Mystic Defender
From Sega Retro
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. It was first published in the United States in December 1989 by Sega, then it was brought to Europe, Brazil, and South Korea the following year.
Contents
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 walks 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 the charge meter pauses when Yamato is walking. Yamato 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 .
Yamato 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
Items
Red Sphere | |
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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 | |
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Round 2 | |
Round 3 | |
Round 4 | |
Round 5 | |
Round 6 | |
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Round 7 | |
Final Boss | |
Versions
- Main article: Mystic Defender/Comparisons.
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Mystic Defender | Mystic Defender |
English (US) | Mystic Defender | Mystic Defender |
Portuguese (Brazil) | Mystic Defense |
Production credits
Mystic Defender
On Dal Jang Goon
삼성전자㈜
컴퓨터 부문 겜보이팀
Magazine articles
- Main article: Mystic Defender/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Based on 23 reviews |
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Mega-Tech version
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Technical information
- Main article: Mystic Defender/Technical information.
ROM dump status
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512kB | 1989-08 | Cartridge | Revision 00 (the woman that the main character will rescue is naked) | |||||||||
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512kB | 1989-08 | Cartridge | Revision 01 (the woman that the main character will rescue is dressed) | |||||||||
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512kB | 1989-08 | Cartridge (KR) | Features elements from both Kujaku Ou 2 and Mystic Defender (opening cutscene, enemies, censorship) | |||||||||
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512kB | 1989-09-14 | CD-R disc | Page |
References
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- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 125
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 84
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