Line #8 VideoGame/MUSHA


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3	''M.U.S.H.A.'' (known as ''Musha Aleste'' in Japan) is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up by Compile and was released in 1990, as part of their ''VideoGame/{{Aleste}}'' series. It was released on the Genesis/Mega Drive in the US and Japan, but not Europe. It has a SpiritualSuccessor on the Sega CD, ''VideoGame/RoboAleste''. It was later rereleased in 2019 as part of the Sega Mega Drive Mini in Japan, and in 2021 as part of the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online subscription service, requiring an Expansion Pack subscription upgrade along with the other Sega Genesis titles.
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5	''M.U.S.H.A.'' is known for being pretty easy as far as shmups go and is a lot of fun. It's kind of a rarity now, and is a popular import title in Europe.
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8	!!Tropes found in ''M.U.S.H.A.'':
9	* ActionGirl: Terri's one of the few legitimate heroines from the 16-bit era.
10	* ArtifactTitle: The North American version was [[MarketBasedTitle retitled]] to ''M.U.S.H.A.'', however the sound test still refers to the title theme as "Theme of ''Musha Aleste''".
11	** The North American manual also refers to the mech as "MUSHA Aleste".
12	* AttackDrone: the Guardian.
13	* AutobotsRockOut: The soundtrack has a clear ThrashMetal influence, and is one of the most rocking uses of the console's soundchip.
14	* AwesomeButImpractical: Your [[AttackDrone options]] can be configured into "Free" formation, in which the will seek out enemies thus taking the trouble of aiming off your hands. However, your options are ''not'' invulnerable, and getting your options destroyed causes you to take out extra options out of your finite option reserves, thus greatly limiting the use of the Free formation.
15	* BraggingRightsReward: Defeating the FinalBoss awards ''100,000,000 points'', enough for 10 extra lives...that you don't need anymore since the game is now over.
16	* ClassicCheatCode: In 2019, the game's lead programmer [[https://twitter.com/U1_Toyama/status/1177935647132147713 revealed a cheat]] for swapping weapons with the second controller. Trouble is, to input the code the player must first ''reset the game at the Sega logo screen a hundred times''.
17	* ContinuingIsPainful: It starts you in the beginning of the level with no extra weapons and a weak main weapon.
18	* DubNameChange: Ellinor to Terri.
19	* EnfantTerrible: The apparent BigBad, Ayanokouji, is a ''massive'' one of these (it's bigger than your mech!) encased in a purple orb.
20	* FunWithAcronyms: Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor. Not that it was called that in the original Japanese.
21	* HumongousMecha: The player, the enemies, almost everything, really.
22	* KaizoTrap: [[spoiler:At the very end of the game, Terri/Ellinor is ordered to dock with the mothership, but then Daia 51 fires a quartet of beams and wages one final stand.]]
23	* MarketBasedTitle: The North American release removes the "Aleste" part of the title and makes the "Musha" part a case of FunWithAcronyms. However, [[ArtifactTitle the title theme is still called "Theme of Musha Aleste" in the sound test]].
24	* MechaExpansionPack / MultiformBalance : the power-ups: [[ShockAndAwe Thunder]], [[MakingASplash Wa]][[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe ter]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]].
25	* RecurringBoss: The black jet that transforms into a robot. He assaults you in almost every level. Which makes sense, since the robot is none other than main antagonist Daia 51.
26	* RedShirt: Your four wingmen are taken out at the opening of the first level.
27	* SamusIsAGirl: By beating the game on Hard, you're shown [[HospitalEpilogue a brief still of Terri recovering in a hospital]], who is in fact female.

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