Misplaced Pages

Pop'n Magic

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
1992 video game Not to be confused with Magical Pop'n or Pop'n Music. 1992 video game
Pop'n Magic
Developer(s)Riot
Publisher(s)Telenet Japan
Producer(s)Eiji Kikuchi
Designer(s)Akifumi Kaneko
Programmer(s)Hironori Ahiko
Artist(s)Masato Kanamono
Composer(s)Hiroaki Kai
Gō Takano
Minoru Yuasa
Toshiya Sasaki
Platform(s)PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
Release
  • JP: July 24, 1992
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Pop'n Magic is a 1992 video game for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM². It is a puzzle game developed and published by Telenet Japan.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2024)

The gameplay is somewhat similar to Bubble Bobble and Don Doko Don. The game features two characters, Pop and Magic. The two characters have the same abilities and do not differ in any way. The game features character designs that resemble anime, as well as full animated cutscenes between worlds, with Japanese voice acting. The audio for the game is full CD audio.

Development and release

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2024)

The game took only three months to complete. The game was released on July 24, 1992, for the PC-Engine CD.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Consoles +27%
Famitsu18/40
Gekkan PC Engine79/100
Marukatsu PC Engine24/40
Consolemania85/100
Electric Brain89%
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2024)

Pop'n Magic was met with mixed reviews.

References

  1. "Le Japon en Direct: Pop'n Magic". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 10. Éditions Mondiales S.A. June 1992. p. 11.
  2. "機動力を武器に自由なゲーム作りを！ ウィッチクラフトの金子彰史さんに迫る". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. Matsuyama, Benī (August 1992). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 新作ソフト Data Base". Micom BASIC Magazine [ja]. No. 122. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation [ja]. p. 248.
  4. Hermellin, François (September 1992). "Super CD Rom Review: Pop'n Magic". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 12. EM-Images SA. p. 63.
  5. ^ "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 189. ASCII Corporation. July 31, 1992. p. 40. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine).
  6. ^ "New Review Daisakusen! ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Gekkan PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 4, no. 9. Shogakukan. September 1992. p. 154.
  7. ^ "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Marukatsu PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 4, no. 8. Kadokawa Shoten. August 1992. p. 157.
  8. ^ Pescatori, Massimiliano (October 1992). "Pop'n Magic". Consolemania [it] (in Italian). Vol. 2, no. 12. Xenia Edizioni. p. 75.
  9. Garforth, Derek (June 1993). "Games Reviews: Pop'n Magic". Electric Brain. No. 35. Space City Publishing. p. 22.
  10. Eggebrecht, Julian (October 1992). "News: Engine-Ereignisse — Neue Spiele Aus Japan". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 11. Markt & Technik. pp. 30–32.

External links

Categories:
Pop'n Magic Add topic