (at the outset) and battle
through a total of 26 combatants.
In addition to the two game modes, a Gallery Mode which contains
exactly one available piece of artwork may be viewed
but additional works, animations, and BGM may be
unlocked by meeting certain conditions while playing
the game.
Bonus Schwag
All orders for the Saint Seiya Meiou Hades game will ship with a
collapsible Saint Seiya Memory Card holder which
features Dragon, Phoenix, Pegasus, Cygnus, and
Andromeda on its five viewable sides.
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NCS Game Notes
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The memory card data file takes up 78KB.
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An announcer yells out the CERO warning text, and
the words Bandai, Dimps, etc during the boot process
as the logos come up.
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In the intro to the game, CG rendered versions of
the Saint Seiya crew are running towards the screen
before the logo appears followed by some action
poses of the cast dressed in golden armor. Various
action shots are shown followed by the bad Specter
guys in dark colored armor.
» Press START on the title screen and cherry
blossoms waft across the screen. The following
selections are available:
STORY....... Dive into the intrique and drama
of the Hades Saga
VERSUS..... Challenge the COM-controlled
player in a bout
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GALLERY.... View artwork, cinemas, and listen
to BGM - Most data must be unlocked before viewing
OPTION..... Load/Save data, controller
configuration, adjust sound volumes, set match
length, etc
The ??? sections are not viewable at the outset of
the game but may be unlocked by meeting certain
conditions in the game.
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The playable character roster at the outset of the
VERSUS MODE is as follows:
Pegasus Seiya
Dragon Shiryu
Cygnus Hyoga
Andromeda Shun
Phoenix Ikki
An additional 21 characters are shown on the character selection
strip in shadow that must be unlocked before they
can be used.
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Five locales are selectable as fighting stages in
VERSUS MODE but an additional 6 may be unlocked.
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Before a level begins, a menu listing the special
attacks is shown for a second before it disappears
and the game starts.
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Before a battle, the fighter pose and mutter sweet
nothings to each other.
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Either the d-pad or L-analog may be used for
movement. The button controls are:
TRIANGLE.... Projectile attack
SQUARE...... Weak attack
CROSS....... Medium attack
CIRCLE...... Strong attack
L1-TRIGGER.. Power-up
R1-TRIGGER.. Block
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The action runs fast and there's loads of special
attacks and animated attack sequences to keep things
exciting but the fighting itself is flighty.
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When you knock an opponent out, he has a chance to
revive by smashing the face buttons. A slow-motion
sequence also plays when you knock an opponent out
where he's blown backwards in bullet time as the
camera pans away to take in a dramatic shot of the
brutal beat down. After each successful battle, the
fighter poses with some arm waving action and you're
ranked on your performance.
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The text that the announcer says before a battle is:
"Ready," "Burn."
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Moving the d-pad or l-analog down or up will make
your fighter orbit around the opponent at an
equidistant radius. To close the distance, move left
to head on in for the battle.
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The fighters scream and yell often when throwing
punches and taking them. All of the spoken dialogue
from the fighters is in Japanese but the announcer
speaks "You Win" and other text in English.
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The Story Mode begins with a static image and a
voice over spoken by an old dude in a straw hat. As
the story goes, it was 243 years ago when Athena
sealed the Lord of Hades away but the seal has
weakened. Hades' minions of 108 diabolic knights are
seeking his revival.
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The first sequence in Story Mode features a gold
armored warrior with pink hair named MU walking into
the Sanctuary which is surrounded by columns. MU is
holding his gold helmet under his right arm. He
stands in front of an altar of some sort when a dark
cloaked Specter enters the scene and confront him.
It's Death Mask followed by Aphrodite. The camera
pans out to reveal three more cloaked figures on an
elevated position above. After a loading sequence, a
blue haired guy with purple eyebrows and purple
sparkling armor appears. Pegasus Seiya joins the
party and the dark robed malcontents are taken by
surprise and intonate "Seiya!" in chorus. After some
dialogue, a battle begins between Pegasus and Death
Mask.
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The columns in the first level are destructible.
Bash them and they'll cause the ground to rumble as
they fall downwards into nothingness.
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After destroying Death Mask, the game prompts you to
save your progress to memory card.
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Immediately after the battle, Death Mask is still
talking to Pegasus Seiya and Pegasus falters.
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In the next level, MU challenges Death Mask. MU
fights in a very elegant manner with subtle strokes
and genteel arm motions. His posture is perfect.
After defeating Death Mask, Aphrodite immediately
rushes into battle. When she gets beat down, her
goddess says "Afuro-dee-tee" as she slowly revives.
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In the next battle, MU faces off against Shura
followed by a battle against Camus followed by a
battle against Saga. Between the various battles are
interaction sequences and dialogue between the
Specters and MU. After the battle with Saga, a
lengthy sequence plays which is capped by a static
images that move the Hades storyline along
accompanied by a voiceover and text underneath the
static images. .
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After MU's fighting stages, the next battle pits
Gemini against Saga with you controlling Gemini who
wears more gold than Midas.
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From the publisher [European Version Only]
Following the release of Saint Seiya, Knights of the
Zodiac: The Sanctuary in 2005, developers DIMPS and
PAON have brought a wealth of new elements and
enhancements to the fighting systems of Saint Seiya:
The Hades to present a game truly worthy of the
seminal manga and
anime.
Boasting a story from the most widely acclaimed
chapter of the saga plus an overdose of innovative
features and stunning enhancements designed to bring
players closer than ever to the universe of
mind-blowing 3D Cosmo battles, Saint Seiya: The
Hades offers something special for all fans of anime
and fighting games.
- Relive the entire Hades saga from the
Sanctuary to the Inferno chapters.
- The tragic story takes place 243 years
ago and is based on the
manga
with cut scenes based on the anime.
With a European launch far in advance
of the Japanese release date, NAMCO BANDAI
Games
are bringing Saint Seiya: The Hades to European
fans first.
Features the original Japanese
voiceover with localised subtitles in English,
French, Spanish and Italian.
49 playable characters including Hades’
Surplices and Athena’s Saints with their Final
Cloth and Golden Bronze Cloths.
An extra layer of special effects has
been added to the battle stage which is used to
create an even stronger feeling of the Hades
world.
High quality character rendering using
double the number of polygons compared to Saint
Seiya, Knights of the Zodiac: The Sanctuary
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