Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt

Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt
Sega Saturn cover
Developer(s)	CSK Research Institute Corp.[1]
Publisher(s)	Sega (Arcade) CSK Research Institute Corp. (Saturn)
Platform(s)	Arcade, Saturn
Release date(s)	Arcade JP: October 1995[2] NA: 1997 Saturn JP: 5 April 1996[3]
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Cabinet	Sega Astro City[4]
Arcade system	Sega Titan Video
CPU	2 x Hitachi SH-2[5]
Sound	MC68000 SCSP/YMF292-F 32 Pulse code modulation channels 44.1khz sampling rate[5]
Display	Raster 16 million colours[5]

Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt, known in Japan as Puzzle & Action: Nidoarukoto wa Sand-R (2度あることはサンドア〜ル), and as Puzzle & Action: Sand-R (サンドアール Sando Āru), is a puzzle video game released for the Sega Titan Video in 1995, and ported to the Japanese Sega Saturn by CSK Research Institute Corp. in 1996. The Saturn version was re-released for the Satakore range in 1998. Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt is the third and final instalment in the Puzzle & Action series, after Puzzle & Action: Tant-R and Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R. Like the previous games, players play a series of timed mini games to overcome enemies. Two players are supported.

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to the previous games, although the games are in 3D. There are four rounds of a number of timed mini games, and two players are supported. Twenty-two categorised mini games are featured, and like the previous instalments, there is a 'Free Play' mode where they can be practised.^[6] The Saturn version features a RPG-style 'Original mode', which features a shop where items such as torches and brooms can be purchased.^[7]

Reception

Reception
Review score Publication Score Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan) 7.33/10 (Saturn)[3]

The three reviewers at the Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine gave the game a good score.^[3]

References

1. "2度あることはサンドア〜ル" (PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 21. SoftBank. 26 April 1996. pp. 120, 121. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. "二度あることはサンドア〜ル" (PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 10. SoftBank. October 1995. p. 162. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
3. "2度あることはサンドア〜ル" (PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 20. SoftBank. 12 April 1996. p. 235. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
4. "SEGA：SEGAゲームハード ぼくのゲームセンター Vol.2" [Sega Game Hardware My Game Centre Vol.2]. Butsuyoku Spirit (in Japanese). 28 August 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
5. "SEGA STV (ST-V) HARDWARE". System 16. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
6. "Puzzle & Action: サンドアール Special Report" (PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 17. SoftBank. 23 February 1996. pp. 78, 79. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
7. "Puzzle & Action: サンドアール　2度あることはサンドア〜ル" (PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 20. SoftBank. 12 April 1996. p. 185. Retrieved 16 October 2016.