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IGDB / 12205

Risky Woods

1992 69 / 100 Adventure Arcade Platform
Unusually for Electronic Arts in the early 90s, this was a platform -shooter game with little or no adventuring or strategy elements. The game scrolls sideways, and has sections where precision jumps are required, either to clear rivers or collect bonuses. You carry a dagger to deal with the enemies, and must avoid contact with them. When killed, they leave coins to be collected - these are spent in the shop sections Show full summary

Unusually for Electronic Arts in the early 90s, this was a platform -shooter game with little or no adventuring or strategy elements. The game scrolls sideways, and has sections where precision jumps are required, either to clear rivers or collect bonuses. You carry a dagger to deal with the enemies, and must avoid contact with them. When killed, they leave coins to be collected - these are spent in the shop sections. Death loses you most of your coins, but they can usually be retrieved if they land on solid ground - making it better to be killed in combat than by drowning.

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Unusually for Electronic Arts in the early 90s, this was a platform -shooter game with little or no adventuring or strategy elements. The game scrolls sideways, and has sections where precision jumps are required, either to clear rivers or collect bonuses. You carry a dagger to deal with the enemies, and must avoid contact with them. When killed, they leave coins to be collected - these are spent in the shop sections. Death loses you most of your coins, but they can usually be retrieved if they land on solid ground - making it better to be killed in combat than by drowning.

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Risky Woods: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Zeus Software
Publisher
Electronic Arts, The Hit Squad, Electronic Arts Victor, Dinamic Software, Tec Toy, Piko Interactive
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Feb 01, 2023
  • Amiga 1992
  • Atari ST/STE 1992
  • DOS 1992
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Mar 16, 1993
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Feb 19, 1993
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1992

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