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1189:"Super Soft 大特集 - 今、『NEO・GEO』がおもしろい！: ミューテイション・ネイション"
848:(in German). No. 66. Tronic Verlag. p. 149.
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840:"Konsolen - 100 Prozent Bio-Kost - Mutation Nation"
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942:"NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ミューテイション ネイション".
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1197:(in Japanese). No. 121.
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952:. 28 April 1995. p. 24.
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785:. October 1994. p. 134.
781:(in Japanese). No. 61.
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1004:(in Spanish). No. 14.
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1155:1 May 1992. p. 25.
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392:. You can help by
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115:Platform(s)
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1276:2019-10-18
1112:Player One
1088:2019-10-18
869:Consoles +
821:2019-10-18
760:References
709:Player One
639:Consoles +
591:Player One
487:Consoles +
207:Neo Geo CD
134:Neo Geo CD
1332:MobyGames
605:reported
418:Reception
413:Reception
351:Lightning
303:in 1992.
95:J. Mikami
91:Artist(s)
1299:GameFAQs
1270:Archived
1266:Computec
1261:Mega Fun
1057:Joystick
815:Archived
735:Japanese
692:Joystick
595:(NG) 80%
573:(NG) 92%
568:Joystick
561:(NG) 88%
491:(NG) 84%
307:Gameplay
299:for the
245:Genre(s)
230:October
85:Akio Ooi
1339:Portals
973:GamePro
945:Famitsu
874:M.E.R.7
806:AllGame
743:Hepburn
665:GamePro
622:AllGame
613:listed
534:GamePro
522:Famitsu
437:AllGame
329:Spheres
301:Neo Geo
256:Mode(s)
143:Release
1132:RePlay
1029:Joypad
684:Joypad
603:RePlay
557:Joypad
157:Arcade
123:Arcade
1365:Japan
1353:1990s
722:Notes
712:'
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442:(NG)
430:Score
339:Light
288:is a
264:co-op
364:Plot
357:Wind
345:Fire
232:1996
220:1995
150:1992
1330:at
1319:at
1308:at
1297:at
978:IDG
396:.
297:SNK
53:SNK
42:SNK
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741:,
737::
262:,
226:NA
214:JP
198:EU
189:NA
180:JP
164:WW
132:,
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