•: July 9, 2009 (EZweb), Mode(s) Romancing SaGa ( ロマンシング サ・ガ, Romanshingu Sa・Ga) is a originally developed and published by as the fourth game of their series. The game was designed by who had served as head developer for the previous SaGa titles, with fellow series veteran providing the game's soundtrack. Set in the fictional world of Mardias, Romancing SaGa allows players to assume the role of one of eight main characters who must journey across the world to prevent the resurrection of an evil god named Saruin who was sealed away a millennium previous. Initially made available in January 1992 for the, the game was later ported to the handheld system in December 2002, with both releases being exclusive to Japanese players. In April 2005, an of the title for the called Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song ( ロマンシング サガ -ミンストレルソング-, Romanshingu Sa Ga -Minsutoreru Songu-) was released in April 2005 in Japan, and in English for the first time in North America the following October simply under the title Romancing SaGa. In 2009, the original Super Famicom version was ported to in Japan. The Super Famicom version has been released on the, and in Japan.