Rolo to the Rescue

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Rolo to the Rescue
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,9008,900 EM20008
Sega Mega Drive
US 		713201
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E138SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(Classics) 		EAX02401066I
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ0046
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		042770

Rolo to the Rescue, called Zou! Zou! Zou! Rescue Daisakusen (ゾウ！ゾウ！ゾウ！ レスキュー大作戦) in Japan, is a 1992 platformer developed by Electronic Arts and Vectordean and released by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive.

Gameplay

You play as Rolo, an elephant who must rescue his animal friends who have been locked up in cages scattered throughout various landscapes by poachers. You start out by choosing levels on a map screen. At the beginning of each level, you are told how many animals to rescue. Holding A runs. B jumps. Jump on poachers to kill them. Get hit by a poacher once to lose a life. Some poachers carry the keys to open cages; once you get the key, simply touch a cage to open it. The animal inside will follow you. Once all the animals are freed, find the exit sign to move on to the next level. By pressing  START , you can access a menu where you can choose between Rolo and the animals he has collected, each having their own ability:

  • Rabbit: jump higher
  • Beaver: survive water
  • Mole: dig through certain walls
  • Squirrel: climb walls

Some levels also contain vacuum cleaners; if Rolo collects these, he can hold C to suck items into his trunk; once something is in his trunk, let go of C, then press C to fire that item at an enemy.

Production credits

  • Programming: Alan McCarthy
  • Artwork: Leavon Archer
  • Additional Artwork: Sean Nicholls
  • Course Design: Steve Bak
  • Producer: Roland Kippenhan III
  • Executive Producer: Christopher Erhardt
  • Music/Sound FX: Phil Bak
  • Other Bits: Chris Sorrell


Magazine articles

Main article: Rolo to the Rescue/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
95 №135, p36-37[6]
84 №2, p66/67[7]
84 №16
82 №35, p188[8]
66 №6, p52/53
89 №5, p48/49[9]
92 №1, p65
89 №14, p46-49
80 №4, p78-80[3]
80 №28, p76/77[10]
88 №39, p42-45
72 №17, p53
89 №3, p34/35
93 №14, p98/99[11]
92 №7, p22/23[12]
Sega Mega Drive
 85
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[13]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[14]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[15]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
95
[6]
Digitiser (UK)
100
[17]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)
50
[18]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
83
[19]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[20]
Freak (IL)
94
[21]
Game Mania (UK)
83
[22]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
84
[7]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[23]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[24]
Joystick (FR) PAL
82
[8]
Mega (UK) PAL
89
[9]
Mega Action (UK)
92
[25]
Mega Byte (UK) PAL
85
[26]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[27]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[28]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
89
[29]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
80
[3]
Player One (FR)
80
[10]
Play Time (DE)
81
[30]
Power Up! (UK)
87
[31]
Score (CZ)
70
[32]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
88
[33]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[34]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
89
[35]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[36]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
93
[11]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[37]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
73
[38]
Supersonic (FR)
92
[12]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[39]
Video Games (DE)
79
[40]
Sega Mega Drive
 80
Based on
36 reviews

Rolo to the Rescue

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, EU (EA Classics)
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Mega Drive, JP
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Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Manual
Mega Drive, KR

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:SegaPro DE 06.pdf, page 39
  2. ↑ File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 99
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ File:GamesMaster UK 047.pdf, page 11
  5. ↑ File:GamePro US 045.pdf, page 112
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 135.pdf, page 36 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 135.pdf_p36" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:GamesMaster UK 002.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamesMaster UK 002.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:Joystick FR 035.pdf, page 188 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 035.pdf_p188" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:Mega UK 05.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 05.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 028.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 028.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:Supersonic FR 07.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supersonic FR 07.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196
  14. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1993" (DE; 1993-03-08), page 130
  15. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 23
  16. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 134
  17. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-13)
  18. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 183
  19. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 86
  20. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-05-07,14" (JP; 1993-04-23), page 38
  21. ↑ Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  22. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  23. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
  24. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  25. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  26. ↑ Mega Byte, "March 20, 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 1
  27. ↑ Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
  28. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 72
  29. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 46
  30. ↑ Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 110
  31. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, February 06, 1993" (UK; 1993-02-06), page 1
  32. ↑ Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 45
  33. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 42
  34. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 53
  35. ↑ Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 34
  36. ↑ Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 16
  37. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  38. ↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 14
  39. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 149
  40. ↑ Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 80
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