Actraiser
ActRaiser is a Video Game for the Super Nintendo created by Quintet and published by Enix. Released on December, 16 1990 <ref name="gamefaqs">http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/563502-actraiser/data</ref>, ActRaiser is loosely related to the Soul Blader, Illusion of Gaia, and Terranigma games. While only in very miniscule references, as with all the aforementioned games.
Other Games In The ActRaiser Universe
There are other games in the Quintet series that reference some common themes between the titles. The games most sililar are<ref name="hardcoreGaming101">http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/quintet/quintet.htm</ref>:
- ActRaiser
- ActRaiser 2
- Soul Blader
- Illusion of Gaia, and
- Terranigma
References To Other Quintet Games
While the games developed by Quintet are not officially related to one another, the online magazine Hardcore Gaming 101 (published by GameSpy) has referred to Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma as the Soul Blazer/Gaia series, pointing out a few common themes between the different titles.<ref name="hardcoreGaming101">Hardcore Gaming 101: Quintet</ref>
- The basic story of reviving a dead or dying world is used in all three games.
- Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma feature two gods, Gaia and Dark Gaia, who are constantly in battle. In Soul Blazer they are referred to as The Master and Deathtoll.
- There is a dog named Turbo in each game.
- Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma use the Earth as a setting. Additionally, the ending of Illusion of Gaia hints at a world similar to the one in Terranigma.
- There are some recurring locations, such as South Cape and Mu.
- The sprite for Soul Blazer's "Soul of Light" is used as an enemy in Terranigma. Similarly, a monster lair enemy sprite from the Fire Shrine in Soul Blazer is reused to portray the Moon Tribe in Illusion of Gaia.
- A secret boss in Illusion of Gaia is Solid Arm from Soul Blazer. Solid Arm will tell Will how after "Blazer" (the hero from Soul Blazer) defeated him, Solid Arm was put to sleep and had his power sealed in fifty red jewels. After being defeated, he claims Will is more powerful than Blazer.
- In the secret area in Terranigma, the Quintet staff members refer to the game as "Illusion of Gaia 2".
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