Kaitou Saint Tail

April 29, 1996 Minato Giken Sega
Role-playing (RPG)
Game Gear
About

Kaitou Saint Tail is an Action-RPG for the Sega Game Gear. It is based upon the 1995-1996 Saint Tail manga and anime series.
Storyline

Kaitou Saint Tail is a 2D top-down arcade game with several puzzle-solving minigames. The game is based on manga/anime series with this same name. The player controls the main heroine from the series, Meimi Haneoka (who is a schoolgirl and a magic thief). She runs in a maze, avoids police, and collects cards (cards are required to use magic). She meets various characters from series and talks with them. She can play in several minigames - Columns clone, various puzzles, and simple flight on balloons.
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Game Info

Release Date April 29, 1996
Developer Minato Giken
Publisher Sega
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action