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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
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 | |
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A fan-shaped spread. | |
Blue | |
A horizontal stream. | |
Amber | |
Fan-shaped spreads toward both the front and the back. |
Spells
Offensive
Energy Ball | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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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
- Copyright 1991
- NCS Corp./ DreamWorks
- All Rights Reserved
Magazine articles
- Main article: Gynoug/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-02: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)[16]
- Mega Drive Fan (JP) #12: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)[17]
- Mega Drive Fan (JP) #13: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)[18]
Artwork
Physical scans
80 | |
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Based on 45 reviews |
Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; orange) |
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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
- ↑ FX (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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