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Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid

Partially based on a little-known anime television series by Triangle Staff that aired in 1997. It is a fantasy role-playing game where the player takes the role of a mermaid trying to find the secrets of her…

5 August 1999

Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Shout! Designworks, released 5 August 1999 on PlayStation.

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What Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid is

Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Shout! Designworks and released in 1999. It was published by Xing Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Partially based on a little-known anime television series by Triangle Staff that aired in 1997. It is a fantasy role-playing game where the player takes the role of a mermaid trying to find the secrets of her race. The game uses a turn-based fighting system with special moves and attacks. The blocky graphics were typical for a PlayStation title of the era.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid launched on 5 August 1999, within three weeks of Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty, Croc 2, Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War and Hybrid Heaven.

Released around the same time: Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty, Croc 2, Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War, Hybrid Heaven.

Official trailer

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When did Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid come out?
Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid was released on 5 August 1999 for PlayStation.

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