Master of Monsters

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Master of Monsters
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Toshiba EMI (Japan), Renovation Products (US)
Developer:
Licensor: SystemSoft
Original system(s): PC-8801 mkII SR
Developer(s) of original games: SystemSoft
Genre: Simulation[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥7,800 (8,034)7,800e[1][3] T-63013
Sega Mega Drive
US
$69.9969.99[5] 49156
Non-Sega versions

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Master of Monsters (マスター・オブ・モンスターズ) is a 1988 strategy game by SystemSoft for the PC-8801 mkII SR, ported to various other Japanese computers. In 1991, Toshiba EMI had it ported it to the Sega Mega Drive and published it in Japan. Toshiba EMI also introduced a new soundtrack composed by Koichi Sugiyama, Hayato Matsuo, and Hitoshi Sakimoto.

Unlike most, if not all other, SystemSoft games (including this game's various sequels), this version was actually released outside Japan — published in America by Renovation Products.

The original Master of Monsters went on to spawn a long-lasting series of games. One sequel on the Saturn, Master of Monsters: Neo Generations, was released in 1996.

A European release was planned by Ubisoft[6] but it did not materialise.

Gameplay

The game plays similarly to the Daisenryaku games. After choosing a level and setting up team parameters, you can play the game. Selecting one of your monsters and hitting C allows you to control that particular monster, while selecting any space and hitting A allows you to do various battle-related things. Battles appear to be fully automated.

Production credits

  • Executive Producer: Takahiko Nagashima
  • Producer: Yoshihiko Ohhashi
  • Director: Yutaka Katsura
  • Sound Producer: Koichi Sugiyama
  • Sound: Hayato Matsuo, YMOH.S
  • Planner: Hidefumi Ohara
  • Programmer: Naoki Morishima, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Satoru Miki
  • Graphic: Hiroshi Akagi, Atsuhiro Gunji, Ken Takagi, Kiyoto Yoshimura, Taku Nakayama, Reiko Yoshida
  • Manual: Zenichi Sato, Miki Nakagawa
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In-game credits
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Magazine articles

Main article: Master of Monsters/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-02: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-03: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-06: "June 1991" (1991-05-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-07: "July 1991" (1991-06-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-08: "August 1991" (1991-07-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-09: "September 1991" (1991-08-08)
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Physical scans

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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[9]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[10]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[11]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
50
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[13]
Game Players Sega Guide! (US) NTSC-U
80
[14]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[15]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[16]
Play Time (DE)
78
[17]
Power Play (DE)
68
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
28
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
77
[20]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
64
[21]
Video Games (DE)
71
[22]
Sega Mega Drive
66
Based on
14 reviews

Master of Monsters

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Technical information

Main article: Master of Monsters/Technical information.

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Sega Mega Drive
Prototypes: 1991-04-26



Master of Monsters games for Sega systems
Master of Monsters (1991) | Master of Monsters: Neo Generations (1996)