Gokū Densetsu: Magic Beast Warriors

Moby ID: 146630
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Description

Magic Beast Warriors (悟空伝説) is a 1v1 fighting game based on the traditional Chinese legend Journey to the West. The game offers a two player VS mode allowing to select between nine fighters representing the main characters of the legend, along with a story mode where the player starts as the monkey king Sun Wuhong (better known as Son Goku) armed with his iconic extensible sfaff and gradually unlocks the other fighters as they are defeated in turn throughout a heavily stylized version of the traditional story. Once a battle is lost against the computer, the character the player was using becomes unavailable, and upon continuing he or she has to choose between one of those available up to that point.

Gameplay features are reminiscent of Street Fighter, with similar movesets and impact feedback, while the presentation sees prerendered 3D sprites on static 2D backgrounds. The game includes about 30 minutes of full-motion video cutscenes featuring real actors in costumes varying from Chinese armor to rubber monster suits. These play in between battles as introduction for each new fighter. The whole production reminds of Japanese "sentai" TV serials, with exaggerated poses, extravagant martial arts flourishes and grotesque creature designs.

Spellings

  • 悟空伝説 -MAGIC BEAST WARRIORS- - Japanese spelling

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Credits (PlayStation version)

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Producer (プロデューサー)
Project Leader (プロジェクトリーダー)
Chief Programmer (チーフプログラマー)
Sub Programmer (サブプログラマー)
Sound (サウンド)
Total Planning Design (トータルプランニングデザイン)
Graphic Battle Planning (グラフィックバトルプランニング)
Suit Making Planning Cooperation, Action Guidance (スーツメイキング 企画協力 アクション指導)
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Still Photography (スチル撮影)
Character Title (キャラクター題字)
Studio (スタジオ)
Movie Staff
  • Kiyota City - Photography [清田 市 - 撮影]
  • Koji Watanabe (lighting - 渡辺耕次)
  • 小野 隆 (editing - 小野隆)
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Game added by Ghost 81.

Additional contributors: Rik Hideto.

Game added June 26, 2020. Last modified October 26, 2023.