Mystic Formula
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Mystic Formula
| image = PC Engine Super CD-ROM² Mystic Formula cover art.jpg
| developer = Microcabin
| publisher = Microcabin
| artist = Kunihiro Abe
| platforms = PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 23, 1993}}
| genre = Run and gun
| modes = Single-player
}}
{{nihongo foot|Mystic Formula|ミスティックフォーミュラ|Misutikku Fōmyura|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1993 run and gun video game released by Microcabin for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM².
Gameplay
File:PCE Super CD-ROM² Mystic Formula.png
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Mystic Formula is a multidirectional shoot 'em up game.
Development and release
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Mystic Formula was released by Microcabin in 1993.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| Fam = 18/40{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0241/page/39/mode/1up|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ミスティックフォーミュラ|magazine=Famitsu|issue=241|publisher=ASCII Corporation|date=July 30, 1993|page=39|language=ja}}
| GPCE = 65/100{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-59-august-1993/Gekkan%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Issue%2059%20-%20August%201993/page/n129/mode/1up|title=New Review Daisakusen! ミスティックフォーミュラ|magazine={{ill|Gekkan PC Engine|lt=Gekkan PC Engine|ja|月刊PCエンジン}}|volume=5|issue=9|publisher=Shogakukan|date=August 1993|page=136|language=ja}}
| MF = 69%{{cite magazine|last=Hellert|first=Stefan|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1993-10.pdf&page=85|title=Test Turbo Duo: Mystic Formula|magazine={{ill|Mega Fun|lt=Mega Fun|de|Mega Fun}}|issue=13|publisher=Computec|date=October 1993|page=93|language=de}}
}}
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Mystic Formula received mixed reviews.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/marukatsu-pc-engine-volume-62-august-1993/Marukatsu%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Volume%2062%20-%20August%201993/page/n185/mode/1up|title=新作ゲームダービー: ミスティックフォーミュラ|magazine={{ill|Marukatsu PC Engine|lt=Marukatsu PC Engine|ja|マル勝PCエンジン}}|volume=5|issue=8|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|date=August 1993|page=184|language=ja}}{{cite magazine|title=ミスティックフォーミュラ|magazine=Dengeki PC Engine|publisher=MediaWorks|date=1993|language=ja}} Famitsu{{'}}s four reviewers considered the game too difficult. Hardcore Gaming 101{{'}}s Kurt Kalata praised the game's artwork and cutscenes, but harshly criticized its graphics and level design.{{cite web|last=Kalata|first=Kurt|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mystic-formula/|title=Mystic Formula|work=Hardcore Gaming 101|date=September 28, 2019|access-date=2024-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929230919/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mystic-formula/|archive-date=2019-09-29|url-status=live}}
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Notes
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