Q4810523
Sign in to saveAstal is a 1995 platform video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It was released early in the Sega Saturn's life and used hand-drawn graphics. The animations for the cutscenes were provided by Tokyo Movie Shinsha.
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Somewhere in the universe, The Goddess Antowas created a world from a single jewel. On this world, Quartilia, she created the sky, earth, and air. To inhabit this world, she created two humans - from a green jewel, a girl: Leda, who has the power to make things live on Quartilia. And from a red Jewel, a boy: Astal, whose purpose was to protect Leda. Content with her creation, Antowas slept. While she slept, the evil Jerado tried to take over Quartilia. To ensure victory, Jerado created a warrior: Geist. Geist kidnapped Leda, and held her at the bottom of the ocean. In an effort to get her b…
- Released
- 1995
- Genres
- Platform
- Platforms
- Sega Saturn
- Developer
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
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Astal is a 1995 platform video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It was released early in the Sega Saturn's life and used hand-drawn graphics. The animations for the cutscenes were provided by Tokyo Movie Shinsha.
==Gameplay== Astal is a 2D side-scrolling platform game. The player must guide the title character through the course of a level while avoiding or eliminating obstacles and opposing forces. In addition to running and jumping, different button combinations allow for punching or throwing enemies. The ground can be punched to stun opposing enemies nearby, and a blowing attack can be charged by inhaling and exhaling, which blows enemies or obstacles away from the character. Certain parts of the level's environment, such as trees or rocks, can also be picked up and thrown. Defeating special glowing enemies charges up a meter that allows for the use of a bird character who assists the player. A limited asymmetrical co-op mode includes a second player controlling the bird characters action, which includes wing attacks and divebombing.
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