Gynoug

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NTSC-J
NTSC-U
PAL

Gynoug

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console

Publisher:

Masaya (Japan)

DreamWorks (US)

Sega (Europe)

NCS

Developer:

NCS

Winds (some graphics)

Cube (audio)

M2

Distributor:

Hent Gruppen (SE rental)

Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor:

Extreme

Genre: Shooting^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-01-25^[1]	¥6,500 (6,695)6,500e^[2]^[3]	T-25093
US	1991-06^[4]^[5]		25076
EU	1992-03^[6]		1030
UK	1992-05^[7]^[8]	£39.9939.99^[9]^[10]	1030
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
BR	199x
JP ▼	2008-05-20^[11]	800pts800^[12]
JP ▼	2016-05-10^[13]	¥880880	NCS0029

Gynoug (ジノーグ), called Wings of Wor in the US, is a shoot-'em-up developed by NCS in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive. It was published by Masaya in Japan and Europe and DreamWorks in the US.

Story

The heavens are being attacked by the demons of Iccus, led by a being known only as the Destroyer. The angel Gynoug (Wor in the US version) must bring the fight to Iccus itself and put an end to the Destroyer's dark plans.

Gameplay

The game is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up played as the flying angel Gynoug. The D-Pad moves Gynoug in any direction. His movement speed can be upgraded by collecting items. He fires his normal shot with , which can be held for continuous fire. There are three different patterns for the normal shot, which can be changed by collecting items, and the attack power and size of the normal shot can be upgraded by finding items. Gynoug can also collect magic spells, six offensive and two defensive, and hold up to three them in reserve. Spells are cycled through with and used with . Spells drain a magic counter as they are used, and then they are removed from the spell inventory.

Gynoug loses a life when he takes damage from an enemy. He is resurrected in place after a moment but loses one level of his weapon power and size and returns to baseline speed after losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but it can be continued from the beginning of the round if the player has credits remaining. The player is rewarded with an extra life for every 200,000 points earned.

Shot patterns

	Red
	A fan-shaped spread.
	Blue
	A horizontal stream.
	Amber
	Fan-shaped spreads toward both the front and the back.

Spells

Offensive

	Energy Ball
	Shoots energy balls in the diagonal directions. Energy balls neutralize enemy projectiles.
	Lightning Bolt
	Summons lightning bolts that strike vertically.
	Thunder Bolt
	Shoots lightning bolts horizontally. Lightning bolts pass through terrain and pierce targets.
	Ground Attack
	Shoots energy balls that roll along the ceiling and the ground.
	Magic Arrows
	Releases magic arrows that seeks and attacks the strongest enemy on screen.
	Wildfire
	Replaces the normal shot with larger wildfire shots.

Defensive

	Elemental
	Calls forth guardian angels that orbit Gynoug and protect him from damage. The magic counter decreases each time an attack is stopped.
	Aura Shield
	Surrounds Gynoug in an impenetrable shield. The magic counter decreases over time.

Items

	Speed Feather
	Increases the movement speed of Gynoug, up to eight times.
	Orb of Power
	Increases the power of the normal shot, up to five times.
	Orb of Pattern
	Increases the density and size of the normal shot, up to five times.
	Life Up
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Red Gem
	Changes the pattern of the normal shot to a fan-shaped spread.
	Blue Gem
	Changes the pattern of the normal shot to a horizontal stream.
	Amber Gem
	Changes the pattern of the normal shot to a fan-shaped spread toward both the front and back.
	Energy Ball Spell
	Acquires the offensive Energy Ball spell.
	Lightning Bolt Spell
	Acquires the offensive Energy Ball spell.
	Thunder Bolt Spell
	Acquires the offensive Thunder Bolt spell.
	Ground Attack Spell
	Acquires the offensive Ground Attack spell.
	Magic Arrow Spell
	Acquires the offensive Magic Arrow spell.
	Wildfire Spell
	Acquires the offensive Wildfire spell.
	Elemental Spell
	Acquires the defensive Elemental spell.
	Aura Shield Spell
	Acquires the defensive Aura Shield spell.

Rounds

	Cave
	Mid-boss: Dragoon End-boss: Locomotive Breath

	Ocean
	Mid-boss: Oglithan End-boss: Masseboth

	Castle
	Mid-boss: Peeble End-boss: Gark

	Body Manufacturing Factory
	Mid-boss: Monotrog End-boss: Orrpus

	Demon's Stomach
	Mid-boss: Slog End-boss: Perfidy

	Final Round
	This round is a boss rush against empowered versions of previous bosses before facing the final boss.

History

When publisher DreamWorks brought Gynoug to the United States, they changed the game's name to "Wings of Wor", as well as commissioning renowned fantasy artist Boris Vallejo to create new cover artwork, in an attempt to give the title an epic fantasy feel (akin to Conan the Barbarian.)^[14]

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Wings of Wor	Wings of Wor
Japanese	ジノーグ	Gynoug
English (Europe)	Gynoug	Gynoug

Production credits

Note: The Japanese version credits the programmer as "Halloween" Moriyah and one of the graphic designers is called Hisami Takizawa instead of Hisako Takizawa.

Producer: Hideo Suzuki
Assistant Producer: Hikaru Satoh
Director: Manabu Takasugi
Programmer: Moriyah
Graphic Designer: Hisako Takizawa, Satosi Nakai (Winds)
Music Composer: N.Iwadare (Cube)
Sound Engineer: Y.Taguchi (Cube)
Thanks to: Tetsuya Ohya, Yukihiro Higuchi
Executive Director: Yasumasa Sirakura

NCS Corp./ DreamWorks

Source:

In-game credits^[15]

Magazine articles

Main article: Gynoug/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in (JP) #1990-11: "November 1990" (1990-10-XX)

Print advert in (JP) #1990-12: "December 1990" (1990-11-08)

Print advert in (JP) #1991-01: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)
also published in:

(JP) #1991-02: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)^[16]
(JP) #12: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)^[17]
(JP) #13: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)^[18]

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(RU)

50

^[19]

(RU)

40

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(UK)

PAL

50

^[21]

(JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[22]

(UK)

88

^[23]

(UK)

NTSC-U

88

^[24]

(UK)

91

^[25]

(UK)

88

^[26]

(US)

NTSC-U

70

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(UK)

83

^[27]

(UK)

75

^[28]

(UK)

88

^[29]

(UK)

PAL

91

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(JP)

NTSC-J

60

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(ES)

88

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(FR)

PAL

89

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(FR)

NTSC-J

93

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(UK)

88

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(UK)

PAL

88

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(JP)

NTSC-J

75

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(UK)

PAL

52

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(FR)

NTSC-U

75

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(US)

NTSC-U

78

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(UK)

92

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(UK)

92

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(UK)

PAL

91

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(RU)

90

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(UK)

NTSC-J

88

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(UK)

92

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(FR)

91

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(DE)

84

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(CZ)

65

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(UK)

NTSC-J

100

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(UK)

PAL

59

^[10]

(UK)

88

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(UK)

PAL

92

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(UK)

PAL

79

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(SE)

92

^[52]

(UK)

PAL

84

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(JP)

NTSC-J

74

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(BR)

79

^[55]

(RU)

NTSC-J

78

^[56]

(RU)

NTSC-U

70

^[57]

(DE)

79

^[58]

(UK)

74

^[59]

	80
Based on 45 reviews

Gynoug

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; orange)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Gynoug/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ File:Gynoug MD JP Box.jpg
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 14
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22
↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 42
↑ MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 19
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 95
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-06-01), page 19
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 28
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 26
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/07.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:01)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_gynoug/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-05-31 00:17)
↑ https://www.amusement-center.com/project/egg/game/?product_id=1346
↑ http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wings-of-wor/
↑ File:Gynoug MD credits.pdf
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 17
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 95
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 83
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 264
↑ ACE, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-08), page 64
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 31
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 92
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136
↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-16), page 58
↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 107
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 56
↑ (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Game Zone, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 36
↑ Hippon Super, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-04), page 42
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 136
↑ Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 119
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 83
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20
↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 102
↑ Mega Play, "March/April 1991" (US; 1991-04-xx), page 43
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
↑ Magazina Igrushek, "1/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 18
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Player One, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-04-10), page 64
↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 126
↑ Score, "Květen 1994" (CZ; 1994-05-01), page 60
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 29
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Force, "2/93" (SE; 1993-03-18), page 16
↑ Sega Force, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-14), page 72
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 40
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 84
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 293
↑ Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 46
↑ Zero, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-11), page 38

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[:File:Gynoug_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-2] File:Gynoug MD JP Box.jpg

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-11.pdf_p14-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 14

[:File:EGM_US_023.pdf_p22-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p42-5] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:MegaTech_UK_04.pdf_p19-6] MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 19

[:File:MegaTech_UK_17.pdf_p95-7] 7.0 ^7.1 MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 95

[8] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-06-01), page 19

[:File:MegaTech_UK_05.pdf_p28-9] 9.0 ^9.1 MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 28

[:File:SegaPower_UK_33.pdf_p26-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 26

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[:File:Gynoug_MD_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Gynoug MD credits.pdf

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-02.pdf_p17-16] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 17

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-01.pdf_p95-17] Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 95

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-02.pdf_p83-18] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 83

[19] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94

[20] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 264

[:File:ACE_UK_43.pdf_p64-21] ACE, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-08), page 64

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-02.pdf_p31-22] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 31

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p92-23] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 92

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p136-24] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 136

[:File:CVG_UK_113.pdf_p58-25] Computer & Video Games, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-16), page 58

[:File:CVG_UK_151.pdf_p107-26] Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 107

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p56-27] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 56

[fx1992-05-15-28] (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-29] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:GameZone_UK_08.pdf_p36-30] Game Zone, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 36

[31] Hippon Super, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-04), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_009.pdf_p64-32] Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:Joypad_FR_007.pdf_p136-33] Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 136

[:File:Joystick_FR_014.pdf_p119-34] Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 119

[:File:MDAG_UK_01.pdf_p80-35] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-36] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-04.pdf_p83-37] Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p20-38] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20

[:File:MegaForce_FR_04.pdf_p102-39] Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 102

[:File:MegaPlay_US_03.pdf_p43-40] Mega Play, "March/April 1991" (US; 1991-04-xx), page 43

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-41] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78

[:File:Migr_6_RU.pdf_p54-42] Magazina Igrushek, "1/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_06.pdf_p18-43] Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 18

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-44] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_019.pdf_p64-45] Player One, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-04-10), page 64

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-04.pdf_p126-46] Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 126

[:File:Score_CZ_05.pdf_p60-47] Score, "Květen 1994" (CZ; 1994-05-01), page 60

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-48] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-49] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p29-50] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 29

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-51] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_02.pdf_p16-52] Sega Force, "2/93" (SE; 1993-03-18), page 16

[:File:SegaForce_UK_06.pdf_p72-53] Sega Force, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-14), page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-54] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Supergame_BR_14.pdf_p40-55] Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 40

[56] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 84

[57] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 293

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-06.pdf_p46-58] Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 46

[:File:Zero_UK_33.pdf_p38-59] Zero, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-11), page 38

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Gynoug

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Shot patterns

Spells

Offensive

Defensive

Items

Rounds

History

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References