This is a benefit for Saint Seiya fans. Experience the PS4 version of the game "Saint Seiya"

The term "movie-game linkage" has become very popular in the past six months, and has made the film and television industry and games inseparable. Many manufacturers have set their sights on popular film and television IPs, and have promoted many IP games on both PC and mobile devices.

Of course, how can the next-generation consoles miss such a promising marketing model? Whether it is "One Piece: Pirate Warriors" developed by Koei Tecmo or "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3" developed by NBGI (Bandai Namco), they are all well-known anime and game masterpieces on PS4.

Popular anime adapted into console games is very common in Japan, and NBGI is one of the best. Its action game "Saint Seiya Warriors" released in 2013 was well received. Two years later, the sequel "Saint Seiya Warriors Spirits" was decided to be released on PS4 and PS3 platforms. What kind of surprises can it bring to players this time?

Benefits for fans

As the sequel to the NBGI action game "Saint Seiya Warriors", "Saint Seiya: Fighters' Soul" continues the previous 1-on-1 fighting method. After entering the game, the classic trapezoidal LOGO on the game cover is expected to evoke the memories of many "Saint Seiya" fans in China.

For "Saint Seiya", players will definitely not miss the classic story mode in this game, and NBGI has also completely brought this classic into the game almost intact, from the initial battle of the Twelve Golden Zodiacs to the latest version of Hades, players can find the passion of chasing comics here.

For players who are new to this game, the novice tutorial can help them get started quickly, and the clear operation explanations also make it clear to players. Of course, this fighting game also perfectly restores the unique skills of the characters in the anime.

When you select one of the story modes, NBGI will not only bring you a fighting game with rich controls, but also the anime plot that cannot be skipped. Although the plot is an indispensable part of the single-player mode, in this game, the plot of "Saint Seiya" is equivalent to letting players relive the classic anime again.

"Saint Seiya: Fighter's Soul" completely maintains the style of anime in terms of character design, but the processing of screen textures and character outlines somewhat reduces the graphical performance of this game.

The game levels are relatively simple, and the characters used in each level of the story also completely follow the original content of "Saint Seiya". The 1-on-1 fighting method is relatively easy. You can easily pass the level by just remembering a few buttons. The character movements and combos are also very smooth, and there is no stiffness between dodging and supplying.

From the player's perspective, although the computer AI's combos are sometimes powerful, with the special skills of the game characters, skills like Lushan Shenglongba that Zilong can use infinitely can also be easily dealt with.

For fighting games, the plot cannot satisfy the players' passion for fighting, so free battles and online battles will fully demonstrate the physical confrontation shown in fighting games.

The Golden War no longer limits the game to a few protagonists wearing bronze armor. Of course, you can choose more game modes to challenge more characters in the game.

Console games: Japanese games with strong IP go left, while European and American games that focus on image quality go right

At present, film, television and games have become the two most popular forms of entertainment. IP covering many business models such as movies and animation has gradually become the core factor of the cultural industry in the Internet era, and cross-border cooperation with games has shown huge market potential.

The number of strong IP games on the console side is too numerous to count. Judging from the prices on PSN alone, games with strong IPs, such as Koei's "Dynasty Warriors", NBGI's "Naruto Shippuden", etc., are often higher than some 3A masterpieces produced by European and American manufacturers relying on picture rendering effects and technology. Even "GTA5", which was rated as a masterpiece this year, is priced much lower than the former.

However, the market response to these IP games is still very high.

"Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3" sold 1.8 million copies worldwide in just two months from October 22, 2013 to January 28, 2014, setting a record for sales in the series' history. This shows how popular games adapted from popular film and television works are among players.

Looking at console games with popular IPs, Japanese games account for the vast majority. Based on the development direction of console games in recent years, the future will also vaguely show a situation of opposition between two camps: Japanese games that rely on strong IPs of animation and film and television, and European and American games that rely on graphic rendering and technology.

Judging from the games presented by these two camps, those with IP often have no graphics, while those with graphics have no IP. Whether the picture quality and IP will one day go hand in hand is indeed worth looking forward to for players.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.