Risky Woods

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Risky Woods

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)

Developer: Electronic Arts, Dinamic Software, Zeus Software

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Risky Woods, known as Jashin Draxos (邪神ドラクソス) in Japan, is a 1992 side-scrolling platformer developed by Electronic Arts, Dinamic Software, and Zeus 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 has some deliberate changes that make it different from other releases.

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 , , or to play a level. fires a weapon at enemies, bags, and treasure chests. jumps. is for using keys. Coins left behind by enemies, and other items (such as treasure chest contents) must be picked up by pressing to crouch.

Statues block the path through the (fairly linear) stages, the 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.

Version differences

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.

Mega Drive Production Credits

From the title screen roll:

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

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[3]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[4]

Consoles + (FR)

83

^[5]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[6]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

79

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

40

^[8]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

74

^[9]

Freak (IL)

79

^[10]

Game Power (IT)

75

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[12]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

20

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

81

^[14]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

84

^[15]

Mega (UK)

PAL

64

^[16]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

84

^[17]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

78

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

74

^[1]

Player One (FR)

80

^[19]

Play Time (DE)

75

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

65

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

^[22]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

90

^[23]

Sega Force (SE)

81

^[24]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

74

^[2]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

64

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

37

^[26]

Supergame (BR)

84

^[27]

Supersonic (FR)

89

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

65

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

63

^[30]

	70
Based on 30 reviews

Risky Woods

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 189
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 22
↑ Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 68
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 170
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 78
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 84
↑ Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 54
↑ GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 65
↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 94
↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 237
↑ Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 60
↑ MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 40
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 141
↑ Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 101
↑ Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 42
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 40
↑ Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 22
↑ Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 18
↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 75
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 10
↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 17
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 144
↑ Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 90

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[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 189

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-03.pdf_p22-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 22

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_017.pdf_p68-5] Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 68

[6] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 170

[:File:CVG_UK_135.pdf_p78-7] Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 78

[:File:EGM_US_044.pdf_p26-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p84-9] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 84

[10] Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePower_IT_14.pdf_p54-11] Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:GamePro_US_046.pdf_p65-12] GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 65

[13] Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38

[:File:Joypad_FR_015.pdf_p94-14] Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 94

[:File:Joystick_FR_034.pdf_p237-15] Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 237

[:File:Mega_UK_04.pdf_p60-16] Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 60

[:File:MegaTech_UK_12.pdf_p40-17] MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 40

[:File:Micromania2_ES_057.pdf_p54-18] Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_026.pdf_p141-19] Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 141

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-05.pdf_p101-20] Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 101

[:File:SegaPower_UK_40.pdf_p42-21] Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 42

[:File:SegaPro_UK_16.pdf_p40-22] Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 40

[:File:SegaZone_UK_02.pdf_p22-23] Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 22

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_04.pdf_p18-24] Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 18

[:File:SegaForce_UK_18.pdf_p75-25] Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 75

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Supergame_BR_21.pdf_p10-27] Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 10

[:File:Supersonic_FR_07.pdf_p17-28] Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 17

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 144

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-02.pdf_p90-30] Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 90

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Risky Woods

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Version differences

Mega Drive Production Credits

Physical Scans