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Summary

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Shin Shuyaku Soudatsusen (sometimes listed as Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Various Emotion) landed on the PlayStation in early 1996, a product of Angel’s veteran team that had already tackled the franchise on the Super Famicom. The game mirrors the fourth season of the anime, dropping players into a tournament where the five original Inner Senshi and the four Outer Senshi clash for supremacy, each wielding the signature powers introduced in the series.

Directed by Kazuhiro Ichikawa and produced by Yoshihiro Okamoto, the title benefits from Jōji Yuno’s planning guidance, programming by Jun Maejima and Shizuo Iizawa, and a soundtrack composed by Takanori Arisawa that even features the anime’s original voice cast. Visually, it leans on a pre‑rendered 3D aesthetic reminiscent of Killer Instinct, while its combat mechanics echo Street Fighter II: one‑on‑one bouts, adjustable or disabled timers, and a best‑of‑three format.

Players can allocate up to 20 points to tweak attributes, and each fighter boasts four special moves, three power attacks, plus the new series‑specific ability (the Outer Senshi receive three powers). The single‑player mode strings together matches across familiar series locations. Though a “First Press” edition and a standard release hit shelves, a planned European launch was abandoned after Konami deemed the quality insufficient. Critical response was mixed: Famitsu gave it 20/40, Dengeki scored it 45/100 and 35/100, GameFan’s Dave Halverson praised it, while J‑Pop’s Ryan MacDonald slammed it as a poor PlayStation fighter.

Storyline

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Shin Shuyaku Soudatsusen (often just called Sailor Moon SuperS) loosely follows the fourth season of the anime, which adapts the manga’s fourth arc. Players choose from the five original Inner Senshi or the four Outer Senshi and enter a tournament where they battle each other to become the ultimate victor.