Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror
Action platformer developed by Jorudan and published by Datam Polystar for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was translated into English by Seta U.S.A.. Musya was released in Japan on April 21…
Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror is a platform developed by Jorudan, released 21 April 1992 on Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror is
Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror is a platform game developed by Jorudan and released in 1992. It was published by Datam Polystar. It is available on Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Musya follows a pikeman (described as a spearman in the Japanese version and a pikeman in the English version) named Imoto (Jinrai (神雷) in the Japanese version), who must descend to the abyss to save Shizuka, a maiden. After Imoto survives a battle in which all other combatants perish, he travels to Tengumura Village, where he collapses. The mayor, Akagi (who is not named in the Japanese version), greets Imoto and tells him that Shizuka (しずか) needs to be rescued. Imoto heads into Tengumura Cavern (known in the Japanese version as Kihōshōnyūdō (鬼宝鍾乳洞)).
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, historical and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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