Overview and Gameplay
Prince Steven trades clothes with an identical-looking beggar named Tom, only to be locked out of his own castle while the Cat Minister advances a plot against the Kingdom of Shatt. Beggar Prince is a single-character fantasy RPG built around top-down exploration, environmental puzzles, treasure hunting, and random isometric battles.
Steven gains experience, learns magic, and automatically equips weapons and armor found during the largely linear quest. There are no shops, currency, or permanent party members. Progress depends on story objectives, character levels, spells, equipment upgrades, and careful use of restorative items.
Controls And Mechanics
- Use the directional pad to move and navigate menus.
- Use C to confirm choices, speak, inspect objects, and select battle commands.
- Use B to cancel or return, and Start to open the inventory and status menu.
- Combat uses an SP bar. Attacks, spells, items, healing, and escape attempts consume different amounts, allowing several actions during one turn.
- This is a solo game with no multiplayer modes.
Version Notes
This English worldwide edition was an aftermarket commercial release not licensed by Sega, although it was produced with permission from original developer C&E. Super Fighter Team rewrote the script and corrected many issues from the 1996 Taiwanese release.
Release And Credits
- English release: May 22, 2006
- Original developer: C&E Inc.
- English publisher and additional development: Super Fighter Team
- Original platform: Sega Mega Drive and Genesis
- Taiwanese title: Xin Qigai Wangzi
