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Saint Dragon · LUDEX

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Saint Dragon

NMK Co. Ltd. · Sales Curve Interactive

1989

Release

1989

Player score

Awaiting reviews

Platform families

Not announced

Connected releases

4

Game data from IGDB

Overview
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Editorial overview

Inside Saint Dragon

What it is

Tenseiryuu: Saint Dragon is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game originally released as a coin-op by Jaleco in 1989. It was converted to several home computer platforms by Storm Entertainment in 1990.

The premise

Cyborg Monsters have taken over the galaxy, reducing race after race into slavery. Being designed by man these beings have superior firepower and attack capabilities, and can only really be beaten by one of their own. St. Dragon the Cyborg Warrior chooses to fight back against this tyranny, and that is the role you take in this horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up.

Play styles

Single player

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Perspective

Side view

Themes

Science fiction

Languages

2 supported

Cinematic archive

See the world in motion

Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.

10 assets

Official trailers

Gameplay Video

Screenshots & key art

Content map

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3 Bundle1 Port

Store collections

Bundles

Packages combining this title with other games or downloadable content.

3 releases

BundleJaleco Arcade 1Jul 29, 2022Multi-item package
BundleLegends Core PlusDec 31, 2020Multi-item package
BundlePolymega Collection Vol. 13: Sengoku BladeOct 4, 2025Multi-item package

Platform versions

Ports

Adaptations made for another platform, device, or hardware generation.

1 release

PortArcade Archives: Saint DragonFeb 6, 2020Platform adaptation

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Sales Curve Interactive
Publisher
NMK Co. Ltd.
Developer
Random Access
Porting
Storm
Publisher
U.S. Gold
Publisher
Jaleco
Publisher

Platforms

Arcade
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Atari ST/STE
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Gen 4
Sinclair ZX81

Release history

Dec 21, 1990TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
TBDAmstrad CPC
1989Arcade
TBDMSX
TBDTurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
1990Amiga
1990Amstrad CPC
1989Arcade
1990MSX
1990

Themes & modes

Science fictionSingle player

Tags

shoot 'em up
shmup
bullet hell
side-scrolling
cyborg

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Details

Released: 1989
Developer: NMK Co. Ltd.
Publishers: Sales Curve Interactive,Storm,U.S. Gold,Jaleco
Additional work: Random Access
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player
Languages: English, Japanese
Also known as: Tenseiryuu, 天聖龍 Saint Dragon, St. Dragon

Genres

A

Amiga

Amstrad CPC

MSX

Atari ST/STE

1990Commodore C64/128/MAX

1990ZX Spectrum