Mulan (video game)

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Disney's Mulan
Mulan cover.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Tiertex Design Studios
Publisher(s) THQ
Platform(s) Game Boy
Release
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player

Disney's Mulan is a 1998 action video game based on the Disney film Mulan , and released on the Game Boy. It is a part of the Mulan franchise. The action game is published by THQ and developed by Tiertex Design Studios. [2] It was released on 16 October 1998, two days before the release of Game Boy Color.

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