<s>
Mazin	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	B-Application
hybrid	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up/fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Almanic	O
Corporation	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
ALU	O
and	O
Team	O
"	O
Saga	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vic	O
Tokai	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
Go	O
Nagai	O
's	O
MazinSaga	O
mecha	O
manga	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Nagai	O
's	O
Mazinger	O
and	O
Devilman	B-Device
franchises	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Koji	O
Kabuto	O
wielding	O
the	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
armor	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
powerful	O
'	O
Bio	O
Beasts	O
 '	O
led	O
by	O
God	O
Kaiser	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-directed	O
by	O
Satsuki	O
Mizuno	O
,	O
Takashi	O
Yoneda	O
and	O
"	O
Tommy	O
Bon	O
Bon	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
projects	O
at	O
Almanic	O
such	O
as	O
E.V.O.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Mazin	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
game	O
that	O
blends	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
fighting	O
playstyles	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Koji	O
Kabuto	O
wielding	O
the	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
armor	O
through	O
six	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
location	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
enemies	O
and	O
powerful	O
'	O
Bio	O
Beasts	O
 '	O
led	O
by	O
God	O
Kaiser	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stages	O
are	O
split	O
into	O
four	O
sections	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
see	O
Kabuto	O
using	O
the	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
armor	O
in	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
format	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
sees	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
as	O
a	O
giant	O
robot	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
that	O
stage	O
in	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
encounter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
segments	O
,	O
Kabuto	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
execute	O
special	O
moves	O
that	O
deals	O
damage	O
to	O
enemies	O
on-screen	O
by	O
performing	O
certain	O
button	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
segments	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
perform	O
button	O
combinations	O
to	O
execute	O
special	O
moves	O
damage	O
the	O
boss	O
,	O
although	O
moveset	O
differs	O
from	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mazin	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Go	O
Nagai	O
's	O
MazinSaga	O
mecha	O
manga	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Nagai	O
's	O
Mazinger	O
and	O
Devilman	B-Device
franchises	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
series	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
in	O
MazinSaga	O
albeit	O
slightly	O
different	O
from	O
their	O
anime/manga	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mazin	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
support	O
from	O
ALU	O
and	O
Team	O
"	O
Saga	O
"	O
,	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
projects	O
at	O
Almanic	O
Corporation	O
such	O
as	O
E.V.O.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Vic	O
Tokai	O
on	O
25	O
February	O
1993	B-Application
and	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
65%	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Treasure	O
member	O
Tetsuhiko	O
Kikuchi	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Mazin	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
to	O
program	O
the	O
enemies	O
manually	O
rather	O
than	O
with	O
mathematical	O
algorithms	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
