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Kaitou Saint Tail

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.

29 April 1996

Kaitou Saint Tail is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Minato Giken, released 29 April 1996 on Sega Game Gear.

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What Kaitou Saint Tail is

Kaitou Saint Tail is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Minato Giken and released in 1996. It was published by Sega. It is available on Sega Game Gear only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Saint Tail series

Kaitou Saint Tail is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Saint Tail series. The next entry was Kaitou Saint Tail in 1997.

See all 2 Saint Tail games in release order →

What it launched against

Kaitou Saint Tail launched on 29 April 1996, within three weeks of Duke Nukem 3D and Jumping Flash! 2.

Released around the same time: Duke Nukem 3D, Jumping Flash! 2.

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When did Kaitou Saint Tail come out?
Kaitou Saint Tail was released on 29 April 1996 for Sega Game Gear.

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