El Viento
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Wolf Team (JP), Renovation (US) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Wolf Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: Wolf Team sound driver | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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[3] but cancelled for unknown reasons. However, the Genesis version was officially distributed in France with a translated notice.[4]
Contents
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 and jump with
. She also can use one of a variety of magic spells which are all thrown with
; 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
- Producer: Masaaki Uno
- Director: Hiroyuki Kayano
- Sound: Motoi Sakuraba
Magazine articles
- Main article: El Viento/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-10: "October 1991" (1991-09-07)[5]
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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1MB | 1991-09 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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1MB | 1991-09 | Cartridge (JP) |
References
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 56
- ↑ File:http://www.guardiana.net/MDG-Database/Mega%20Drive/El%20Viento/
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 4
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ACE, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 93
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 34 (36)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
- ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 46-47 (46)
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 56 (58)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Joystick, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 144
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77
- ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 56-57 (56)
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 71
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 34
- ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 46
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 24
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 311
- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-09-27" (JP; 1991-09-13), page 39
- ↑ Games-X, "26th September-2nd October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-26), page 35
- ↑ Hippon Super, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-04), page 90
- ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 40
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 91
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
- ↑ Play Time, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-08), page 95
- ↑ Power Play, "1/92" (DE; 1991-12-11), page 178
- ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 55
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14
- ↑ Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 29
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