Mysterium (video game)

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Mysterium
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Developer(s) Maxis Software
Publisher(s) Asmik Ace Entertainment
Platform(s) Game Boy
ReleaseFebruary 1991
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Mysterium is a first person dungeon crawl game developed by Maxis and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment in February 1991 for the Nintendo Game Boy.

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Reception

The four reviewers for Electronic Gaming Monthly offered mixed opinions on the game. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Sushi-X (April 1991). "Review Crew; Mysterium". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 21. p. 26.