Devilish

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Devilish

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Genki (Japan), Sage's Creation (US), HOT-B (Europe)

Developer: Genki

Distributor: Zegetron (GR), Tec Toy (BR), Consumer Electronics (ZA)

Genre: Action^[1]^[2], Puzzle^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-03-29^[2]	¥3,800 (3,914)3,800e^[4]	T-28017
US	1991-11^[5]	$34.9534.95^[5]^[6]	T-47018
EU	1992-07^[7]^[8]		2321
EU (Classic)	1994-08-19^[12]		2321-50
UK	1992-07^[9]^[10]	£24.9924.99^[11]	2321
GR	199x
BR	1992		015340
ZA	199x

Devilish (デビリッシュ) is a 1991 game for the Sega Game Gear by Genki. According to text in the Japanese ROM, the game was the first game Genki developed. It was licensed to HOT-B for distribution in Europe.

HOT-B made a sequel on the Sega Mega Drive named Bad Omen (or Devilish: The Next Possession).

Story

A prince and princess were happily married to each other until a jealous demon named Gamma cast a spell and turned them into a pair of stone paddles. Gamma then filled the kingdom with rocks from the sky and devils. Suddenly, a blue sphere fell from the sky that the prince and princess could use in order to defeat the demons that now rule over the kingdom.

Gameplay

The game is a variant of Breakout. The player controls a pair of paddles and tries to guide the blue sphere to the goal at the end of the stage, breaking blocks and finding items along the way. Once the sphere reaches a higher point on screen, it is impossible to go back down; not catching the ball causes you to lose it, as in Breakout. Stages are mostly vertical tunnels with no branching paths, though there are also horizontal sections.

In Normal mode, each stage has a time limit, which can be extended by collecting a Time Bonus item. In Time Trial mode, time counts up instead of down and the player tries to complete the game in the shortest time possible.

and move the paddles. and move the top paddle around the screen. The top paddle always stays in line with the bottom paddle. cycles paddle orientations. changes the speed of the paddles between three speeds (indicated by triangles in the corner of the screen when changed).

Formations

The upper paddle is the offensive paddle and used to directing the sphere. The lower paddle is the defensive paddle and used to catch the sphere to prevent it from falling through the bottom of the screen. The upper paddle does not block the sphere when it bounces from the lower paddle.

Offensive pattern
Defensive pattern
L pattern
Reverse L pattern

Items

	Treasure Box
	Break open to release a bonus item, which falls to the bottom of the screen and must be caught by a paddle to collect. There is a colored dot on the top of the treasure box that corresponds to the item it contains.
	Time Bonus
	Adds 10 or 20 seconds to the play time. Has no effect in Time Trial mode.
	1-Up
	Gives the player an extra try. Extra tries are also rewarded for collecting a certain number of points in Normal mode.
	Buster Ball
	Temporary turns the blue sphere into a red sphere that pierces through blocks without bouncing off, allowing it to quickly cut through groups of blocks.
	Flashing Bomb
	Destroys many blocks in the surrounding area in a flash.

Blocks

The appearance of blocks varies depending on the stage.

	Blue Block
	The basic block, destroyed in one hit. Awards 200 points.
	Brown Block
	A tougher block, destroyed in two hits. Awards 400 points.
	Giant Block
	A large block, destroyed in four hits. Awards 800 points.
	Short Block
	Temporarily makes the paddles shorter when hit. Awards 200 points.
	Bonus Block
	Awards 1000 points.
	Enticing Block
	Destroys all adjacent blocks when hit. Awards 200 points.

Stages

Three of the stages feature a boss fight at the end, followed by a short bonus round.

	Graveyard
	A ghostly graveyard full of zombies, including a dancing one named Michael.
	Under Passage
	An underground tunnel populated with skeletons and monstrous French dolls. Horizontal scrolls close and block your progress. The floor painting of a demon from the previous stage comes to life and must be defeated.
	Waterfalls
	A cavern with falling rocks and spinning saw wheels. Waterfalls slow and divert the sphere on contact. Triangular terrain pieces bounce the sphere unpredictably.
	Old Castle
	A medieval castle with conjurers that occasionally disappear. The "Roulette of Fortune" wheel grabs the sphere when it rolls over a red circle and grants the player 1,000 points and a 1-Up or 10,000 points when it spouts the sphere out the center. The boss is a priest with giant snakes.
	Prairie
	A prairie with zombies and cannibal flowers. Blockmakers burrow across the screen and leave a trail of blocks.
	Volcano
	A volcanic cave with jagged, angular walls. Fire pillars burst out of the walls to obstruct the sphere. Fireballs shoot down a tunnel to push the sphere down.
	Ice World
	An icy cavern with diamond-shaped terrain pieces and penguins that revive after being defeated.
	Evil Temple
	The temple is densely packed with blocks and includes some of the most insidious obstacles of previous stages, including catching holes that swallow the sphere and spit it out after a delay and blockmakers that create walls of blocks. Guillotines fall from above and block the passage. Gamma awaits at the end.