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'''''Musha Aleste: Full Metal Fighter Ellinor''''' (武者アレスタ), known in the US as '''''M.U.S.H.A.: Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor''''', is a 1990 shoot-'em-up developed by [[Compile]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], published in Japan by [[Toaplan]] and in the US by [[Seismic]] (there was no European release). It is the first game in Compile's ''Aleste'' series of shoot-'em-ups to be released on the Mega Drive, followed almost two years later by '''''[[Robo Aleste]]''''' on its CD add-on, the [[Sega Mega-CD]], and it's the first released-overseas game in the series to not use the ''Power Strike'' name.
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'''''Musha Aleste: Full Metal Fighter Ellinor''''' (武者アレスタ), known in the US as '''''M.U.S.H.A.: Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor''''', is a 1990 shoot-'em-up developed by [[Compile]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], published in Japan by [[Toaplan]] and in the US by [[Seismic]] (there was no European release).
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It has since been released on at least the Japanese [[Virtual Console]]; [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_musha/ according to Sega of Japan] the game is licensed from [[naxat soft]], who are thus presumed to have bought the rights from either Compile or D4Entertainment after Compile's bankruptcy.
 
  
 
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With enough of either chip, you get subships whose firing direction can be controlled with the {{A}} button (see the HUD to see the current firing direction).
 
With enough of either chip, you get subships whose firing direction can be controlled with the {{A}} button (see the HUD to see the current firing direction).
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==History==
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===Sequels and re-releases===
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It is the first game in Compile's ''Aleste'' series of shoot-'em-ups to be released on the Mega Drive, followed almost two years later by '''''[[Robo Aleste]]''''' on its CD add-on, the [[Sega Mega-CD]], and it's the first released-overseas game in the series to not use the ''Power Strike'' name.
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It has since been released on at least the Japanese [[Virtual Console]]; [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_musha/ according to Sega of Japan] the game is licensed from [[naxat soft]], who are thus presumed to have bought the rights from either Compile or D4Entertainment after Compile's bankruptcy.
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==

Revision as of 05:42, 27 June 2018

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M.U.S.H.A.
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Toaplan, Seismic (US)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
XE-1 AP
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 T-35013
Sega Mega Drive
US 		35046
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[4]
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800[1]
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		900pts900[2]
CERO
Missing Parameter!

Musha Aleste: Full Metal Fighter Ellinor (武者アレスタ), known in the US as M.U.S.H.A.: Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor, is a 1990 shoot-'em-up developed by Compile for the Sega Mega Drive, published in Japan by Toaplan and in the US by Seismic (there was no European release).

Story

Dire51, a supercomputer crafted to control a space colony, goes rogue and sends its attack robots, led by mech Big Asia., to destroy mankind. A team of fighters in giant mechs try to stop it, but all but one, Ellinor (Terri in the US version), are killed, leaving Ellinor to save humanity from destruction on his own.

Gameplay

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C shoots; there is rapidfire, but there will be a gap every few shots. There are two means of powering up. First, scattered throughout the levels are pods containing small vertical bars that flash red, green, and blue. Shooting at the pods will have them spit out the vertical bars, which will power up your main weapon. Second, some enemies produce larger, colored powerup balls called "P-chips." P-chips cause the mech to change color and adapt a subweapon which is fired with B. P-chip abilities can be upgraded with further P-chips of the same color; taking a different color P-chip will replace whatever P-chip power the player already has. If the player gets hit, he will first lose his subweapon, then one life.

With enough of either chip, you get subships whose firing direction can be controlled with the A button (see the HUD to see the current firing direction).

History

Sequels and re-releases

It is the first game in Compile's Aleste series of shoot-'em-ups to be released on the Mega Drive, followed almost two years later by Robo Aleste on its CD add-on, the Sega Mega-CD, and it's the first released-overseas game in the series to not use the Power Strike name.

It has since been released on at least the Japanese Virtual Console; according to Sega of Japan the game is licensed from naxat soft, who are thus presumed to have bought the rights from either Compile or D4Entertainment after Compile's bankruptcy.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: M.U.S.H.A./Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Musha MD US PrintAdvert.jpg
US print advert
Musha MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №1991-01, p34[5]
84 №, p83[6]
71 №4, p32[7]
90 №12, p62/63[8]
70 №111, p39[9]
68 №119, [1]
92 №20, p62[10]
92 №10
84 №30, p99[11]
90 №14, p128[12]
52 №5, p93
71 №1, p79[13]
80 №7, p66[14]
60 №23, p54
80 №1, p18[15]
80 №18, p64
70 №10, p68/69[16]
Sega Mega Drive
 77
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[17]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[18]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
80
[19]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
78
[20]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
71
[7]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
71
[21]
Console Mania (IT)
90
[8]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
80
[22]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
70
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[10]
Games-X (UK)
92
[25]
Génération 4 (FR)
84
[11]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
90
[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
52
[26]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
84
[27]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
85
[28]
MegaTech (UK)
71
[13]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
71
[29]
Power Play (DE)
84
[30]
Raze (UK) NTSC-J
80
[14]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
50
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
83
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
80
[32]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC-U
70
[16]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
84
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[34]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)
70
[35]
Video Games (DE)
85
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
 75
Based on
30 reviews

M.U.S.H.A.

Genesis, US
MUSHA MD US Box.jpg
Cover
MUSHA MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Musha md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
MUSHA MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
Musha MD JP CartTop.jpg
MUSHA MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Musha md jp manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 58a7f7b4
MD5 d5ced66ba18ec2b8eb69b8b1a6baf0d0
SHA-1 821eea5d357f26710a4e2430a2f349a80df5f2f6
512kB 1990-09 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 8fde18ab
MD5 8e147874de78d95634a807f917b270c5
SHA-1 71d363186b9ee023fd2ae1fb9f518c59bf7b8bee
512kB 1990-09 Cartridge (JP)

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/jgNPR-FcauHSwnwqrrmVgRKVuuB-s_K3 (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-22 22:50)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/musha (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-05 00:23)
  3. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/07.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:01)
  4. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_musha/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-04-01 23:40)
  5. ↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1991-01.pdf, page 36
  6. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:ConsoleMania IT 012.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsoleMania IT 012.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:CVG UK 111.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 111.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:GamePro US 020.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 020.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:Generation4 FR 030.pdf, page 99 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Generation4 FR 030.pdf_p99" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:Joystick FR 014.pdf, page 128 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 014.pdf_p128" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Raze UK 07.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 07.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 File:SegaForce UK 10.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 10.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  17. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 15
  18. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 119
  19. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 120
  20. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 36
  21. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 48
  22. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126
  23. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 327
  24. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
  25. ↑ Games-X, "27th June-3rd July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 39
  26. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  27. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
  28. ↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  29. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  30. ↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 129
  31. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  32. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  33. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  34. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 7
  35. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 42
  36. ↑ Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 80



Aleste/Power Strike games for Sega systems/published by Sega
Sega Master System
 Power Strike (1988) | Power Strike II (1993)
Sega Mega Drive
 M.U.S.H.A. (1990)
Sega Game Gear
 GG Aleste (1991) | Power Strike II (1993) | GG Aleste 3 (2020)
Sega Mega-CD
 Robo Aleste (1992)
Wii Virtual Console
 M.U.S.H.A. (2008)
Sony PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
 Aleste Collection (2020)
Aleste-related media
Music
 Aleste Collection: Music Album (2022)
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