Arcus Odyssey
Arcus Odyssey — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Arcus Odyssey on?
- Arcus Odyssey was released on Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom.
- When did Arcus Odyssey release?
- Arcus Odyssey was first released on June 14, 1991.
About Arcus Odyssey
This is a Gauntlet-like game: lots of action and magic, with items to collects, and many dungeons to free from monsters. The game is also viewed from an isometric perspective, typical for the genre. Choose one of four characters to battle your way through dungeons and castles, or play with a friend in a 2-player mode
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom
- Developer
- Wolf Team
- Publisher
- Renovation Products
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1991 | $70 | $165 | — | 84% | Medium |
Also released on: Sharp X68000 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Super Famicom. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese release | $54 | $100 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about 2 times a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $8.59 in Oct 2007, $49 five years ago, and $70 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $7.99 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $8.58 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $9.99 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $16.95 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $15.50 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $19.95 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $15.98 | $28 |
| Jan 2015 | $19.99 | $38 |
| Jan 2016 | $30 | $76 |
| Jan 2017 | $36 | $80 |
| Jan 2018 | $35 | $67 |
| Jan 2019 | $30 | $87 |
| Jan 2020 | $36 | $94 |
| Jan 2021 | $39 | $117 |
| Jan 2022 | $71 | $190 |
| Jan 2023 | $105 | $250 |
| Jan 2024 | $84 | $174 |
| Jan 2025 | $76 | $189 |
| Jan 2026 | $65 | $157 |
| Oct 2026 | $70 | $165 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | September 1991 | T-49096 | 720238100906 |
| Japan | 14 June 1991 | T-32053 | — |
- Region
- JP+NA
- Released
- 1991
- Authenticity
- Med
A stylish isometric hack-and-slash for up to two players that has become one of the pricier US carts.
Arcus Odyssey is an isometric action game from Wolf Team with cooperative play for two, in which four heroes try to stop an evil sorceress from returning. It came out in Japan on 14 June 1991 and in North America in September 1991, where Renovation Products published it. Motoi Sakuraba composed the music.
ACE's reviewer David Upchurch called it one of the finest examples of the arcade adventure genre on the Mega Drive. Gamefan, looking back in 1993, held it up as a top action-adventure game and thought it better on the Genesis than on the Super NES.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Pro Issue 36 | September 1994 | 84% |
“The graphics in this Genesis masterpiece are both highly detailed and beautifully painted, in the tradition of Japanese fantasy adventures. … Arcus Odyssey is the best so far!”
“The 3-D graphics of the gaming screens are good, though not as impressive as those displayed in the animated introduction.”
“The object is to guide your hero(s) (it's two-player simultaneous) around a number of forced perspective levers in search of the witch-queen Castorima. Excellent, and addictive.”
“Arcus Odyssey is peculiar game which can be likened to a 3D Gauntlet clone’ The object is to guide your hero(s) (it's two-player simultaneous) around a number of forced perspective levers in search of the witch-queen Castorima. Excellent, and addictive.”
Before you buy
Among US carts it is one of the pricier ones, and the risk tier is Medium, so check a listing carefully. A Western Genesis cart has no notch in its shell, so a flat shell with a notch is a repro sign, and for a copy at this price ask for a photo of the board. The Japanese cart usually costs noticeably less than the US one, though its cartridge has a different shape and fits a Western console only with an adapter or after removing two plastic tabs in its slot.
Arcus Odyssey screenshots
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