Musya


Musya is a 1992 action platformer video game 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, 1992 and in North America in December 1992. The title, which translates to "Warrior", is romanized in the Kunrei-shiki style instead of the Hepburn romanization style, likely to avoid confusion with the unrelated Sega Genesis game MUSHA.

Gameplay

Imoto, bearing 16 units of health, dies when the health is depleted. He carries up to three lives. The game starts with three lives; once the life count is zero and Imoto dies, the game ends. When Imoto defeats a boss, the words "monster defeated" appear and the player gains a scroll containing a new spell.

Plot

Musya follows a pikeman named Imoto, 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, greets Imoto and tells him that Shizuka needs to be rescued. Imoto heads into Tengumura Cavern.

Development

Editing for the English-language edition

The game received several edits for the North American edition. For instance, the large testes of the tanuki character were removed for the North American edition. In addition, the manji shown to reveal the amount of spell scrolls held was edited away.
The Japanese version of the game is one of the few games that uses Japanese numerals. The English version uses Arabic numerals.
Japanese dialogue is replaced with English-language dialogue. In addition, Musya uses Japanese kanji characters in various parts of the game to represent modes and levels. For instance, in the Japanese version of the game, the English-language word "Pause" is not used; instead the word Ippuku appears from both ends of the screen. In the English-language version, the word "Pause" forms under the word "Ippuku," with the "Pa" under the "一" and the "Use" under the "服."

Reception