El Viento

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El Viento
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: JP Wolf Team US Renovation
Developer:
Genre: Action

















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El Viento (エル・ヴィエント) is a 1991 action platformer developed by Wolf Team for the Sega Mega Drive and published exclusively in the US and Japan by Renovation. It is the first game to be released in the trilogy followed by Earnest Evans and Anetto Futatabi.

A UK release, set to be distributed by Ubisoft for £44.99 in November 1991, was planned[1] but cancelled.

Story

In 1928, Henry, a mad religious leader, attempts to awaken the terrible god Hastur using sorceress Restiana as willing sacrifice. Realizing the destruction this would cause, Annet Myer, Earnest Evans's companion in the first game, goes out to stop Henry and his cult followers.

Gameplay

Annet can throw boomerangs with A and jump with B. She also can use one of a variety of magic spells which are all thrown with C; she has limited magic power and can refill her magic power with power-ups. Unlike Earnest Evans, she can only crouch and stand still while crouching, though she can still fire while crouching. Each level is split up into multiple parts, and there is no prerequisite for leaving a part of a level, but she must still find the boss chamber.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: El Viento/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
51 №50, p93[2]
82 №3, p46-47
92 №31, p56[3]
60 №23
93 №21, p144[4]
80 №1, p77[5]
89 №1, p56-57[1]
88 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
79
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[6]
ACE (UK)
52
[2]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[7]
Consoles + (FR)
82
[8]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
90
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
78
[10]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[3]
Games-X (UK)
60
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[14]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
93
[15]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
93
[4]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[16]
MegaTech (UK)
80
[5]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
80
[17]
Play Time (DE)
67
[18]
Power Play (DE)
66
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[1]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[20]
Sega Pro (UK)
88
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
74
[22]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
66
[23]
Video Games (DE)
67
[24]
Sega Mega Drive
73
Based on
24 reviews

El Viento

Mega Drive, US
ElViento MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Elviento md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
ElViento MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
ElViento MD JP CartTop.jpg
ElViento MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Elviento md jp manual.pdf
Manual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:ACE UK 50.pdf, page 93 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 50.pdf_p93" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:GamePro US 031.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 031.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:Joystick FR 021.pdf, page 144 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 021.pdf_p144" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 71
  7. Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 34
  8. Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 46
  9. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 24
  11. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 311
  12. Famitsu, "1991-09-27" (JP; 1991-09-13), page 39
  13. Games-X, "26th September-2nd October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-26), page 35
  14. Hippon Super, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-04), page 90
  15. Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 40
  16. Mega Drive Fan, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 91
  17. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  18. Play Time, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-08), page 95
  19. Power Play, "1/92" (DE; 1991-12-11), page 178
  20. Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 55
  21. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  22. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  23. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14
  24. Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 29