Mulan is a game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis based on the Disney film of the same name . It was developed by an unknown company likely connected to Chuanpu & Gamtec and published by X Boy. A second release exists that does not credit X Boy but it is unknown if it was published by another company or by X Boy without their logo.
Gameplay
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Screenshot of the first level.
In this action platformer game, the player takes control of the titular character, Mulan, through four levels (with usually more then one sub-stage) in a recreation of the film's plot with each level, save for the third, having a boss to defeat once the player reaches the end of the stage.
Health in this game is tracked by a simple HP gauge, with 99 health as it's maximum. Each hit taken from an enemy deals a variable amount of damage, although health can be easily restored by picking up food items, such as meat.
Atop of food, the player can find many other items, such a "flaming orb" for invincibility and a miniature of Mushu, which will earn the player another life. Coins can be found within each level, although all coins will be lost with every hit you take. Another item, the vial, earns the player 5 coins for every one obtained.
Mulan can attack with her sword by using the B button, using this in combination with a jump (C button) or while falling through the air causes a weird flutter effect which can be used to slow Mulan's decent and create shortcuts through the level, all while moving down enemies.
ROM Variations
Mulan has several different variations in it's dumped form. A "clean" version exists that keeps the original copy protection scheme intact and will not work on any emulators other than those that are specifically programmed to handle the protection routine. When running an unpatched image either on real hardware or emulation the game will crash prior to loading the first level. Patched versions exist in varying degrees to allow it to work up to certain different points depending on the emulator or hardware used.
A completely patched version exists that correctly removes all the copy protection routines. This fully patched version is the image that almost all physical copies of Mulan in circulation used, due to them being counterfeits and not manufactured by the original production company.
Stages
Level 1: Wanna be a man- This level has 4 sections. First one is easy, but the second one is from The Lion King title screen. The third section is a little hard. Fourth, you battle General Shang. You can reflect projectiles towards him.
Level 2: Greatest Wall- The enemies looked stronger and have new abilities. The level's music is taken from Braver Battle Saga.
Level 3: Snow Planet- In the beginning, you get chased by a snowball. your choice is to destroy it or flee. This level's music is from the beginning sequence from Ya Se Chuan Shuo.
Level 4: Palace War- The level is really hard, and the background is taken from Simba's Destiny from the Lion King. The level's music is taken from Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhuan. The second part, you battle Shan-Yu. The level's music is taken from the castle theme from Ya Se Chuan Shuo.
Trivia
- The game features a text crawl in the introduction that follows the plot of the film quite well. Atop of that, it's in many different languages such as, to give a few examples, Chinese, English and Arabic.
- Many resources from this game are stolen from other games. Such as the spikes from Disney's Aladdin , and a couple of backgrounds from The Lion King and Dracula, to name a few.
- At the title screen, go to the Options, press Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, B,B,C. An image with a logo (likely Chuanpu's) and some Chinese text will appear.