The Prince
The main protagonist, a young royal who leads the effort to save the kingdom.
How it plays
The player explores an overhead world map, visits towns, enters dungeons, and speaks with residents to advance the story. Random encounters and scripted fights shift the game into turn-based battle screens.
Players choose commands for party members, including attacks, spells, items, and other abilities. Progress comes from gaining experience, finding equipment, recruiting allies, and defeating enemies that block access to new areas.
Plan your run
Meet the cast
The main protagonist, a young royal who leads the effort to save the kingdom.
A mysterious ally who provides potent magic and support abilities.
A practical companion who helps with supplies and story progression.
A frontline fighter specializing in close-range combat.
Before you begin
Level up before pushing into a new dungeon, especially when random encounters begin taking several turns to defeat.
Check newly opened areas for shops and equipment before relying on older gear.
Defenders of Oasis is a turn-based role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the Game Gear. It follows a young ruler defending the desert kingdom of Shanadar after an invasion by the evil Djinn. Exploration takes place from an overhead perspective, while battles use menu-driven commands and party tactics. The compact adventure combines towns, dungeons, equipment upgrades, and story events in a format designed for Sega’s handheld. It was not as widely recognized as console RPGs of its era, but it has earned a favorable reputation among Game Gear players for its colorful presentation, accessible combat, and unusually ambitious scope for the system.
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