Mystic Heroes

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Mystic Heroes

Developer(s)	Koei
Publisher(s)	Koei
Platform(s)	GameCube, PS2
Release date	GameCube ^JPN June 30, 2002 ^NA September 30, 2002 ^EUR December 6, 2002 PlayStation 2 ^EUR November 24, 2002 ^NA November 25, 2002
Genre(s)	Fighting Action
Mode(s)	Single player, Four Player Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: T (Teen)
Media	GameCube Optical Disc, DVD
Input methods	Game controller

Mystic Heroes (バトル封神, Batoru Houshin^?) is a fighting action videogame developed by Koei. The game is based on Fengshen Yanyi, a supernatural Chinese novel about the fall of the Shang Dynasty and the rise of the Zhou Dynasty.

Mystic Heroes was released for the Nintendo GameCube on June 30, 2002 in Japan, September 30 in North America, and December 6 in Europe. A Playstation 2 version was released November 24, 2002 in Europe and the following day in America. The Playstation 2 version features additional characters gameplay modes.

1 Gameplay
2 Plot
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Gameplay

Mystic Heroes is fighting action game, similar to Koei's Dynasty Warriors. Players can perform melee attacks and element spells, which become more powerful with continuous use.

There are four playable characters, and four unlockable characters in the PS2 version, for a total of eight. The game features a single-player story mode and three additional single-player modes, as well as co-op and versus multiplayer.

[edit] Plot

Long ago in a legendary land, Emperor Kang and his wife Sheva ruled with an iron fist. Taikonobu and Naja, two elite mystics, sealed them away in Mt. Houshin, thus restoring peace. But Kang's son, Cyrus, built up an army to battle the mystics in an attempt to free his father. The game starts out with Emperor Kang, Sheva, and Generals Grifon and Kai planning their escape. Grifon brings up the existence of something known as the 'Dragon Star', which could free them. So Kang calls upon the powers of the Dragon Star, and he along with all of his minions are set free, giving Kang the chance to rise again to dominate the land.

[edit] Reception

The game was received with mixed reviews in English speaking countries, gathering average scores in review tallying websites: 69% in Game Rankings and a score of 67 in Metacritic.^[1]^[2]