Devilish (video game)
Devilish (デビリッシュ, Debirisshu) is an action video game that was released for the Sega Game Gear.
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Developer(s) | Opera House Aisystem Tokyo |
Publisher(s) | NA Sage's Creation EU Hot B BR Tec Toy JP Genki Samsung |
Artist(s) | Masayuki Suzuki |
Composer(s) | Hitoshi Sakimoto[1] |
Platform(s) | Game Gear Sega Mega Drive |
Release | Game Gear: Mega Drive: |
Genre(s) | Action, Breakout clone |
Mode(s) | Single-player 2-player (Mega Drive version only) |
A sequel for the Sega Mega Drive was released called Devilish: The Next Possession, known in Japan as Bad Omen (バッドオーメン, Baddo Ōmen). A third title in the series known as Devilish: Ball Bounder was released for Nintendo DS in 2005.
Story
A prince and princess were in love with each other until a jealous demon turned the happy couple into a set of stone paddles; resembling that of the pinball kind. Suddenly, a ball came into existence that could use the prince and princess in order to defeat the demons that now rule over the kingdom.[1]
Gameplay
Players have to use two paddles; the upper one is used to defeat demons while the lower one helps to prevent the player from dropping to its demise at the bottom of the board. By defeating bad guys and smashing through breakable blocks, the player advances towards the boss of each level.[1]
Resembling a harder version of Arkanoid, the vertically scrolling screen forces the ball to move constantly forward in an attempt to reach the boss.[4]
Players can choose between three difficulty levels in the Game Gear version and can also select an option to do a time trial.[5] The Sega Mega Drive sequel adds a two-player option.[6]
References
- "Overview of Devilish". MobyGames. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- "Release information for Devilish (Game Gear)". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- "GDR 儊僈僪儔僀僽 僜僼僩堦棗 1992擭 - MEGA DRIVE Software List 1992". Archived from the original on 2014-05-10.
- "Advanced gameplay information". Sega Gaga Domain. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- "Difficulty level/time trial information" (in Japanese). Seesaa. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- "Two-player option information". Gaming Sanctuary. Retrieved 2013-01-26.