Software:Mystic Formula

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Short description: 1993 video game
Mystic Formula
Developer(s)Microcabin
Publisher(s)Microcabin
Artist(s)Kunihiro Abe
Platform(s)PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
Release
  • JP: July 23, 1993
Genre(s)Run and gun
Mode(s)Single-player

Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a 1993 run and gun video game released by Microcabin for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM².

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

Mystic Formula is a multidirectional shoot 'em up game.

Development and release

Mystic Formula was released by Microcabin in 1993.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu6/10, 4/10, 4/10, 4/10[1]
Mega Fun69%[3]
Hippon Super!4/10[4]

Mystic Formula received mixed reviews.[2][3][5][6] Famitsu's four reviewers considered the game too difficult.[1] Hardcore Gaming 101's Kurt Kalata praised the game's artwork and cutscenes, but harshly criticized its graphics and level design.[7]

Notes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ミスティックフォーミュラ" (in ja). Famitsu (ASCII Corporation) (241): 39. July 30, 1993. https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0241/page/39/mode/1up. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "New Review Daisakusen! ミスティックフォーミュラ" (in ja). Gekkan PC Engine (ja) (Shogakukan) 5 (9): 136. August 1993. https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-59-august-1993/Gekkan%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Issue%2059%20-%20August%201993/page/n129/mode/1up. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hellert, Stefan (October 1993). "Test Turbo Duo: Mystic Formula" (in de). Mega Fun (de) (Computec) (13): 93. https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1993-10.pdf&page=85. 
  4. Tsuji, Takeshi (August 4, 1993). "TV Game Broad-Way PC: ミスティックフォーミュラ" (in ja). Hippon Super! (ja) (JICC Publishing Bureau) 8 (8): 39. https://archive.org/details/hippon-super-august-1993-08-600dpi-ozidual/Hippon%20Super%201993%2008%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n40/mode/1up. 
  5. "新作ゲームダービー: ミスティックフォーミュラ" (in ja). Marukatsu PC Engine (ja) (Kadokawa Shoten) 5 (8): 184. August 1993. https://archive.org/details/marukatsu-pc-engine-volume-62-august-1993/Marukatsu%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Volume%2062%20-%20August%201993/page/n185/mode/1up. 
  6. "ミスティックフォーミュラ" (in ja). Dengeki PC Engine (MediaWorks). 1993. 
  7. Kalata, Kurt (September 28, 2019). "Mystic Formula". Hardcore Gaming 101. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mystic-formula/. 

category:Shoot 'em ups