Devilish: The Next Possession

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Bad Omen/Devilish: The Next Possession
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: HOT-B (JP), Sage's Creation (US)
Developer:
Sound driver: Terpsichorean (Hitoshi Sakimoto)
Genre: Action (JP box), Table (Sega of Japan master list)

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-28043
Sega Mega Drive
US
$45.0045.00[2] T-47066
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM4046JT

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Devilish: The Next Possession, known as Bad Omen (バッドオーメン) in Japan, is a 1992 Sega Mega Drive game by Aisystem Tokyo and HOT-B as a sequel to Genki's 1991 Game Gear game Devilish. When released overseas, the name was changed to highlight its relation to the previous game.

The game appears to not have been made with Genki's involvement; this is unconfirmed (HOT-B was responsible for distributing Devilish in Europe and possibly contracted out to Genki on a number of occasions). It may have meant to be a port, never mind that the overseas release simply reuses the original's title screen.

The game's soundtrack was composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto. The series saw another entry released on the Nintendo DS.

Gameplay

Gameplay is identical to the previous game, with A and C cycling between paddle formations (however the formation where the bottom paddle splits into two is no longer available).

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Devilish: The Next Possession Devilish: The Next Possession
Japanese バッドオーメン Bad Omen

Production credits

  • Produce: Toyoden
  • Program: Puru Puru, Naō & Satōshi, Kurage, Mutsushige Tsuji
  • BG Graphic: Suzuki
  • SP Graphic: "Lisa" Polaire
  • Sound: YmoH.S
  • Special Thanks: Ohyama Gen, Daikoku Hisaya, A·Tomonaga, Elephant, Kemono Itas., Suzuki, Mr. G, Y.H, Oomori, Conishi, Pearl


Magazine articles

Main article: Devilish: The Next Possession/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #32: "March 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-01: "January 1992" (1991-12-07)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-03: "March 1992" (1992-02-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-04: "April 1992" (1992-03-07)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 №1992-05, p32[3]
63 №, p85[4]
75 [5]
87 №128, p31[6]
76 №33, p58[2]
50 №1992-04, p85
73 [7]
60 №28, p115[8]
38 №5, p91
79 №7, p36-38
73 №33, p39
78 №8, p62[9]
75 №18, p64
85 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
69
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[10]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[11]
Consoles + (FR)
75
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
87
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
76
[2]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[14]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
73
[15]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
60
[8]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
38
[16]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
56
[17]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
48
[18]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
79
[19]
Play Time (DE)
41
[20]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
73
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
78
[9]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
75
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
85
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[24]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
56
[25]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[26]
Video Games (DE)
38
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
63
Based on
22 reviews

Devilish: The Next Possession

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Devilish MD US manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
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 d3f300ac
MD5 6fa7cd092a175c9040b318d289ffff93
SHA-1 bc6f346a162cf91a788a88e44daa246d3d31ee8b
512kB 1992-01 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 975693ce
MD5 81b14012e083985135ca8f1420074d0e
SHA-1 5378af243fb6f592f1e1cd17e3722e2c5e807e72
512kB 1992-01 Cartridge (JP/KR)

References

  1. File:SegaVisions US 08.pdf, page 58
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:GamePro US 033.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 033.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:BeepMD_JP_1992-05.pdf, page 34
  4. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  5. Consoles +, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 88-89 (89)
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 128.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 128.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content
  7. Joypad, "Juillet 1992" (FR; 1992-06-1x), page 86-87 (87)
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:Joystick FR 028.pdf, page 115 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 028.pdf_p115" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 24
  11. Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-08), page 34
  12. Consoles +, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 88
  13. Famitsu, "1992-05-01" (JP; 1992-04-17), page 39
  14. Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 85
  15. Joypad, "Juillet 1992" (FR; 1992-06-1x), page 86
  16. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  17. Mega Fun, "07/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 37
  18. Mega Play, "June 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  19. MegaTech, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-20), page 36
  20. Play Time, "(8/9)/92" (DE; 1992-07-08), page 92
  21. Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 39
  22. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  23. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  25. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
  26. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "May 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 42
  27. Video Games, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-24), page 47