Slayers Wonderful
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| Developer(s) | Banpresto |
| Publisher(s) | Banpresto |
| Writer(s) | Hajime Kanzaka |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release date(s) | October 22, 1998[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Slayers Wonderful (スレイヤーズわんだほ Sureiyāzu wandaho) is a role-playing video game developed and released by Banpresto for the PlayStation in 1998 only in Japan. It features key voice actors from the Slayers anime versions and a story supervised by the Slayers author Hajime Kanzaka.
Gameplay
Slayers Wonderful is a Japanese role-playing video game featuring of a battle system reminiscent of Final Fantasy VII[2] (a mix of a real-time and turn-based, complete with Limit Break-style attacks), a 2D world map, and a rotatable 3D isometric-graphics exploration mode for navigating locations. Illustrated dialogue scenes and several animated cutscenes drive the game's story.[3]
There are up to three members of the player's party, standardly consisting of the protagonists Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev and an additional character. All characters besides the warrior Gourry can use both physical attacks and various magic spells of several classes (depending on the character), and Naga the Serpent is also able to summon monsters. The player's choices for the characters' relationships and actions in the game influence their performance in battle and party members can combine their powers for special attacks.[3]
Plot
One day, the young genius sorceress Lina Inverse and her faithful swordsman companion Gourry Gabriev discover that Lina's most powerful spells and Gourry's magical Sword of Light no longer work. They embark on a long journey to find the cause of their loss of power, reuniting with old friends and ultimately getting mixed up in a conflict much bigger than they imagined, a quest to save the world.
Release
Despite positive foreign previews,[2][3][4] Slayers Wonderful was not released overseas. Guide books for the game were published by Kadokawa Shoten's Dragon magazine department[5] and by Media Works as a special issue of Dengeki PlayStation.[6]
Reception
Slayers Wonderful was a commercial success in Japan, reaching #2 on Famitsu's all-platform bestseller chart upon its release.[7] The magazine's own reviewers, however, gave it a mediocre score of just 22/40.[8]
References
- ↑ "スレイヤーズ わんだほ〜 | ソフトウェアカタログ | プレイステーション® オフィシャルサイト". Jp.playstation.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- 1 2 "Slayers Wonderful". RPGamer. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- 1 2 3 "ВД#63, стр 24-25, Slayers Wonderful, PSX, Лина Инверс и Амелия". Greatdragon.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ↑ Hobby Consolas 86.
- ↑ "株式会社KADOKAWAオフィシャルサイト｜スレイヤーズわんだほ～公式攻略ガイドブック プレステ版". Kadokawa.co.jp. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ↑ "スレイヤーズわんだほー 完全攻略ガイド (電撃攻略王) | カーリル". Calil.jp. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
- ↑ Hobby Consolas issue 87 (December 1998), page 8.
- ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18248
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Slayers Wonderful at MobyGames
- Slayers Wonderful at GameFAQs
- Slayers Wonderful at Universal Videogame List
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