Astal

by Sega Of America, Inc.

Product Features

• Sega Saturn Game
• Action Adventure Game

Product Details

• ASIN: B00002STTW
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,286 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Astal's world, Quartilia, is a mystical world much different from Earth. Everything in this beautiful world was created from a handful of jewels by the goddess Antowas. Even Astal and Leda, the girl Astal loves, were created from jewels. But within the surreal beauty of Astal's world evil lurks as the demon Jerado will stop at nothing to take over Quartilia! Astal must use quick thinking, special moves and his tremendous strength in his desperate search for Leda...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best 2D platformer ever, September 7, 2003

By 

EnemyZero (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astal (Video Game)

Astal is one of the most breathtaking games ive EVER played....its only 2D but the artwork is stunning, and the sound track is even better...the game as a whole is a work of art and I recommend it to EVERYONE, it won't let you down.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A cinematic, epic, breathtaking ride, December 8, 2001

By 

R. Frangiamore "serenity now" (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Astal (Video Game)

Astal is one of those games that you MUST have sitting on your game shelf, just so that you can show it off. I'll start off with the good stuff:
This title has some of the most impressive, mezmorizing scenery that the Saturn has ever seen (and this was one of the first few titles for the console!!). Every new level is like a chapter in a fantasy novel.
The music is probably the best part about the whole thing. Composed with great detail, and wonderful artistry, each cut makes you want to turn up your stereo even more. I've used the music test mode to relax and study.
The gameplay is just what you'd expect for a platform game. The best part is the "beat-em-up" factor. You can really kick some [...] in this game. The enemies are very imaginative, also. Astal is a very noisy guy.. he screams more when he's beating up enemies than Venus Williams in a tennis match.

Pick this one up, Saturn faithfuls. A wonderful story in a game to match.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars astal, one of saturn's "dreamy" titles!, July 26, 2010

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lu_and_nel (jersey) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Astal (Video Game)

for those of you with huge over active imaginations, this is perfect! astal, obviously is a side-scrolling platformer, similar in style to rayman. and also in it's likeness with unique fun-loving characters and "dreamy" stages. the plot is nothing special, but they do unfold the story as you progress through the game. what the game lacks in story it more than compensates in graphics, sound, and game play!

GRAPHICS) 5 OUT OF 5
if any reason to buy this game, the artistic style of the game is reason enough! astal is very well animated and expresses his personality well by this means. each stage is unique all in it's own. backgrounds are multi-layered and awesomely animated. it has amazing special effects from zooming in and out to, again, those wonderfully animated backgrounds. im suprised this game didn't require a 4m cart.

SOUND) 5 OUT OF 5
as you may have already read, the music is phenomonal! some tracks are better than others but none are bad and all are great! from ochestra style fantasy music, perfect for the stage, will make you feel like you're in a fantasy action epic. to ambient/almost jazzy guitar sounds that will make you say oohh and ahhh while the beat will keep you going. interesting. even metal music! in one stage a volcano is erupting and those chunky electric guitar sounds set the mood just right! voice acting is cheesy, obviously for the kids, but astal has an awesome yell that really never get annoying. yaaataaahh!<-- chun-li says the same thing after winning..if crystals could make sounds they would probably sound like this

GAMEPLAY) 3 OUT OF 5
i'm a hardcore platformer originating from the original super mario bros. and this game while epic in style, is not the best of the best. definately not sonic!! but it sure doesnt suck. they mix it up enough so it doesn't get old quick and the bird adds an extra element (player 2 can control the bird). astal is a strong guy that cant move too fast, but can run. imagine beast from x-men or max from streets of rage 2. he's got that feel, which is weird on a platformer. that bulky feel can be aggrevating on those jumping from moving object to moving object parts. some times he barely even makes it. but it is TONS of fun to play, just keep in mind this game is different from mario and sonic and kid chameleon etc, basically all other platformers. this game is very linear and not vertical so don't expect to go up up up. the top of the screen is the top of the screen. that's it! unlike other games that in the same level you could go up, middle, or low increasing replay value, you will replay this game mainly for it's style.

CONTROLS) 4 OUT OF 5
the controls are just fine.. infact, if anything sucks about the control, it's me! lol. common its sega saturn control, the same i use on 2-d fighters. it's fine. only thing keepeing it from a perfect score is that the saturn control came standard with six buttons and two triggers and they took no advantage of this! the just programmed x,y,z to do what A button already does. and the triggers do nothing. this game couldv'e been so much more if the programmers and designers took a little more time with it. they could fit so much more into the game using the ram cart. but still it's for sure a game must-owning and worth playing.

thats my final verdict.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED