Mushiking: The King of Beetles
| Mushiking: The King of Beetles | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
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| Genre(s) | Hybrid collectible card and arcade video game |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Arcade system | Sega NAOMI |
Kōchū Ōja Mushiking, known outside Japan as Mushiking: The King of Beetles or Mushiking: Battle of the Beetles, is a 2003 collectible card arcade game developed by Sega. The game involves battles between cards describing various species of beetles. The cards can be scanned in by a Mushiking arcade machine, which will both carry out battles and dispense new cards. It is the second trading card arcade by Sega following World Club Champion Football.
As of 2008, more than 100,000 tournaments have been held, and 20 million cards have shipped. The game has made it into the Guinness World Records with the highest numbers of tournaments held for an arcade game.