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Magical Chase
Developer(s)Quest Corporation[a]
Publisher(s)TurboGrafx-16
Director(s)Hiroshi Minagawa
Artist(s)Hiroshi Minagawa
Composer(s)Hitoshi Sakimoto
Masaharu Iwata
Platform(s)TurboGrafx-16
Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Color
ReleaseTurboGrafx-16
  • JP: November 15, 1991
  • NA: TBD
Windows
  • JP: April 10, 1998
Game Boy Color
  • JP: August 4, 2000
Genre(s)Horizontal-scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Magical Chase[b]

Gameplay

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Magical Chase

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Development and release

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Magical Chase

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Reception

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Magical Chase received generally favorable reviews.[55][56] Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked the game fifteenth in popularity in its May 1992 issue, and it received a score of 26.77 out of 30 in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, ranking among the top five PC Engine titles at the number three spot.[20][57][58]

Famitsu's four reviewers.[49][59] Consolemania's Giancarlo Calzetta.[54] Jacques Harbonn and Rocket of Consoles +.[48] Philippe Querleux of Génération 4.[50] Jean-Marc Demoly of Joypad and Joystick's Sébastien Hamon.[51][52] Electronic Gaming Monthly's four editors.[60] Writing for VideoGames & Computer Entertainment and DuoWorld, Josh Mandel.[2][53] GamePro's Kay Oss.[1] AllGame's Shawn Sackenheim.[47]

Retrospective coverage

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Retrospective commentary for Magical Chase has been equally favorable.[4][22][61] Tips & Tricks.[21][62] Old Skool Games' Zachary Bartels.[63] Video Game Collector's Greg Wilcox.[3] Retro Gamer.[64] IGN.[65] Hardcore Gamer.[66] USgamer's Jeremy Parish.[67] Hardcore Gaming 101's Kurt Kalata.[5] PCMag.[68] Paste.[69] Comic Book Resources.[70]

Notes

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  1. ^ Ported to Game Boy Color by Microcabin.
  2. ^ Japanese: マジカルチェイス, Hepburn: Majikaru Cheisu

References

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