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Risky Woods
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)
Developer:
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,900 (9,167)8,900e[3] EM20006
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95[5] 715601
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E211SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[7][8] E211SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		044430
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM8086JT
Non-Sega versions

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Risky Woods, known as Jashin Draxos (邪神ドラクソス) in Japan, is a 1992 side-scrolling platformer developed by Zeus Software, produced by Dinamic Software and published by Electronic Arts for various home computers and the Sega Mega Drive, with some regions seeing an early 1993 release likely due to the late completion of the game. It is Dinamic's only Mega Drive game and the last game they would develop before going bankrupt. The Sega Mega Drive version, developed by Electronic Arts in-house programmer Steve Wetherill, has some deliberate aesthetic changes that make it slightly different to the original Spanish developed title for home computers.

Gameplay

Rohan is the lone controllable character, a traveler who must free the monks of the Lost Lands who have been turned to stone. Before each level is a side-scrolling map screen; use A, B, or C to play a level. A fires a weapon at enemies, bags, and treasure chests. B jumps. C is for using keys. Coins left behind by enemies, and other items (such as treasure chest contents) must be picked up by pressing Down to crouch.

Statues block the path through the (fairly linear) stages and can only be removed by collecting circle-shaped keys. Each statue then plays a random sequence of up, down, left and right prompts. The player must memorize these and replay them in the correct order to destroy the statue.

The default weapon is a dagger, though other weapons may be found throughout each level. There is a time limit to complete each level. Rohan can obtain a silver and later a gold armour by accumulating enough points. The silver armor lowers the damage received from attacks, while the gold armor makes Rohan almost invincble, as Rohan drops coins instead of losing health.

Versions

Compared to the home computer versions:

  • Rohan has a different outfit, both in-game and in the ending.
  • The armor system is completely new.
  • The puzzles required to destroy the statues were also added for the Mega Drive version.

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Risky Woods Risky Woods
English (US) Risky Woods Risky Woods
Japanese 邪神ドラクソス Jashin Draxos

Production credits

  • By: Steve Wetherill
  • Original Design: Ricardo Puerto, Raul Lopez
  • Musical Scores: Jason A. S. Whitely, Jose A. Martin
  • Product Testing: Rupert Easterbrook, Chris Johnson, Matthew Webster
  • Additional Graphics: James Savage
  • Quality Assurance: Richard Gallagher


Magazine articles

Main article: Risky Woods/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-03: "March 1993" (1993-02-08)
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Artwork

  • RiskyWoods MD Art Cover.jpg

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
55 [9]
37 [10]
83 [11]
79 [12]
78 [5]
20 №1993-03, p38
81 [13]
84 [14]
55 №6, p32/33
64 [15]
84 №12, p40/41
74 [16]
80 [17]
65 [18]
79 №16, p40/41
72 №18, p67
90 №2, p22-24
74 [19]
64 №18, p75
89 [20]
Sega Mega Drive
 70
Based on
20 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[21]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[22]
Consoles + (FR)
83
[23]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[24]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
79
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
40
[25]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
74
[26]
Freak (IL)
79
[27]
Game Power (IT)
75
[28]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[5]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
20
[29]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[30]
Joystick (FR) PAL
84
[14]
Mega (UK) PAL
64
[15]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
84
[31]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[32]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
74
[8]
Player One (FR)
80
[33]
Play Time (DE)
75
[34]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
65
[35]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[36]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
90
[37]
Sega Force (SE)
81
[38]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
74
[39]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
64
[40]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
37
[41]
Supergame (BR)
84
[42]
Supersonic (FR)
89
[43]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[44]
Video Games (DE) PAL
63
[45]
Sega Mega Drive
 70
Based on
30 reviews

Risky Woods

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, US
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Cover
RiskyWoods MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Risky Woods MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
RiskyWoods MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
RiskyWoods MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
RiskyWoods MD BR cover.jpg
Cover
RiskyWoods MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Risky Woods MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 d975e93c
MD5 7034bdcc1a0cb38e4d8fc3e44ace6c20
SHA-1 5664febf187d26274996c888778b0ff5268474f2
1MB 1992-12 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 1ea07af2
MD5 32c09d5fe55a2f484d8b75d8b7833e8e
SHA-1 9652b8ed0e36ee17ef6c0b007ca3ad237c13a7a0
1MB 1993-02 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. ↑ File:RiskyWoods MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 66
  4. ↑ Sega Visions, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 93
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 65
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 14
  7. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 97
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 122
  9. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 20 (22)
  10. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
  11. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 68/69 (68)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 78
  13. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 94/95 (94)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 237
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 60
  16. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 122-124 (122)
  17. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 141 (137)
  18. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 42/43 (42)
  19. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 96/97 (96)
  20. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 21 (17)
  21. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 189
  22. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 22
  23. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 68
  24. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 170
  25. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
  26. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 84
  27. ↑ Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  28. ↑ Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 54
  29. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
  30. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 94
  31. ↑ MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 40
  32. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 54
  33. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 141
  34. ↑ Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 101
  35. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 42
  36. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 40
  37. ↑ Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 22
  38. ↑ Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 18
  39. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 96
  40. ↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 75
  41. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  42. ↑ Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 10
  43. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 17
  44. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 144
  45. ↑ Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 90


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