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Mystic Defender

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega (US, Europe), Samsung (South Korea)

Developer: Sega R&D 2

Sound driver: SMPS 68000

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

한국어

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1989-12^[2]		1011
EU	1990		1011
FR	1990	369F369^[4]	1011
PT	1990		MGJ1011
UK	1990	£34.9934.99^[3]	1011
GR	199x
AU	199x
BR	1991-09+^[5]
KR	1990-12		GM4022KS
UK	19xx	£?	?

Mystic Defender, known in Brazil as Mystic Defense and in South Korea as On Dal Jang Goon (온달장군), is a reskinned version of Kujaku Ou 2: Geneijou. Based on the titular 1985 manga series Peacock King, it was first published in the United States in December 1989 by Sega, and was later brought to Europe, Brazil, and South Korea the following year.

Story

Mystic Defender takes place in an alternate Japan fantasy setting in which the anarchistic sorcerer Zareth kidnaps a young woman named Alexandra. Zareth plans to use Alexandra as a sacrifice for the resurrecting of an ancient and evil god known as Zao. Not long after the kidnapping, Zareth's plan becomes apparent as Azuchi castle, the dwelling of Zao, rises from the waters.

Joe Yamato, an experienced sorcerer, is called into action to save Alexandra and stop Zareth's plan to resurrect Zao by battling his way through the dark and bizarre disciples and demons of Zao.

Gameplay

The game is an action platformer. Yamato is moved with and , crouches with , and jumps with . His means of offense is casting spells with , which damage enemies and their projectiles. He has a charge meter that is charged by holding , which increases the power of his magic; the charged spell is cast by releasing . Spells can be charged while crouching and jumping but not while walking. He can find items that let him increase his charge meter faster. He starts with the ability to quickly throw energy balls, but he obtains other spells throughout the course of the game. He can switch between each spell in order with .

He has three hit points and loses one whenever he takes damage from an enemy. Some enemies only do half a point of damage, though the damage is not indicated until a full point is lost. He can find items that replenish his health. His health is also replenished at the start of each round. If he loses all of his health, he loses a life. He is revived in the same place that he died (or nearby if he died in a pit or similar) rather than at the beginning of the level. If he loses all of his lives, the game ends, but it can be continued as long as the player has continues remaining. There are three difficulty levels (Easy 1, Easy 2, and Normal), which change the number of lives and continues that the player starts the game with.

Magic

	Psycho Magic
	The starting magic and the only one that can be fired without charging. Fires an energy ball across the screen horizontally. Shoots a small but fast energy ball when uncharged, a larger energy ball with a higher level of charge, and three stacked energy balls at full charge. It can penetrate multiple enemies in a line when charged. This magic can be used while crouching and jumping but not while walking. This spell is useful because it is the fastest to cast and can destroy most common enemies when fully charged.
	Flame Magic
	Found before the boss of the first round. A stream of flame that can be directed with and . The length of the flame depends on how much it is charged. After releasing the charge button, the flame is expelled until the charge meter is expended or the charge button is pressed again. This magic can be used while moving and jumping. This spell can attack multiple enemies simultaneously and can inflict continuous damage on larger enemies that stay within its area of effect.
	Sonic Magic
	Found before the boss of the second round. Releases six energy balls that move outward toward the edges of the screen. At higher charge levels, four of the energy balls bounce off the edges of the screen before dissipating. This magic cannot be aimed. While not as powerful as the other spells at full charge, it allows the player to attack enemies without directly engaging them and can often be the only way to attack enemies that are out of reach.
	Thunder Dragon Magic
	Summons a three-headed dragon that destroys all enemies and projectiles on the screen (but only damaging bosses). This magic does not use the charge meter. It can be used once per Thunder Dragon item found, which are dropped by some enemies starting on the third round.

Items

	Red Sphere
	Increases the spell charging speed, up to two times. Yamato loses a charge level if he loses a life.
	Blue Sphere
	Restores one point of Yamato's health.
	1-Up
	Awards the player an extra life.
	Thunder Dragon
	Gives the player the ability to use the Thunder Dragon Magic one time. The player can collect multiple instances of this item to have the ability to use this magic multiple times in succession.

Rounds

	Round 1

	Round 2

	Round 3

	Round 4

	Round 5

	Round 6
	According to the US manual, this round is meant to be infested with ghosts. However, these were seemingly scrapped in the final game^[6].
	Round 7

	Round 8

Versions

Changes from Kujaku Ou 2 include turning some pink flesh-coloured enemies green and giving the Supreme Deity's daughter some clothes to wear in the final scenes of the game.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Mystic Defender	Mystic Defender
English (US)	Mystic Defender	Mystic Defender
Portuguese (Brazil)	Mystic Defense

Production credits

Mystic Defender

Planned by: J.T
Graphics Designed by: Phenix Rie, UD 1, Choko
Programmed by: Koichi, Nobu
All Songs Written by: Tarnya
Presented by: Sega

Source:

In-game credits^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mystic Defender/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[8]

Ação Games (BR)

58

^[5]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

80

^[9]

Computer Entertainer (US)

83

^[10]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

63

^[11]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

63

^[12]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

72

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

84

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[15]

Joystick (FR)

95

^[16]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

52

^[17]

Mega (UK)

PAL

61

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

63

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

63

^[20]

Player One (FR)

89

^[4]

Power Play (DE)

79

^[21]

Raze (UK)

PAL

61

^[3]

Score (CZ)

45

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

78

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

69

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

65

^[26]

User (GR)

PAL

78

^[27]

	68
Based on 23 reviews

Mystic Defender

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, GR

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

Technical information

Main article: Mystic Defender/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	f9ce1ab8
MD5	2a3742ce7a8e5d86bdc52b9d47a82788
SHA-1	fd82ea9badc892bfabacaad426f57ba04c6183b1

512kB

1989-08

Cartridge

Revision 00 (the woman that the main character will rescue is naked)

✔

CRC32	50fd5d93
MD5	780baa7dd2f030f0b1c64897b5d4cc10
SHA-1	aec8aefa11233699eacefdf2cf17d62f68cbdd98

512kB

1989-08

Cartridge

Revision 01 (the woman that the main character will rescue is dressed)

✔

CRC32	67ccb1ca
MD5	c64b982b20075dce0bf6c804dffe983d
SHA-1	821bcb001cb37b22454979973ed68cee36286abc

512kB

1989-08

Cartridge (KR)

Features elements from both Kujaku Ou 2 and Mystic Defender (opening cutscene, enemies, censorship)

✔

CRC32	5ac0d238
MD5	47fb52e6716557cab025fa2456c0c01b
SHA-1	1f8eacb1269c22909feb4da187fde67918440b50

512kB

1989-09-14

CD-R disc

Page

References

Mystic Defender
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Region coding \| Technical information Prototypes: 1989-09-14

[:File:MysticDefender_MD_KR_Box.jpg_p-1] File:MysticDefender MD KR Box.jpg

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_10.pdf_p23-2] Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 23

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p56-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 56

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_002.pdf_p55-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 55

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_005.pdf_p24-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 24

[:File:SegaVisions_US_03.pdf_p12-6] Sega Visions, "Winter 1990/1991" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:Kujaku_Ou_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Kujaku Ou 2 MD credits.pdf

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 148

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-03.pdf_p74-9] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1990" (DE; 1990-0x-xx), page 74

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_10.pdf_p19-10] Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 19

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p32-11] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 32

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p48-12] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 48

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p132-13] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 132

[:File:CVG_UK_099.pdf_p91-14] Computer & Video Games, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-16), page 91

[:File:EGM_US_008.pdf_p18-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:Joystick_FR_008.pdf_p104-16] Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-17] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p21-18] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-19] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-20] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-03.pdf_p98-21] Power Play, "3/90" (DE; 1990-02-19), page 98

[:File:Score_CZ_08.pdf_p59-22] Score, "Srpen 1994" (CZ; 1994-08-01), page 59

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-23] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_04.pdf_p19-24] Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 19

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-25] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 125

[:File:User_GR_22.pdf_p84-27] User, "Mártios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 84

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+| desc=Found before the boss of the first round. A stream of flame that can be directed with {{up}} and {{down}}. The length of the flame depends on how much it is charged. After releasing the charge button, the flame is expelled until the charge meter is expended or the charge button is pressed again. This magic can be used while moving and jumping. This spell can attack multiple enemies simultaneously and can inflict continuous damage on larger enemies that stay within its area of effect.
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Difference between revisions of "Mystic Defender"

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Revision as of 03:20, 21 September 2023

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Magic

Items

Rounds

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Mystic Defender

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega-Tech version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References