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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.
 
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]]; [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.
 
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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==Versions==
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===Localised names===
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|jp_name=武者アレスタ
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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==

Revision as of 03:19, 25 October 2021

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M.U.S.H.A.
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch Online
Publisher: Toaplan (Japan), Seismic Software (US)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
XE-1 AP
Genre: Shooting[1]

















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[6]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800[2]
ESRB: Everyone
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		900pts900[3]
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		900pts900[7]
OFLC: General (G)
Nintendo Switch Online
JP ▼
Nintendo Switch Online
US ▼
Nintendo Switch Online
EU ▼

Musha Aleste: Fullmetal 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

Legacy

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.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English M.U.S.H.A. M.U.S.H.A.
Japanese 武者アレスタ Musha Aleste

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits

Digital manuals

  • Musha MD JP digital manual.pdf

    Mega Drive Mini JP manual

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

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US print advert
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[8]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[9]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
80
[10]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
78
[11]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
71
[12]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
71
[13]
Console Mania (IT)
90
[14]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
80
[15]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
70
[16]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[17]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[19]
Games-X (UK)
92
[20]
Génération 4 (FR)
84
[21]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
90
[22]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
52
[23]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
84
[24]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
85
[25]
MegaTech (UK)
71
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
71
[27]
Power Play (DE)
84
[28]
Raze (UK) NTSC-J
80
[29]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
50
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
83
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
80
[32]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC-U
70
[33]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
84
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[35]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)
70
[36]
Video Games (DE)
85
[37]
Sega Mega Drive
 75
Based on
30 reviews

M.U.S.H.A.

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
Genesis, US
MUSHA MD US Box.jpg
Cover
MUSHA MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Musha md us manual.pdf
Manual
MUSHA MD US pcb.jpg
PCB

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

  • Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
  • Nintendo catalogue pages: US, AU

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/jgNPR-FcauHSwnwqrrmVgRKVuuB-s_K3 (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-22 22:50)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/musha (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-05 00:23)
  4. ↑ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Console-virtuelle-Wii-/MUSHA--278249.html (archive.today)
  5. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/07.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:01)
  6. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_musha/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-04-01 23:40)
  7. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19755&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 01:44)
  8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 15
  9. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 119
  10. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 120
  11. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 36
  12. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 32
  13. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 48
  14. ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 62
  15. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126
  16. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 39
  17. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 327
  18. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
  19. ↑ GamePro, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 78
  20. ↑ Games-X, "27th June-3rd July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 39
  21. ↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 99
  22. ↑ Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 128
  23. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  24. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
  25. ↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  26. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
  27. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  28. ↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 129
  29. ↑ Raze, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-03-28), page 66
  30. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  31. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  32. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  33. ↑ Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 68
  34. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  35. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 7
  36. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 42
  37. ↑ Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 80


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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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