Mystic Heroes

Wield an incredible arsenal of mystic attacks in this epic fantasy action!

NGC Magazine compared this game to Gauntlet, but it’s actually something that borrows heavily from a Koei series that didn’t make its way to Nintendo platforms until much later: Dynasty Warriors. You control a powerful soldier on a battlefield, fighting your way through a massive amount of enemies.

There is one massive difference, though. Dynasty Warriors is all about controlling the battlefield, helping your large army overcome the opponent’s army. Mystic Heroes is much simpler, you just kill everything or make it to the end of a stage, and you only have a small amount of troops available.

On your own, the game isn’t much fun, as you only have a few attacks and the game is little more than just slashing your opponents, as it lacks the strategy element of Warriors games. Initially thought that the game was specifically designed around 4-player coop, especially after encountering a boss that spends ages running around in a large circle, so you can only slowly whittle away its health. However, according to NGC Magazine, the original Japanese release was singleplayer only, the game’s most redeeming feature of 4-player coop was added for the western versions.

What doesn’t help matters are the graphics, which are dull and lifeless. Mystic Heroes also features an immense amount of fog, which doesn’t even do its job of covering up the pop-in, with mountains appearing out of nothing. It really could have done with being as colourful as the box art.

Mystic Heroes is simple enough to be enjoyable with four others, but is slow and tedious on your own.

Fine

Okay, so Mystic Heroes might be something of a no-brainer, but at least it’s an entertaining – if a little repetitive and short-lived – no-brainer.

Geraint Evans, NGC Magazine #75

Remake or remaster?

This would be a good inclusion in a collection of Warriors spin-offs.

Official Ways to get the game

There is no official way to get Mystic Heroes.

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