
Konami's ninja-themed classic Mystic Warriors is this week's Arcade Archives release, as spotted by Famitsu. It will be coming to both the Nintendo Switch eShop and PlayStation 4 on December 21st.
Developed by the same team behind Sunset Riders, Mystic Warriors was originally launched in Japanese arcades back in 1992, with an international release happening just one year later.
Unlike a lot of other games that Konami ended up releasing around this time, it never received a home console port, and as a result, it has become something of a hidden gem in the company's back catalog. Fans have long been hoping it would eventually turn up on Arcade Archives at some point, and it seems they've finally got their wish just in time for Christmas.
The game sees players pick a character from a cast of five ninja warriors, before embarking on a quest to defeat the evil organization Skull Enterprise, which is intent on taking over the world.
It can be played solo or with three friends and is best described as a cross between a run 'n gun and a hack 'n slash, with the main characters being able to fire an endless supply of throwable weapons or use their melee item at close range. There are also various power-ups players can collect, including food to replenish their health, different coloured orbs to grant temporary abilities, and valuable items to add to their overall score.
[source famitsu.com]
Comments 8
Yes! This is a brilliant addition! Day 1 buy. Really looking forward to this one.
Hopefully this should lead to a slew of 90s Konami stuff if yhryvecdmupated the hardware decently. Which knowing Hamster, they have.
God bless Hamster Corp. Love them for releasing so many esoteric arcade ports!
Finally is right. This game was doubtless in the cards, just a matter of showing up finally
Brilliant game, have it on my mame setup.
Nice! This one was at my local arcade for about three seconds and then it was gone. I must have been the only one playing it, along with Rush N Attack and D&D Shadow Over Mystara. Here today, gone tomorrow.
This looks awesome! Will have to get.
Nice! I really can't get enough of these 90s beat em ups.
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