A Sony Imagesoft action platformer, smooth and beautifully animated. Arabian inspired and inventive, a lesser known SFC gem.
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Action1 player7+
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Action platformer featuring warrior Sky battling evil gods across fantastical realms. Published by Sony Imagesoft, released in the United States in 1994. Side-scrolling movement with transformation powers, divine bosses and colorful visuals. An original little-known action platformer on Super Nintendo.
Skyblazer review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
The game draws on an Asian mythological imagery rarely used at the time: many armed deities, suspended temples, colossal statues, clouds painted in layers. The boss sprites reach impressive sizes, and the Mode 7 sections are used to fly the hero above a whole world rather than to spin a race track.
The score accompanies that mythology with non Western scales, skin drums and held pads that evoke ritual more than adventure. The fights gain rhythmic density without ever tipping into rock, and a few flight themes, more airborne, open up a whole that is otherwise rather solemn.
The NTSC edition of this Sony Imagesoft action-platformer with divine bosses and Arabian atmosphere, prized as a hidden gem of the American SNES catalogue. Its appeal rests on cult-obscurity status rather than extreme rarity: loose carts circulate, but a complete copy in an unwarped cardboard box with manual commands a premium, and a clean graded sealed example concentrates most of the value for lovers of forgotten 16-bit treasures.
An underrated gem
An action-platformer with warm colors and imagery inspired by Eastern mythologies, it grants its hero spectacular magical powers and faces him with imposing bosses. Released to indifference and overshadowed by better-known names, it left little mark. Accessible and nicely crafted, it will please those nostalgic for laid-back magical platforming.
Is Skyblazer still worth playing in 2026?
An action platformer from Sony Imagesoft, Skyblazer sends a young warrior with mystic powers across levels inspired by Hindu mythology, punctuated by giant bosses making use of Mode 7. The colourful sprites, the varied spells and the spectacular staging make it a generous, polished platformer. The gameplay stays classic and the difficulty fairly gentle. An endearing title to recommend for fans of colourful 16 bit platformers and nostalgics of likeable, unfairly forgotten productions.
