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An arcade games where players fight with large beetles in a turn-based rock-paper-scissors fashion. It was unique for its time with its collectible card system, allowing players to scan barcoded cards to change beetle species and attacks. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. The DS version comes with the Card Reader that players can use on their existing cards from the arcade game or cards exclusive to the DS game.

The game comes with a starter deck that includes 7 cards, three of which give a random beetle in a specialized section every time they are used rock, paper, and scissors. The game supports all of the arcade modes and includes a Wi-Fi mode to play against unseen players across Japan.

Due to a significant difference in power between the Nintendo DS and the arcade machines, there is a noticeable difference in graphical quality and frame rate. The game was released in the West in Mushiking Wiki. Mushiking Wiki Explore. Contents Special pages Recent blog posts Forum. Events Games Shows. Clips Streams Other Videos. Social Media. Social Networks Video Portals Donation sites. Wikis Communities Websites Official. Hubs Wikis Communities others. Explore Wikis Community Central.

Register Don't have an account? If you get 1st, then you will head on to the secret stage. Prior to Version 6, there are two Two Player Modes available for the players to choose.

This includes the Tournament the original Versus mode with the two-of-out-three rule and the Tag Battle. This is the mode where the original two-of-three rule is applied. However, the player who lost their first beetle cannot use the same beetle they have used previously i.

Player 1 used a Caucasus Beetle and makes an attempt to scan it again but receives a notice that the beetle cannot be scanned anymore. Who ever make two wins the battle.

Players can win with only one beetle if they are skillful enough. This is the mode where each player can utilize tagging as a means of battling. Once all the beetles have been scanned, an introduction of each player's beetles is viewed with the compatibility screen.

A new element added in the mode is a "Tag Compatibility" between the two beetles. The beetles can perform a "Dual Attack" that just deals the same damage as their regular attack with a special animation of two beetles picking on one beetle the animation will depend on the "Tag Compatibility".

A tag can only occur when a player makes an attack by the 7 or 2 counting mark. When the inactive beetle is wounded from the battle then tagged with its partner , the inactive beetle will slowly recover stamina each passing turn.

Once a player's beetle is defeated, the remaining beetle takes over to continue. The winner is decided on whoever defeats either players' beetles first. There are different cards to collect and use in order to play Mushiking. The barcodes are located on the long edges of the cards for the player to scan them in the machine. If a player scans a card at the wrong moment, the game will inform them what the error is. New editions and cards get released at certain periods of time for collectors to collect.

There are three type of cards that are used in the game. These cards represent the "character" for the player. Each beetle is unique in the following traits:.

The Character affects the beetle's attributes in its strengths and stamina. The base power affects the skill point. The Finishing Move indicates the beetle's "favored" move. When learned, it can cause major damage to the opponent if the player wins through a Finishing Move. The rare beetle cards are printed with a holographic background and is colored in either Bronze for Base power , Silver for Base power or Gold for Base power.

There are also "evil" version cards of the beetles known as the "Adder Collection". One unique twist to this game is that it makes use of a card scanner at the center of the machine, allowing players to scan special cards with barcodes on them to change their chosen beetle Beetle Cards and each of their three abilities Skill Cards. Players earn a random card at the start of each play, with cards varying in rarity and compatibility as certain Skills are more compatible with certain Beetles.

The Japanese version of the game received numerous updates until the game's discontinuation on January 21, , adding new Beetle Cards, new Skill Cards, and new game modes including a 2-on-2 tag-team mode.

The game's concept and arcade cabinet was also used for its spin-off series, Dinosaur King. The game later received a parody spin-off as a mini-game in Sega's game Yakuza Kiwami as "MesuKing", where the beetles are women in scantily-clad beetle costumes. With the game's popularity in Japan, it held the Guinness World Record in for the most official tournaments held on a single arcade game with a total of , officially sanctioned competitions held in Japan between May and July