Mystical Fighter

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Mystical Fighter

Publisher: DreamWorks (US), Taito (JP)

Developer: KID

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-10-25^[1]	¥6,8006,800	T-11143
US	1992-03^[2]	$49.9949.99^[3]	T-80016

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Mystical Fighter, called Maou Renjishi (魔王連獅子) in Japan, is a 1991 Sega Mega Drive beat-'em-up by KID. During development the North American version was known as Kabuki.

Gameplay

The game is a typical beat-'em-up — whatever story is behind the game is not in the game itself. attacks, jumps, and performs a magic ability, with several combination moves in between. You can pick up and use weapons like in Streets of Rage by pressing while near one.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Mystical Fighter	Mystical Fighter
Japanese	魔王連獅子	Maou Renjishi

Production credits

Japanese version

Director: Hosoda Kuniharu
Graphic Designer: Makio Kataoka, Ikechan, Ichiro Kanno, Masataka Fukunishi, No More Katoh, Hirokazu Hiraiwa
Game Designer: Wao Iwao, M Kataoka, Hosoda Kuniharu, Yu Jeu
Sound: Kaneda
Debug: Kimura, Kiso, Saitho, Kusunoki, Matsuda, Oohhara, Kanno
Special Thanks: Hisayoshi Ichikawa, Shintaro, Kido, Zenchan, S Usui, Tensai Inochan, G Baba, Genchan, H Terumi, Samejima, Hatano, Y Horikoshi
Programmer: Ueki

US version

Director: Hosoda Kuniharu
Graphic Designer: Makio Kataoka, Ikechan, Ichiro Kanno, Masataka Fukunishi, No More Katoh, Hirokazu Hiraiwa
Game Designer: Wao Iwao, M Kataoka, Hosoda Kuniharu, Yu Jeu
Sound: Kaneda
Special Thanks: Hisayoshi Ichikawa, Zenchan, S Usui, Tensai Inochan, G Baba, H Terumi, Y Horikoshi, Mark Tsuji, Mr Shimauchi
Programmer: Ueki

Magazine articles

Main article: Mystical Fighter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Mystical Fighter/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[4]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[5]

Ação Games (BR)

75

^[6]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

35

^[7]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[8]

Consoles + (FR)

62

^[9]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

73

^[10]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[3]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[12]

Game Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

82

^[13]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

83

^[15]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

81

^[16]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[17]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

72

^[18]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

58

^[19]

Micro News (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

69

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

73

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

73

^[23]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

72

^[24]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

60

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

58

^[26]

	67
Based on 24 reviews

Mystical Fighter

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	b2f2a69b
MD5	733ba7d7e9f0c81cd1cabcdcbd087a9e
SHA-1	b8a602692e925d7e394afacd3269f2472d03635c

512kB

1992-02

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	24a7f28c
MD5	b68370715402c795fbeef307cd70f2a5
SHA-1	56253adf20d420233722d428170a646262be226f

512kB

1991-07

Cartridge (JP)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 24
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 22
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 155
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 149
↑ Ação Games, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 34
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 130
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 37
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 66
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
↑ Famitsu, "1991-11-01" (JP; 1991-10-18), page 39
↑ Games-X, "7th-13th November 1991" (UK; 1991-11-07), page 36
↑ Game Zone, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-18), page 59
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 76
↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 158
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 78
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 101
↑ Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 54
↑ Micro News, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 205
↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 65
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 100
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 176

Mystical Fighter

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200702232146.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware_l.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)

[:File:GamePro_US_033.pdf_p24-2] GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:GamePro_US_035.pdf_p22-3] 3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:1700_igr_dlya_Sega_2003.pdf_p155-4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 155

[:File:1700_igr_dlya_Sega_2003.pdf_p149-5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 149

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_012.pdf_p34-6] Ação Games, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 34

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-02.pdf_p130-7] Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 130

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-11.pdf_p37-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 37

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_003.pdf_p66-9] Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 66

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p131-10] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0150.pdf_p39-11] Famitsu, "1991-11-01" (JP; 1991-10-18), page 39

[:File:GamesX_UK_29.pdf_p36-12] Games-X, "7th-13th November 1991" (UK; 1991-11-07), page 36

[:File:GameZone_UK_03.pdf_p59-13] Game Zone, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-18), page 59

[14] Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89

[:File:Joypad_FR_003.pdf_p76-15] Joypad, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 76

[:File:Joystick_FR_022.pdf_p158-16] Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 158

[:File:MDAG_UK_03.pdf_p78-17] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-01.pdf_p101-18] Mega Drive Fan, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 101

[:File:Mega_UK_04.pdf_p54-19] Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 54

[20] Micro News, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 205

[:File:SegaPower_UK_39.pdf_p48-21] Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p65-22] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 65

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-23] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-24] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[25] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 100

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 176

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Mystical Fighter

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Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Japanese version

US version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References