Mystic Warriors (ver EAA)

Arcade Video game published 31 years ago:

Mystic Warriors - Ikari no Ninja (c) 1993 Konami.

Mystic Warriors is a horizontally-scrolling platform beat-em-up for up to four players, in which the evil 'SKULL' organisation has taken over the world and driven its terrified civilians into hiding. Five Ninja warriors set about destroying SKULL and freeing the World from its grip.

Mystic Warriors features five selectable characters, one of which is shown being kidnapped by SKULL once players have made their character choices. What follows is eight levels of platform 'run-and-gun' action, with an end-of-level boss waiting at the end of each stage.

Players are armed with both Shuriken throwing stars and with a sword for close encounters. Numerous boxes are scattered throughout the levels (or are being carried by enemies), all of which contain bonus items such as weapon power-ups or energy-replenishing food. Other power-ups include an invulnerability shield (known as the "Shinobi Shield") which lasts a few seconds and a "Smart Bomb" power-up, which destroys all on-screen enemies. Some boxes also contain points-giving items, such as bags of money, jewellery and gold.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : GX128

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) K054539 (@ 48 Khz)

Players: 2 or 4 (selectable by Dipswitch)
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
=> Shuriken/Sword, Jump

- TRIVIA -

Mystic Warriors was released in February 1993.

The subtitle of this game translates from Japanese as 'Wrath of Ninja'.

The attract mode intro from "Sunset Riders" plays on the large theatre screen at the end of Stage 1.

King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Amusement Sounds '93 - Summer) on 08/1993.

- UPDATES -

The US version is slightly different, it has the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.

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