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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: HOT-B (Japan), Sage's Creation (US) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Aisystem Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributor: Samsung (KR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: Terpsichorean (Hitoshi Sakimoto) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action[1], Table[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Devilish: The Next Possession, known as Bad Omen (バッドオーメン) in Japan, is a 1992 Sega Mega Drive game by Aisystem Tokyo and HOT-B as a sequel to Genki's 1991 Game Gear game Devilish. When released overseas, the name was changed to highlight its relation to the previous game.
The game appears to not have been made with Genki's involvement, but this is unconfirmed (HOT-B was responsible for distributing Devilish in Europe and possibly contracted out to Genki on a number of occasions). It may have meant to be a port rather than a sequel (and the overseas release simply reuses the original's title screen).
The game's soundtrack was composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto.
Contents
Story
Long ago in a far away land lived a prince and a princess. Gamma, the lord of darkness, jealous of their happiness, cast a spell that dropped rocks from the sky, covering the land in stones and demons and transforming the prince and princess into two stone paddles. Suddenly, a mysterious and magical sphere fell from the sky that the prince and the princess could use to defeat Gamma.
Gameplay
The game plays similarly to Breakout. The player controls a pair of paddles and must use them to guide the sphere to the goal at the end of the stage, breaking blocks and finding items along the way. Each stage contains a boss or other challenge before the goal. Stages are mostly vertical tunnels and sometimes contain horizontal sections. Some stages contain branching paths.
The upper paddle can move in any direction with the D-pad. It moves independently vertically, but the lower paddle always follows it horizontally. The paddles can cycle between three different formations, which push the sphere in different directions, with 
(rotates counterclockwise) or 
(rotates clockwise). The player can change the speed of the paddles between three different speeds with 
.
The screen scrolls to follow the sphere but does not allow backtracking; if the sphere falls below the screen, the player loses it. If the player has extra balls remaining, a new sphere materializes after a moment. Each stage has a time limit, and the player loses a ball and must restart the stage from the beginning if time runs out. The game ends if the player runs out of balls. The player gains extra balls at certain points thresholds.
There is a two-player mode where the first player controls the upper paddle and the second player controls the lower paddle. There is also a Time Trial mode where the player can select any stage and try to complete it in the fastest time. In this mode, the timer counts up instead of down.
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.
Basic formation
L formation
Reverse L formation
Items
| Treasure Chest | |
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| 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 Stop | |
| Stops the timer for 10 seconds. | |
| Long | |
| Widens the paddles for a short time. It also revives the offensive paddle if it has been disabled by a Short Block. | |
| Buster Ball | |
| Temporary turns the sphere into a fire dragon 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. | |
| Roulette | |
| This item cycles between the four colors in intervals. | |
| Gargoyles | |
| Gargoyles resemble Treasure Chests but change into a winged form if hit by the sphere. |
Blocks
The appearance of blocks can vary slightly depending on the stage.
| 1 Density Block | |
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| The basic block, blueish in color, destroyed in one hit. | |
| 2 Density Block | |
| A tougher block, brownish in color, destroyed in two hits. | |
| Giant Block | |
| A large block, four times bigger than the standard block, destroyed in two hits. | |
| Mega Block | |
| An especially large block, nine times bigger than the standard block, destroyed in two hits. | |
| Short Block | |
| Temporarily disables the offensive paddle. | |
| Bonus Block | |
| Awards 100 points. |
Stages
| Graveyard | |
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| Clock Tower | |
| The Waterfall | |
| Air Passage | |
| Seaside | |
| Volcano | |
| Prairie | |
History
Legacy
The series saw another entry released named Devilish: Ball Bounder, released on the Nintendo DS in 2005.
Versions
Localised names
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| English (US) | Devilish: The Next Possession | Devilish: The Next Possession |
| Japanese | バッドオーメン | Bad Omen |
Production credits
- Produce: Toyoden
- Program: Puru Puru, Naō & Satōshi, Kurage, Mutsushige Tsuji
- BG Graphic: Suzuki
- SP Graphic: "Lisa" Polaire
- Sound: YmoH.S
- Special Thanks: Ohyama Gen, Daikoku Hisaya, A·Tomonaga, Elephant, Kemono Itas., Suzuki, Mr. G, Y.H, Oomori, Conishi, Pearl
Magazine articles
- Main article: Devilish: The Next Possession/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Devilish: The Next Possession/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:BadOmen MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 27
- ↑ Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 58
- ↑ Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 43
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "May 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 42
- ↑ File:Devilish MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-08), page 34
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 88
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-15), page 31
- ↑ Famitsu, "1992-05-01" (JP; 1992-04-17), page 39
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 85
- ↑ Joypad, "Juillet 1992" (FR; 1992-06-1x), page 86
- ↑ Joystick, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 115
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
- ↑ Mega Fun, "07/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 37
- ↑ Mega Play, "June 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
- ↑ MegaTech, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-20), page 36
- ↑ Play Time, "(8/9)/92" (DE; 1992-07-08), page 92
- ↑ Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 39
- ↑ Sega Pro, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-21), page 62
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
- ↑ Video Games, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-24), page 47
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