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Cardinal Syn

What began as a simple prophecy evolved into bloody war. A board of fantasy warriors in an epic story of a war-torn land. Battle it out with an arsenal of weapons including battle axes, broadswords, crossbows…

15 June 1998

Cardinal Syn is a fighting developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment, released 15 June 1998 on PlayStation.

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What Cardinal Syn is

Cardinal Syn is a fighting game developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment and released in 1998. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

What began as a simple prophecy evolved into bloody war. A board of fantasy warriors in an epic story of a war-torn land. Battle it out with an arsenal of weapons including battle axes, broadswords, crossbows and more! Deadly interactive 3-D environments - dodge fire-pits, flying arrows and spike-lined walls forcing fighters to kill or be killed. 8 main characters with a further 10 hidden characters waiting to be unleashed!
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Cardinal Syn launched on 15 June 1998, within three weeks of Banjo-Kazooie, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Radiant Silvergun and Colin McRae Rally.

Released around the same time: Banjo-Kazooie, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Radiant Silvergun, Colin McRae Rally.

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When did Cardinal Syn come out?
Cardinal Syn was released on 15 June 1998 for PlayStation.

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