Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||
| Publisher: Kaneko USA | ||||||||||
| Developer: KID[1] | ||||||||||
| Licensor: Recot | ||||||||||
| Genre: Action | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest is the sequel to Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in North America in 1994. This one plays more like a traditional platformer than the previous game, with more conventional, shaded graphics.
Contents
Story
After escaping from the zoo, Chester Cheetah embarks on a cross-country road trip on his motorcycle. However, maniacal zookeeper Mean Eugene chases him down and steals his map, rips it to pieces, and scatters the pieces all over the United States. Chester must find and reassemble the pieces to make it to Hip City USA.
Gameplay
The game is a platformer played as Cheetos mascot Chester Cheetah. In each level, Chester must find a piece of his map, then go to the exit. Every level is followed by a fight against a boss.
Chester moves with 
and 
. He ducks with 
and jumps with 
or 
. He runs by holding 
and can jump farther while running. He can defeat enemies by jumping on them. He can "super jump" high into the air with + or +. He can use his super jump to smash blocks overhead or stomp through them when he lands. He grabs ledges automatically and can pull himself up them with or . When underwater, he can swim with or .
Chester loses a life if he hits an enemy or a hazard. If the player has found a Cheese Puffs item in the level, Chester opens the bag and eats the cheese puffs, reviving him. Otherwise, he loses a life. Every level also has a time limit, and the player loses a life if time runs out. The game ends if the player runs out of lives but can be continued a limit number of times.
Items
| Paw | |
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| Collect for points. Finishing a level with at least 100 Paws earns an extra continue. It can be found in three sizes: small is worth 1 Paw, medium is worth 3 Paws, and large is worth 10 Paws. | |
| Cheese Puffs | |
| Gives Chester the ability to revive after being hit by an enemy or hazard. He can only hold one bag at a time. | |
| Sunglasses | |
| Gives 1 extra life. | |
| White Sneakers | |
| Gives 3 extra lives. | |
| Guitar | |
| Gives 5 extra lives and causes Chester to perform a guitar solo. | |
| Map Piece | |
| Collect the map piece hidden in each level to open the exit. | |
| Pal Panel | |
| Collecting bonus panels for Chester or his friends Daryl Dog, Hip-O, or Funky Monkey increases the chance of receiving a special bonus (such as a continue) when the score is tallied at the end of the level. |
Levels
The player can choose between Euphreaka, Omahog, and Lostin for the first level. After completing a level, the player can choose between two nearby levels to play next. After completing all of the other levels, Chester travels to the final level, Rally.
| Euphreaka, California | |
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| Omahog, Nebraska | |
| Lostin, Massachusetts | |
| Not-So-Great Falls, Montana | |
| Quakersfield, California | |
| Little Shock, Arkansas | |
| Un-Clearwater, Florida | |
| Numb, Alaska | |
| Wallup, New Mexico | |
| Rally, North Carolina | |
| The last level is a boss fight against Mean Eugene during a race. |
Bonus stage
After Chester collects enough Paws during the game, the player plays a bonus stage after the current stage where Chester rides his motorcycle down the road. He collects Paws for bonus points. He move with and and jump with or .
Production credits
- Designed and Produced by: Mark Sprenger
Magazine articles
- Main article: Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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| Based on 13 reviews | |
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 Cart  Manual |
Technical information
- Main article: Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest/Technical information.
References
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/KID
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 59
- ↑ File:Chester Cheetah Wild Wild Quest MD, Credit.png
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 11
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 72
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 51
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 30
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 48
- ↑ MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 8
- ↑ Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 44
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 53
- ↑ Sega Zone, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 53
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 43
- ↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 101
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