Gynoug is a horror-themed shoot'em up similar to Thunder Force and other horizontal shooters. But other than most of them where you play a spaceship of some sort, here you play as Wor, a member of the so-called 'Flying men' who look quite similar to angels. The home planet of these people, Iccus, has been taken over by a virus that has mutated into a collection of quite horrible creatures, and every previous attempt to battle them has failed. So now it is Wor's turn to save his home planet and destroy these mutants once and for all!
Gynoug consists of 6 levels with no check points, instead you continue right where you died if you have any lifes left. Each level (except the last) has a mid-boss and a large end-boss. There are three types of shots, one that fires in a triangular fashion, one that fires more concentrated in a corridor and a bit to the back and above/below you, and one that fires to the front and back simultaneously. You can power them up in two ways, by shooting more bullets and by strengthening them. Also, feathers can increase your speed like in Gradius.
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1. Charco
25 Apr 2008, 13:39 GMT
Backgrounds look a bit bland, still though, lots going on on screen and some Mode 7ish effects to boot.
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2. djshep1973
25 Apr 2008, 15:03 GMT
This is a great game, I remember it well! If it ever makes it to European VC, I'll be downloading it, that's for darn sure.
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3. DDR Paladin356
25 Apr 2008, 16:34 GMT
This game is awesome...and FREAKIN' Hard! Hopefully it'll come to America.
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4. Yatesy
25 Apr 2008, 18:18 GMT
I bought this game from a bargain bin on a whim in the early 90s, and it turned out to be one of the best games on the system. Just listen to the music for the title screen and the game's first level... The Mega Drive was capable of producing some really breezy and whimsical sounds along with bass-heavy, pounding electronica. The music in this game is just incredible.
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5. Shadow225
26 Apr 2008, 21:39 GMT
Brings back memories... One of the first videogames i ever played... And hardest 16-bit game i ever got to play. Never got past the first level. But man... It was awesome. Awesome music and lot of action... Just the way i like it. I'll be saving 800 points so when it hits Europe i can get another shot at that first level.
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6. Outrunner
01 May 2008, 16:47 GMT
A Konami MD game! There's hope for Rocket Knight on VC then? I'm so happy!
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