Beyond Oasis

Beyond Oasis is a game developed by Ancient and released by Sega. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive in late 1994, and in 1995 in some areas. The game was featured on the Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection and, in late 2022, was added to the Nintendo Switch Online Mega Drive collection. It was also featured on the Sega Genesis Classics. It received a Sega Saturn prequel called The Legend of Oasis.

Plot
The player takes the role of a man named Prince Ali, who has discovered a buried gold armlet which once belonged to a wizard who waged a long war against the evil wielder of a silver armlet. The silver armlet was used to create chaos and destruction, while the gold armlet had the power to summon four spirits: the water spirit, "Dytto"; the fire spirit, "Efreet"; the shadow spirit, "Shade"; and the plant spirit, "Bow". Ali travels the land of Oasis, gradually acquiring the ability to summon all these spirits, in an attempt to stop the person who has discovered the ancient silver armlet and is once again using it for evil.

Gameplay
The gameplay of Beyond Oasis is similar to the style of Streets of Rage, and has action adventure elements similar to Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. The player plays as the protagonist Prince Ali and control him across the map to fulfill his quest. Along the way the player picks up special items to restore health and mana, special weapons to help defeat enemies, and four magic spirits found in shrines to aid Prince Ali in his mission.

Prince Ali's default weapon is his knife, which can perform special attacks and has unlimited usage, but during the course of the game the player can equip Prince Ali with special weapons such as swords, crossbows, and bombs. Some crossbows (and a sword) can ignite their targets on fire. However, unlike the knife, these weapons do not have unlimited usage and will break after a set number of uses. Some enemies require the player to crouch and attack.

Unlike many games with a square map, players can jump to deliver more powerful attacks on enemies, which consist of snakes, rat-like creatures, and humanoid characters in armor.