Risky Woods

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Risky Woods
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥8,9008,900 EM20006
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95[5] 715601
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E211SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
BR
044430
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM8086JT

Risky Woods, known as Jashin Draxos (邪神ドラクソス) in Japan, is a 1992 side-scrolling platformer developed by Electronic Arts, Dinamic Software, and Zeus Software and published by Electronic Arts for various home computers and the Sega Mega Drive, with some regions seeing an early 1993 release likely due to the late completion of the game. It is Dinamic's only Mega Drive game and the last game they would develop before going bankrupt. The Sega Mega Drive has some deliberate changes that make it different from other releases.

Gameplay

Rohan is the lone controllable character, a traveler who must free the monks of the Lost Lands who have been turned to stone. Before each level is a side-scrolling map screen; use A, B, or C to play a level. A fires a weapon at enemies, bags, and treasure chests. B jumps. C is for using keys. Coins left behind by enemies, and other items (such as treasure chest contents) must be picked up by pressing Down to crouch.

Statues block the path through the (fairly linear) stages, the can only be removed by collecting circle shaped keys. Each statue then plays a random sequence of up, down, left and right prompts. The player must memorize these and replay them in the correct order to destroy the statue.

The default weapon is a dagger, though other weapons may be found throughout each level. There is a time limit to complete each level. Rohan can obtain a silver and later a gold armour by accumulating enough points. The silver armor lowers the damage received from attacks, while the gold armor makes Rohan almost invincble, as Rohan drops coins instead of losing health.

Versions

Compared to the home computer versions:

  • Rohan has a different outfit, both in-game and in the ending.
  • The armor system is completely new.
  • The puzzles required to destroy the statues were also added for the Mega Drive version.

Production credits

  • By: Steve Wetherill
  • Original Design: Ricardo Puerto, Raul Lopez
  • Musical Scores: Jason A. S. Whitely, Jose A. Martin
  • Product Testing: Rupert Easterbrook, Chris Johnson, Matthew Webster
  • Additional Graphics: James Savage
  • Quality Assurance: Richard Gallagher

Magazine articles

Main article: Risky Woods/Magazine articles.

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №17, p68/69[6]
79 №135, p78[7]
78 №46, p65[5]
81 №15, p94/95[8]
84 №34, p237[9]
55 №6, p32/33
64 №4, p60[10]
84 №12, p40/41
74 №3, p122-124[3]
80 №26, p141[11]
65 №40, p42/43
79 №16, p40/41
72 №18, p67
90 №2, p22/23/24
74 №14, p96/97[12]
64 №18, p75
89 №7, p21[13]
Sega Mega Drive
76
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[14]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[15]
Consoles + (FR)
83
[6]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
79
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
40
[17]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
74
[18]
Freak (IL)
79
[19]
Game Power (IT)
75
[20]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[5]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
20
[21]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[8]
Joystick (FR) PAL
84
[9]
Mega (UK) PAL
64
[10]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
84
[22]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
74
[3]
Player One (FR)
80
[24]
Play Time (DE)
75
[25]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
65
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[27]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
90
[28]
Sega Force (SE)
81
[29]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
74
[12]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
64
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
37
[31]
Supergame (BR)
84
[32]
Supersonic (FR)
89
[13]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[33]
Video Games (DE) PAL
63
[34]
Sega Mega Drive
70
Based on
30 reviews

Risky Woods

Mega Drive, US
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Risky Woods MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, BR
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Mega Drive, KR
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References

  1. File:GamesMaster UK 001.pdf, page 14
  2. File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 97
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf, page 122 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf_p122" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:SegaVisions US 10.pdf, page 93
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:GamePro US 046.pdf, page 65 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 046.pdf_p65" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:CVG UK 135.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 135.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:Joypad FR 015.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 015.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:Joystick FR 034.pdf, page 237 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 034.pdf_p237" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:Mega UK 04.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 04.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  11. File:PlayerOne FR 026.pdf, page 137
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:Supersonic FR 07.pdf, page 17 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supersonic FR 07.pdf_p17" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 189
  15. Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 22
  16. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 170
  17. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
  18. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 84
  19. Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  20. Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 54
  21. Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
  22. MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 40
  23. Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 54
  24. Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 141
  25. Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 101
  26. Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 42
  27. Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 40
  28. Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 22
  29. Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 18
  30. Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 75
  31. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  32. Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 10
  33. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 144
  34. Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 90