El Viento | |
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Developer(s) | Wolf Team |
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Director(s) | Hiroyuki Kayano |
Producer(s) | Masaaki Uno |
Programmer(s) | Yukihiko Tani Hiroshi Izumino |
Artist(s) | Kazutoshi Yamane |
Writer(s) | Chishio Otsuyama |
Composer(s) | Motoi Sakuraba |
Platform(s) | Sega Genesis |
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Genre(s) | Platform game |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
El Viento (エル・ヴィエントEru Viento, from Spanish meaning 'The Wind') is a platform game developed and published by Wolf Team for the Sega Genesis game console in 1991. It is the second in a trilogy of games, which includes Earnest Evans and Anett Futatabi.[2]
El Viento is a 1991 platform sidescroller made by Wolf Team for the Sega Genesis. While not a groundbreaking game by any means, El Viento is full of fun and fast-paced action. El Viento (aka エル・ヴィエント) is a video game published in 1991 on Genesis by Renovation Products, Inc. It's an action game, set in an anime / manga and platform themes.
Gameplay[edit]
El Viento is a platform game. The player has access to an endless supply of bladed boomerangs and eventually up to five spell attacks. Each level ends in a fight against a stage boss.[3]
Plot[edit]
The game shares the same fictional universe with Earnest Evans, and happens several years later. It also features many references to H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The game takes place in New York City during the late 1920s, when cult leader Henry, the gangster Al Capone (Vincente DeMarcoto in the American localization), and a sorceress named Restiana plot to awaken the ancient and malevolent god Hastur. There are some people that have descended from Hastur's ancient bloodline, one of which is the young Peruvian sorceress, Annet Myer. With some assistance from Earnest Evans, Annet attempts to stop the cult from resurrecting Hastur using the very spells of this bloodline.
Reception[edit]
El Viento was given mixed but mostly positive reviews, including being rated 93% by Joystick in France,[4] and 66% by Super Play[5] and 68% by Video Games[6] in Germany. Damain Butt from Sega Pro gave it a score 89%: 'With super fast graphics and brutal gameplay, El Viento will take your breath away.'[3] On the other hand, Entertainment Weekly gave it only a D-, opining that 'only the game's amusing historical anachronisms-like denim-clad blond bikers wielding scimitars-save it from rating as a total failure.'[7]
Retrospectively, Rodger Swan from Sega-15 gave this 'great and challenging action game' an 8 out of 10 in spite of being at times 'Far' too difficult, stating: 'It may not have as pretty graphics or music as the Valis titles, but it has some really fast game play that gets players in the mood for action. This is a game that I encourage all action fans to pick up, and fans of Valis will appreciate the sense of speed!'[8] According to Kurt Katala of Hardcore Gaming 101, 'overall, it's a bit of a sloppy game, with haphazard action and iffy level design, but the fast pace and overall craziness make this worth looking into, especially since it's one of Wolf Team's better titles.'[2]
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References[edit]
- ^'1991 Mega Drive software list'. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ abKalata, Kurt. 'Hardcore Gaming 101: Earnest Evans Series'. Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ ab'Out-of-Print Archive • Mega Drive reviews • El Viento'. Outofprintarchive.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ^'El Viento article image'(JPG) (in French). Download.abandonware.org. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ^'Die Powerplay und ASM Fan Site'. Kultpower.de. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ^'Video Games (1991-04)(Markt & Technik)(DE)'. Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- ^'El Viento | Digital Review | Entertainment Weekly'. Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ^'Sega-16 – El Viento'. Sega-16.com. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
External links[edit]
- El Viento at MobyGames
- El Viento at GameFAQs
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Time trip back to the Roaring '20's in El Viento by Renovation. El Viento? That means 'the Wind', and an ill wind definitely blows through this hot, 8 meg, horizontally scrolling action/adventure game. In 1928 New York City, a bunch of mobsters and a weird religious group have banded together to summon the vile wind demon, Hastur -- not good! You guide a beautiful young woman named Annet in an attempt to crush the crazies before they make the Big Apple rot.
Weapons of the Wind
As Annet, you get some impressive firepower. Your primary weapons are bladed boomerangs, but the Wind Spells do the real damage. You begin with Fire Balls, which enables you to throw flames. Throughout the game you acquire four more Spells such as Water Current, which shoots a destructive water current along the ground; Wind Cutter, an awesome wide-area blast; and the self-explanatory Explosion. For every two stages that you complete, you acquire another Spell, and you can toggle easily among them at any time.
ProTip: Always search breakable blocks for potions which restore Annet's life bar.
Stage Fright
El Viento is a hair-raising adventure that keeps you on your toes. There are eight stages with 20 scenes total. Annet begins on the mean streets of New York. She must then fight her way through the SpeakEasy night club and an automobile plant. Each level takes place in a different urban setting such as underground sewers and massive skyscrapers.
The place is overrun with hitmen and assorted mystic vermin, such as sneaky serpents and deadly birds. In the last area of each stage, Annet takes on some of the toughest boss creatures and devices around.
Play Up a Storm
El Viento Sega
Here's a game that's ultra tough, but fun and looks good, too. El Viento has splendid graphics and animation. The colors seem limited in the beginning levels, then the palette paints up a spectacular storm as the game progresses. Nice-looking cinema screens enrich the storyline after you complete a level.
El Viento Video Game
Just like the wind (El Viento), this game moves fast! Annet is very easy to control, but this is NOT a game that you'll breeze through in one sitting. You're limited to three continues and the upper levels become positively spastic!
If you're hyped for a thumb-bustin' action game, give El Viento a spin. You just may be blown away!
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Overall rating: 6