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Mizuki Shigeru no Shin Youkai-den

One day, the hero gets a mysterious bill. From that day on, he gets caught up in the turmoil over the resurrection of the anciently sealed demons hidden behind the eerie card game "New Youkai Den". The hero…

27 July 2001

Mizuki Shigeru no Shin Youkai-den is a card & board game, released 27 July 2001 on Game Boy Color.

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What Mizuki Shigeru no Shin Youkai-den is

Mizuki Shigeru no Shin Youkai-den was released in 2001. It is available on Game Boy Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

One day, the hero gets a mysterious bill. From that day on, he gets caught up in the turmoil over the resurrection of the anciently sealed demons hidden behind the eerie card game "New Youkai Den". The hero travels all over Japan to prevent the demon from resurrection. There are four game modes: "story mode", "fighting mode", "battle mode", and "trading mode". In "Battle Mode" and "Trading Mode", you can play and exchange with your friends using a communication cable. There are 298 types of cards by Shigeru Mizuki, the best youkai painter of our time!
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Mizuki Shigeru no Shin Youkai-den launched on 27 July 2001, within three weeks of Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Golden Sun and Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Golden Sun, Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

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When did Mizuki Shigeru no Shin Youkai-den come out?
Mizuki Shigeru no Shin Youkai-den was released on 27 July 2001 for Game Boy Color.

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