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Mystic Riders

Mystic Riders is a 2D side-scrolling shoot'em up game set in a fantasy world, similar in style to Cotton. The player controls a child witch riding on a broomstick. Gameplay is very typical - the player flies…

1 February 1992

Mystic Riders is an arcade developed by Irem, released 1 February 1992 on Arcade.

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What Mystic Riders is

Mystic Riders is an arcade game developed by Irem and released in 1992. It is available on Arcade only. It runs on Irem M-92.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mystic Riders is a 2D side-scrolling shoot'em up game set in a fantasy world, similar in style to Cotton. The player controls a child witch riding on a broomstick. Gameplay is very typical - the player flies right, shoots enemies like ghosts, grim reapers, bats, dragons, gargoyles etc., and collects bonuses and power-ups. The witch can charge shoot to deal more damage. The game has six levels and a multiplayer mode for 2 players.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Mystic Riders launched on 1 February 1992, within three weeks of X-Men, Baseball Stars 2 and Romancing SaGa.

Released around the same time: X-Men, Baseball Stars 2, Romancing SaGa.

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When did Mystic Riders come out?
Mystic Riders was released on 1 February 1992 for Arcade.

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