 Along the way they come across not just the mutants but also mechanically modified foes that the mad scientist has created to stop them.In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Mutation Nation" on their March 15, 1992 issue as being the sixteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the year, outperforming titles such as "Tecmo World Cup '90" and "Pipi & Bibi's".On release, "Famicom Tsūshin" scored the Neo Geo version of the game a 23 out of 40.