Gynoug

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Gynoug
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Masaya (Japan), DreamWorks (US), Sega (Europe)
Developer: NCS Winds (some graphics) Cube (audio) M2
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1991-01-25 ¥6,500 (6,695)6,500e T-25093 US 1991-06 25076 EU 1992-03 1030 UK 1992-03 £39.9939.99 1030 SE (Rental) 199x AU 199x BR 199x JP ▼ 2008-05-20 800pts800

Gynoug (ジノーグ), called Wings of Wor in the US, is a shoot-'em-up developed by NCS in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive. It was published by Masaya in Japan and Europe and DreamWorks in the US.

Story

The heavens are being attacked by the demons of Iccus, led by a being known only as the Destroyer. The angel Gynoug (Wor in the US version) must bring the fight to Iccus itself and put an end to the Destroyer's dark plans.

Gameplay

The game is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up played as the flying angel Gynoug. The D-pad moves Gynoug in any direction. His movement speed can be upgraded by collecting items. He fires his normal shot with , which can be held for continuous fire. There are three different patterns for the normal shot, which can be changed by collecting items, and the attack power and size of the normal shot can be upgraded by finding items. Gynoug can also collect magic spells, six offensive and two defensive, and hold up to three them in reserve. Spells are cycled through with and used with . Spells drain a magic counter as they are used, and then they are removed from the spell inventory.

Gynoug loses a life when he takes damage from an enemy. He is resurrected in place after a moment but loses one level of his weapon power and size and returns to baseline speed after losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but it can be continued from the beginning of the round if the player has credits remaining. The player is rewarded with an extra life for every 200,000 points earned.

Shot Patterns

	Red
	A fan-shaped spread.
	Blue
	A horizontal stream.
	Amber
	Fan-shaped spreads toward both the front and the back.

Spells

Offensive

	Energy Ball
	Shoots energy balls in the diagonal directions. Energy balls neutralize enemy projectiles.
	Lightning Bolt
	Summons lightning bolts that strike vertically.
	Thunder Bolt
	Shoots lightning bolts horizontally. Lightning bolts pass through terrain and pierce targets.
	Ground Attack
	Shoots energy balls that roll along the ceiling and the ground.
	Magic Arrows
	Releases magic arrows that seeks and attacks the strongest enemy on screen.
	Wildfire
	Replaces the normal shot with larger wildfire shots.

Defensive

	Elemental
	Calls forth guardian angels that orbit Gynoug and protect him from damage. The magic counter decreases each time an attack is stopped.
	Aura Shield
	Surrounds Gynoug in an impenetrable shield. The magic counter decreases over time.

Items

	Speed Feather
	Increases the movement speed of Gynoug, up to eight times.
	Orb of Power
	Increases the power of the normal shot, up to five times.
	Orb of Pattern
	Increases the density and size of the normal shot, up to five times.
	Life Up
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Red Gem
	Changes the pattern of the normal shot to a fan-shaped spread.
	Blue Gem
	Changes the pattern of the normal shot to a horizontal stream.
	Amber Gem
	Changes the pattern of the normal shot to a fan-shaped spread toward both the front and back.
	Energy Ball Spell
	Acquires the offensive Energy Ball spell.
	Lightning Bolt Spell
	Acquires the offensive Energy Ball spell.
	Thunder Bolt Spell
	Acquires the offensive Thunder Bolt spell.
	Ground Attack Spell
	Acquires the offensive Ground Attack spell.
	Magic Arrow Spell
	Acquires the offensive Magic Arrow spell.
	Wildfire Spell
	Acquires the offensive Wildfire spell.
	Elemental Spell
	Acquires the defensive Elemental spell.
	Aura Shield Spell
	Acquires the defensive Aura Shield spell.

Rounds

	Cave
	Mid-boss: Dragoon End-boss: Locomotive Breath
	Ocean
	Mid-boss: Oglithan End-boss: Masseboth
	Castle
	Mid-boss: Peeble End-boss: Gark
	Body Manufacturing Factory
	Mid-boss: Monotrog End-boss: Orrpus
	Demon's Stomach
	Mid-boss: Slog End-boss: Perfidy
	Final Round
	This round is a boss rush against empowered versions of previous bosses before facing the final boss.

History

When publisher DreamWorks brought Gynoug to the United States, they changed the game's name to "Wings of Wor", as well as commissioning renowned fantasy artist Boris Vallejo to create new cover artwork, in an attempt to give the title an epic fantasy feel (akin to Conan the Barbarian.)

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Wings of Wor	Wings of Wor
Japanese	ジノーグ	Gynoug
English (Europe)	Gynoug	Gynoug

Production credits

Note: The Japanese version credits the programmer as "Halloween" Moriyah and one of the graphic designers is called Hisami Takizawa instead of Hisako Takizawa.

• Producer: Hideo Suzuki
• Assistant Producer: Hikaru Satoh
• Director: Manabu Takasugi
• Programmer: Moriyah
• Graphic Designer: Hisako Takizawa, Satosi Nakai (Winds)
• Music Composer: N.Iwadare (Cube)
• Sound Engineer: Y.Taguchi (Cube)
• Thanks to: Tetsuya Ohya, Yukihiro Higuchi
• Executive Director: Yasumasa Sirakura

Copyright 1991

NCS Corp./ DreamWorks

All Rights Reserved

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Gynoug/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-11: "November 1990" (1990-10-XX)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-12: "December 1990" (1990-11-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-01: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)
also published in:

• Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-02: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)
• Mega Drive Fan (JP) #12: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)
• Mega Drive Fan (JP) #13: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)

Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 40 ACE (UK) PAL 50 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 70 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) 88 Console XS (UK) NTSC-U 88 Computer & Video Games (UK) 91 Computer & Video Games (UK) 88 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 70 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 83 FX (UK) 75 Game Mania (UK) 88 Game Zone (UK) PAL 91 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 60 Hobby Consolas (ES) 88 Joypad (FR) PAL 89 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 93 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 88 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 88 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 75 Mega (UK) PAL 52 Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U 75 Mega Play (US) NTSC-U 78 MegaTech (UK) 92 MegaTech (UK) 92 MegaTech (UK) PAL 91 Magazina Igrushek (RU) 90 Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J 88 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 92 Player One (FR) 91 Power Play (DE) 84 Score (CZ) 65 Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J 100 Sega Power (UK) PAL 59 Sega Pro (UK) 88 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 92 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 79 Sega Force (SE) 92 Sega Force (UK) PAL 84 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 74 Supergame (BR) 79 Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-J 78 Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-U 70 Video Games (DE) 79 Zero (UK) 74

	80
Based on 45 reviews

Gynoug

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Gynoug/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 210a2fcd MD5 911ef3d3909b19609f76f0d70a017d85 SHA-1 91caad60355f6bd71949118bd30ea16d0f4c066e	512kB	1990-12	Cartridge (US)
✔	CRC32 03405102 MD5 fa0609181242f4b5fd59598273f138ec SHA-1 fada42bed3a97e1d1b0c6128ddb1f202a50cb1b0	512kB	1991-09	Cartridge (EU)
✔	CRC32 1b69241f MD5 fa49fa5c1eec5bfae59fb87f310c0852 SHA-1 9b99b109f5f1f221f08672a7c4752a94067b62b0	512kB	1990-12	Cartridge (JP)

External links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive