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Instruction booklet · August 1992

Soul Blazer

Role-playing (RPG)Adventure1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Soul Blazer, known in Japan as Soul Blader, is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System action role-playing game developed by Quintet and published by Enix (now Square Enix). Soul Blazer was released on January 31, 1992 in Japan, on November 27, 1992 in North America, and on January 27, 1994 in Europe.

Specifications

Released
August 1992
Developer
Quintet
Publisher
Enix
Players
1
Genre
Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Open world
View
Bird view / Isometric

What the magazines said

8
9
8
8
EGM · four reviewers
8
9
9
6
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
75/100 (44 ratings)
Nintendo Power
3.875/5
GameRankings
85.58%
AllGame
4/5
Dragon
3/5
Game Informer
8.5/10, 8.75/10, 8.5/10
GameFan
95%, 92%
Super Play
89%
Total!
(UK) 89%, (DE) 2+
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment
8/10
Control
77%
Game Zero Magazine
84.5/100
N-Force
84/100
SNES Force
84%
Super Action
93%
The Super Famicom
6/10
Super Gamer
85%
Super Pro
85/100
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