Realm (video game)

Not to be confused with Realms (video game).

Realm is a platform video game with shooting elements that was released exclusively for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996.

Realm
North American box art
Developer(s)	Titus France
Publisher(s)	Titus France Flair Software Ltd.
Platform(s)	Super NES
Release	NA: December 1996 EU: February 27, 1997
Genre(s)	2D action platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay and premise

Firing red energy shots at a bunch of enemies that resemble fireballs.

Realms takes place in the year 5069, with the player in control of a young Biomech cyborg.^[1] An alien invasion has devastated the entire planet of Earth, killing almost every human being and devastating its cities. Earth's last hope is a cyborg that travels through five levels (realms) to defeat the enemies with laser weapons and other Space Age guns and save what is left of humanity.

Development and release

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
HobbyConsolas	80/100[2]
M! Games	53%[3]
Mega Fun	63%[4]
Player One	77%[5]
Superjuegos	85/100[6]
Total!	3-[7]
Video Games (DE)	55%[8]
Nintendo Acción	80/100[9]
Power Unlimited	59/100[10]
Super Power	72%[11]
Ultra Player	2/6[12]

Reception

Realm received average reviews.^{[2][4][11][13]} Nintendo Power commended the game's challenge and graphics, but considered the lack of a save function and unbalanced difficulty to be negatives.^[14] Electronic Gaming Monthly highlighted the game's weaponry and bosses, but found the gameplay to be a bit simplistic.^[15] GamePro's Captain Cameron commented positively on the game's hefty challenge, imaginative settings, and colorful graphics, but criticized the animations and music.^[16]