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Arcana

In this game you play as a young boy named Rooks. He's the only one that can save the world from the evil Galneon. With the power of the cards he begins his adventure. All of the people you fight with and…

27 March 1992

Arcana is a role-playing (rpg) developed by HAL Laboratory, released 27 March 1992 on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Arcana is

Arcana is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 1992. It was published by HAL America Inc. It is available on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this game you play as a young boy named Rooks. He's the only one that can save the world from the evil Galneon. With the power of the cards he begins his adventure. All of the people you fight with and against are displayed on cards. They can have an elemental attribute or not. Rooks is able to summon an elemental to aid him. He can only summon one type at a time, and he must find them before being able to summon them.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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When did Arcana come out?
Arcana was released on 27 March 1992 for Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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