Master of Monsters

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Master of Monsters
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Toshiba EMI (Japan), Renovation Products (US)
Developer: ISCO, Opera House
Licensor: SystemSoft
Original system(s): PC-8801 mkII SR
Developer(s) of original games: SystemSoft
Genre: Simulation
Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code JP 1991-07-26 ¥7,800 (8,034)7,800e T-63013 US 1991-11 $69.9969.99 49156
Non-Sega versions CD-ROM² MSX2 PC-8801 mkII SR PC-9801 VM X1

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Master of Monsters (マスター・オブ・モンスターズ) is a 1988 strategy game by SystemSoft for the PC-8801 mkII SR, ported to various other Japanese computers. In 1991, Toshiba EMI had it ported it to the Sega Mega Drive and published it in Japan. Toshiba EMI also introduced a new soundtrack composed by Koichi Sugiyama, Hayato Matsuo, and Hitoshi Sakimoto.

Unlike most, if not all other, SystemSoft games (including this game's various sequels), this version was actually released outside Japan — published in America by Renovation Products.

The original Master of Monsters went on to spawn a long-lasting series of games. One sequel on the Saturn, Master of Monsters: Neo Generations, was released in 1996.

A European release was planned by Ubisoft but it did not materialise.

Gameplay

The game plays similarly to the Daisenryaku games. After choosing a level and setting up team parameters, you can play the game. Selecting one of your monsters and hitting allows you to control that particular monster, while selecting any space and hitting allows you to do various battle-related things. Battles appear to be fully automated.

Production credits

• Executive Producer: Takahiko Nagashima
• Producer: Yoshihiko Ohhashi
• Director: Yutaka Katsura
• Sound Producer: Koichi Sugiyama
• Sound: Hayato Matsuo, YMOH.S
• Planner: Hidefumi Ohara
• Programmer: Naoki Morishima, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Satoru Miki
• Graphic: Hiroshi Akagi, Atsuhiro Gunji, Ken Takagi, Kiyoto Yoshimura, Taku Nakayama, Reiko Yoshida
• Manual: Zenichi Sato, Miki Nakagawa

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In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Master of Monsters/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-02: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-03: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-06: "June 1991" (1991-05-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-07: "July 1991" (1991-06-08)
also published in:

• Mega Drive Fan (JP) #18: "July 1991" (1991-06-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-08: "August 1991" (1991-07-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-09: "September 1991" (1991-08-08)

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 75 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 73 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU) 50 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 73 Game Players Sega Guide! (US) NTSC-U 80 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 60 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 76 Play Time (DE) 78 Power Play (DE) 68 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC 28 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 77 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 64 Video Games (DE) 71

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Master of Monsters

Mega Drive, JP
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Cart Manual

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Technical information

Main article: Master of Monsters/Technical information.

References

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