''SpellCaster'' is a
Master System
The is an 8-bit
third-generation home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series of consoles, which was released in Japan in 1985 and ...
video game that stars a character named Kane. This game was known in Japan as and in South America as ''Warrior Quest''. It had a sequel, ''
Mystic Defender
''Mystic Defender'' is a two-dimensional action run and gun video game released for the Sega Genesis. Originally titled in Japan and based on the anime/manga ''Kujaku Ō'', it is the sequel to '' SpellCaster'' for the Master System.
Plot
''Myst ...
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Plot
The game starts when Kane is summoned by Daikak, the great leader of the Summit Temple, to stop a war between factions of
warlord
A warlord is a person who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region in a country without a strong national government; largely because of coercive control over the armed forces. Warlords have existed throughout much of h ...
s. The player explores temples and defeats enemies like ghosts, ninja and feral beasts. There are also villages to explore and people to talk to as the player assembles clues on who desecrated his home town's temple and killed its guardians. The quest takes the player across
medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...
Japan and to the
Underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.
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Reception
''
S: The Sega Magazine'' gave the game a positive review, giving it a 91% score.
References
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1989 video games
Fantasy video games
Sega video games
Master System games
Master System-only games
Video games set in feudal Japan
Video games developed in Japan
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