Pop'n Magic

PC game
1992 video game
  • JP: July 24, 1992
Genre(s)PlatformMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Pop'n Magic is a 1992 video game for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM². It is a puzzle game developed and published by Telenet Japan.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

The gameplay is somewhat similar to Bubble Bobble and Don Doko Don. The game features two characters, Pop and Magic. The two characters have the same abilities and do not differ in any way. The game features character designs that resemble anime, as well as full animated cutscenes between worlds, with Japanese voice acting.[1] The audio for the game is full CD audio.

Development and release

The game took only three months to complete.[2] The game was released on July 24, 1992, for the PC-Engine CD.[3]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Consoles +27%[4]
Famitsu18/40[5]
Gekkan PC Engine79/100[6]
Marukatsu PC Engine24/40[7]
Consolemania85/100[8]
Electric Brain89%[9]

Pop'n Magic was met with mixed reviews.[5][6][7][8][10]

References

  1. ^ "Le Japon en Direct: Pop'n Magic". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 10. Éditions Mondiales S.A. June 1992. p. 11.
  2. ^ "機動力を武器に自由なゲーム作りを！ ウィッチクラフトの金子彰史さんに迫る". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. ^ Matsuyama, Benī (August 1992). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 新作ソフト Data Base". Micom BASIC Magazine [ja]. No. 122. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation [ja]. p. 248.
  4. ^ Hermellin, François (September 1992). "Super CD Rom Review: Pop'n Magic". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 12. EM-Images SA. p. 63.
  5. ^ a b "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 189. ASCII Corporation. July 31, 1992. p. 40. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine).
  6. ^ a b "New Review Daisakusen! ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Gekkan PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 4, no. 9. Shogakukan. September 1992. p. 154.
  7. ^ a b "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Marukatsu PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 4, no. 8. Kadokawa Shoten. August 1992. p. 157.
  8. ^ a b Pescatori, Massimiliano (October 1992). "Pop'n Magic". Consolemania [it] (in Italian). Vol. 2, no. 12. Xenia Edizioni. p. 75.
  9. ^ Garforth, Derek (June 1993). "Games Reviews: Pop'n Magic". Electric Brain. No. 35. Space City Publishing. p. 22.
  10. ^ Eggebrecht, Julian (October 1992). "News: Engine-Ereignisse — Neue Spiele Aus Japan". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 11. Markt & Technik. pp. 30–32.
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