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1992 · Riverhillsoft · Fantasy · Role-playing

Princess Minerva

Timed NEC exclusive

Princess Minerva is a role-playing video game developed and published by Riverhillsoft for the NEC PC-9801 in 1992 in Japan only. An original video animation by Group TAC was originally released by Toho in May 1995 in Japan; it was later released also in the United States. The extended franchise also includes a manga series, an illustrated serial novel, and other media.

Released
18 December 1992
Platforms
NEC PC-9800 seriesPC-9800 SeriesSNESTurboGrafx-16Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Genres
FantasyRole-playing
Developers
Riverhillsoft
Publishers
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Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Fantasy
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

About

Princess Minerva (プリンセス・ミネルバ, Purinsesu Mineruba) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Riverhillsoft for the NEC PC-9801 in 1992 in Japan only. An original video animation by Group TAC was originally released by Toho in May 1995 in Japan; it was later released also in the United States. The extended franchise also includes a manga series, an illustrated serial novel, and other media.

›Story

In the game, the evil sorceress Dynastar challenges Princess Minerva, threatening to kidnap all the girls in the world and turn them into monsters. Minerva leaves with her eight personal female bodyguards to defeat Dynastar and her six also female demon generals. The game starts when all their weapons, armor and money gets stolen.

Keywords

  • anime
  • adult
  • bow and arrow
  • fan translation
  • japan only
  • fan translation - english

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

In the game, the evil sorceress Dynastar (ダイナスター) (voiced by Yōko Matsuoka) challenges Princess Minerva (voiced by Miki Itou), threatening to kidnap all the girls in the world and turn them into monsters. Minerva leaves with her eight personal female bodyguards to defeat Dynastar and her six also female demon generals. The game starts when all their weapons, armor and money gets stolen.

Development

Princess Minerva was developed by Riverhillsoft and published by Riverhillsoft and Vic Tokai Corporation for the NEC PC-9801, PC Engine and Super Famicom.

Reception

Reviewing the PC-Engine release, one reviewers said the game incorporates some interesting gameplay systems such as the differentiating parties. All four reviewers felt the loading time on the game was far too slow, with one reviewer saying it took up to three seconds for enemies to load. The other three reviewers found the RPG mechanics average and standard. Reviewing the Super Famicom version, one reviewer said the game lacked the audio and cut scenes of the PC-Engine version which was disappointing for a port. One reviewer said the graphics were inferior and that the story was monotonous and lacked depth.

Some reviewers of the game described it as a bishōjo game saying it was highly eroticized from the beginning of the game. One recommended it for cosplay enthusiasts while another said the game challenged how far a bishōjo game could be pursued on the Super Famicom. One reviewer of the PC-Engine version said they disliked this aspect, saying they do not like these character designs with huge eyes and breasts and that it was just not fun to control characters like this.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD31 December 1992Japan
TurboGrafx-1624 March 1994Japan
SNES23 June 1995Japan

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Princess Minerva

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