<s>
known	O
as	O
Rastan	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
for	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
about	O
Rastan	B-Device
who	O
is	O
presently	O
a	O
ruler	O
of	O
his	O
kingdom	O
narrating	O
his	O
past	O
full	O
of	O
dangerous	O
adventures	O
and	O
his	O
eventual	O
ascension	O
to	O
a	O
kingship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastan	B-Device
,	O
who	O
back	O
then	O
was	O
a	O
barbaric	O
knave	O
resorted	O
to	O
banditry	O
and	O
murders	O
to	O
survive	O
through	O
hard	O
times	O
,	O
came	O
upon	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
slay	O
monsters	O
and	O
save	O
a	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Ceim	O
from	O
the	O
said	O
monsters	O
in	O
exchange	O
of	O
rich	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accepting	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
Rastan	B-Device
must	O
fight	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemy	O
monsters	O
based	O
on	O
mythical	O
creatures	O
such	O
as	O
chimeras	O
and	O
harpies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastan	B-Device
's	O
quest	O
to	O
liberate	O
Ceim	O
from	O
monsters	O
eventually	O
leads	O
to	O
a	O
confrontation	O
against	O
a	O
large	O
fire-breathing	O
red	O
dragon	O
with	O
magical	O
powers	O
enabling	O
it	O
to	O
control	O
other	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastan	B-Device
was	O
able	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
red	O
dragon	O
after	O
a	O
duel	O
and	O
after	O
receiving	O
rich	O
rewards	O
as	O
promised	O
,	O
Rastan	B-Device
sets	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
new	O
region	O
to	O
establish	O
his	O
own	O
kingdom	O
and	O
to	O
rule	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
king	O
Rastan	B-Device
of	O
present	O
reveals	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
more	O
stories	O
to	O
tell	O
in	O
his	O
ascension	O
to	O
kingship	O
and	O
the	O
whole	O
game	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
minuscule	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
grander	O
tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
of	O
Rastan	B-Device
consists	O
of	O
an	O
eight-way	O
joystick	O
,	O
a	O
button	O
for	O
attacking	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
button	O
for	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
the	O
joystick	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
either	O
button	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
determine	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
Rastan	B-Device
's	O
jumps	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
direction	O
he	O
swings	O
his	O
weapon	O
(	O
including	O
downwards	O
while	O
jumping	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
health	O
gauge	O
system	O
along	O
with	O
limited	O
lives	O
,	O
although	O
certain	O
obstacles	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
falling	O
into	O
a	O
body	O
of	O
water	O
or	O
being	O
crushed	O
by	O
a	O
spiked	O
ceiling	O
)	O
will	O
instantly	O
kill	O
Rastan	B-Device
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
much	O
health	O
he	O
has	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
bosses	O
(	O
names	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
of	O
appearance	O
,	O
consist	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
weapons	O
and	O
power-ups	O
picked	O
by	O
Rastan	B-Device
will	O
be	O
equipped	O
only	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Ring	O
power	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ring	O
will	O
remain	O
equipped	O
on	O
Rastan	B-Device
for	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
his	O
current	O
life	O
,	O
even	O
carrying	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Rastan	B-Device
picks	O
up	O
any	O
equipable	O
item	O
,	O
an	O
icon	O
will	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
as	O
an	O
indicator	O
of	O
the	O
item	O
's	O
effect	O
until	O
it	O
wears	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastan	B-Device
can	O
only	O
wield	O
one	O
weapon	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
(	O
a	O
mace	O
,	O
an	O
axe	O
,	O
a	O
fireball-shooting	O
sword	O
,	O
or	O
his	O
standard	O
sword	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
only	O
one	O
type	O
of	O
protector	O
(	O
a	O
shield	O
,	O
a	O
mantle	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
body	O
armor	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
items	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
necklace	O
and	O
ring	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
worn	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rare	O
golden	O
sheep	O
's	O
head	O
restores	O
Rastan	B-Device
's	O
health	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastan	B-Device
Saga	I-Device
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
features	O
an	O
opening	O
sequence	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
explains	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
Rastan	B-Device
's	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
versions	O
released	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
simply	O
titled	O
Rastan	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
with	O
its	O
Japanese	O
title	O
Rastan	B-Device
Saga	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastan	B-Device
was	O
initially	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
8-bit	O
home	O
computers	O
in	O
Europe	O
(	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
)	O
by	O
Imagine	O
Software	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
imported	O
Imagine	O
's	O
C64	O
version	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
1988	O
and	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
two	O
additional	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Novalogic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unreleased	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
demo	O
form	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
Taito	O
developed	O
its	O
own	O
conversions	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Rastan	B-Device
on	O
their	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1987	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
"	O
coin-op	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
has	O
GOT	O
to	O
be	O
Taito	O
's	O
superb	O
Rastan	B-Device
Saga	I-Device
"	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
beautifully	O
drawn	O
and	O
very	O
realistic	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Shaw	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
magazine	O
later	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
ever	O
slash	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
slice	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
Conan	O
the	O
Barbarian	B-Device
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Konami	O
's	O
Green	B-Application
Beret	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
XS	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
of	O
Rastan	B-Device
Saga	I-Device
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
88%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Sinclair	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
awarded	O
9/10	O
in	O
the	O
July	O
1988	O
issue	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
placed	O
at	O
number	O
54	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Top	O
100	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
Rastan	B-Device
arcade	B-Application
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
in	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Rastan	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Nastar	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Nastar	O
Warrior	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
and	O
Warrior	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rastan	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastan	B-Device
also	O
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
another	O
Taito	O
game	O
titled	O
Champion	O
Wrestler	O
as	O
"	O
Miracle	O
Rastan	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saffire	O
developed	O
game	O
Barbarian	B-Device
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Warrior	O
Blade	O
:	O
Rastan	B-Device
vs.	O
Barbarian	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Taito	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Rastan	B-Device
despite	O
the	O
title	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
release	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indie	O
game	O
Völgarr	B-Application
the	I-Application
Viking	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Crazy	O
Viking	O
Studios	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
described	O
on	O
its	O
Kickstarter	O
page	O
as	O
based	O
on	O
Rastan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
