Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter

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Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), VIC Tokai (US)

Developer: Almanic, Team "Saga", ALU

Licensor: Dynamic Planning

Sound driver: SMPS Z80

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-02-26^[2]	¥6,8006,800	G-4078
US	1993		T-23036
EU	1993		1069
UK	1993-07^[3]^[4]	£39.9939.99^[3]^[4]	1069
AU	199x
KR	199x		GM8078JG
AS	199x		G-4078
ZA	199x
JP	199x	¥?	?

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Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter, called MazinSaga (マジンサーガ) in Japan and Mazin Wars in Europe, is a beat-'em-up developed by Sega in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive to tie into the MazinSaga manga series.

Story

In 1999, the Biobeast Force, led by Godkaiser Hell, swiftly and successfully destroys the Earth's current state of existence in a matter of months, driving the few survivors underground. One such survivor, Dr. Kabuto, creates the Mazinger-Z, a suit of armor he wears to become capable of battling the Biobeast to save what's left of Earth.

Gameplay

Controls are typical for a Sega beat-'em-up: performs the special attack, attacks (typically using Mazinger-Z's sword), and jumps. The special attack is 3 seconds of swinging your sword around in a circle; performing the special attack costs life energy.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Mazin Wars	Mazin Wars
English (US)	Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter	Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter
Japanese	マジンサーガ	MazinSaga

Production credits

Original Author: Go Nagai
Planner: Takashi Nagai
Chief Programmer: Yozi Iwashita
Programmer: Hiromitsu Shioya
Game Designed by: Team "Saga"
Object Graphic Designer: Naoyuki Hayakawa
BG Graphic Designer: Yasuo Wakatsuki
Assistant Graphic Designer: Hidetoshi Fujioka, Takehito Suzuki
Music Composer and Sound Creator: Kazuo Sawa
Sound Support: Hiromitsu Shioya
Special Thanks: Tadashi Makimura, Nanako Geya, Masaru Miyashita, Masumi Goto
Directors: Takashi Yoneda, Tommy Bon Bon, Satsuki Mizuno
Producer: Kenzi Nagai
Program and Graphic: Almanic Corp.
Planning and Production: Dynamic Planning, Inc.

©Dynamic Planning, Inc. 1993

©Sega 1993

Presented by: Sega

Magazine articles

Main article: Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[5]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-03: "March 1993" (1993-02-08)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	70	^[6]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	70	^[7]
Consoles + (FR)	79	№22
Computer & Video Games (UK)	63	^[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)	72
Game Power (IT)	91
GamePro (US)	63	^[8]
GamesMaster (UK)	81	№7, p46/47
Hippon Super (JP)	75	№1993-03, p38
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	73	№12, p42/43
Mega (UK)	65	№10, p48/49
MegaTech (UK)	90	№18, p32-34
MegaTech (UK)	85	№18, p65
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	87	^[9]
Player One (FR)	90	№33, p50-53
Sega Power (UK)	76	№44, p56/57
Sega Pro (UK)	81	№22, p67
Sega Zone (UK)	86	№9, p34/35
Sega Force (UK)	65	^[10]
Sonic the Comic (UK)	85	№6, p10
Supersonic (FR)	91	№12, p30/31