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:
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Steve Hayes
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
(EA Classics) 		EAX02401066I
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ0046
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		042770

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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.

James Pond also makes a small cameo in the game.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Rolo to the Rescue Rolo to the Rescue
English (US) Rolo to the Rescue Rolo to the Rescue
Japanese ゾウ！ゾウ！ゾウ！ レスキュー大作戦 Zou! Zou! Zou! Rescue Daisakusen

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.

Promotional material

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

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 [6]
65 №, p85[7]
95 [8]
73 №230, p38
84 [9]
50 №1993-03, p38
84 №16
82 [10]
66 №6, p52/53
89 [11]
92 №1, p65
89 №14, p46-49
80 [12]
80 [13]
88 №39, p42-45
72 №17, p53
89 №3, p34/35
93 [14]
92 [15]
Sega Mega Drive
 80
Based on
19 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[16]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[17]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[18]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
95
[20]
Digitiser (UK)
100
[21]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)
50
[22]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
83
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[24]
Freak (IL)
94
[25]
Game Mania (UK)
83
[26]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
84
[27]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[28]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[29]
Joystick (FR) PAL
82
[10]
Mega (UK) PAL
89
[30]
Mega Action (UK)
92
[31]
Mega Byte (UK) PAL
85
[32]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[33]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[34]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
89
[35]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
80
[3]
Player One (FR)
80
[36]
Play Time (DE)
81
[37]
Power Up! (UK)
87
[38]
Score (CZ)
70
[39]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
88
[40]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[41]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
89
[42]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[43]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
93
[44]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[45]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
73
[46]
Supersonic (FR)
92
[47]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[48]
Video Games (DE)
79
[49]
Sega Mega Drive
 80
Based on
36 reviews

Rolo to the Rescue

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 39
  2. ↑ File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 99
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 78
  4. ↑ File:GamesMaster UK 047.pdf, page 11
  5. ↑ File:GamePro US 045.pdf, page 112
  6. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 21 (23)
  7. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  8. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 36-37 (36)
  9. ↑ GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 66/67 (66)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 188
  11. ↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 48/49 (48)
  12. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 78-80 (78)
  13. ↑ Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 76/77 (76)
  14. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 98/99 (98)
  15. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 22/23 (18)
  16. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196
  17. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1993" (DE; 1993-03-08), page 130
  18. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 23
  19. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 134
  20. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 36
  21. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-13)
  22. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 183
  23. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 86
  24. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-05-07,14" (JP; 1993-04-23), page 38
  25. ↑ Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  26. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  27. ↑ GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 66
  28. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
  29. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  30. ↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 48
  31. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  32. ↑ Mega Byte, "March 20, 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 1
  33. ↑ Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
  34. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 72
  35. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 46
  36. ↑ Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 76
  37. ↑ Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 110
  38. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, February 06, 1993" (UK; 1993-02-06), page 1
  39. ↑ Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 45
  40. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 42
  41. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 53
  42. ↑ Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 34
  43. ↑ Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 16
  44. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 98
  45. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  46. ↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 14
  47. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 18
  48. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 149
  49. ↑ Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 80
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