Karnov

A small town was attacked by the sorcerer Alakatai, who stole all the town's treasures and unleashed an army of demons against them. The townspeople tried to fight him, but to no avail. Seeing this, God sends his servant Karnov to help the people - a sinner who wants to atone for all the bad things he has done in the past. God gives Karnov magical powers and promises to free him from slavery if he completes the task successfully. There's an impressive flying stage near the end. The Japanese version has cutscenes and three endings, all of which are cut in the American version. However, the American version has an infinite number of sequels, while the Japanese version only has two, which can be accessed by pressing Start + Select on the Game Over screen.