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El Viento
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| El Viento | |
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 Cover art for the Japanese version | |
| Developer | Wolf Team |
| Publishers |
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| Composer | Motoi Sakuraba |
| Platform | Genesis |
| Release | |
| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
El Viento (エル・ヴィエント, Eru Viento; from Spanish meaning "The Wind") is a 1991 platform game developed and published by Wolf Team for the Sega Genesis. It is the first in a trilogy of games, which includes Earnest Evans and Annet Returns, despite taking place after the former.[3]
Gameplay
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.[4]
Plot
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
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| ACE | 515/1000[5] |
| AllGame | 3.5/5[6] |
| Beep! MegaDrive | 6.5/10[7] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10, 8/10, 7/10, 8/10[8] |
| Famitsu | 6/10, 5/10, 7/10, 4/10[9] |
| Games-X | 3/5[10] |
| Mean Machines Sega | 80%[11] |
| Console XS | 90/100[12] |
| Entertainment Weekly | D-[13] |
| Hippon Super! | 6/10[14] |
| Mega Play | 8/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10[15] |
| MegaTech | 80%[16] |
| Sega Pro | 89/100[4] |
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El Viento received scores of 20.052/30 and 7.3843/10 in public polls taken by Mega Drive Fan and the Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine respectively.[17][18] The Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked the game eleventh in popularity in its January 1992 issue.[19] It also received a mixed reception from critics.[6][7][8][20] Sega Pro's Damian Butt stated that "With super fast graphics and brutal gameplay, El Viento will take your breath away".[4] MegaTech called it "A tough 'n' challenging platform which doesn't look particularly hot, but is surprisingly addictive and keeps you playing for ages".[16] Entertainment Weekly opined that "only the game's amusing historical anachronisms-like denim-clad blond bikers wielding scimitars-save it from rating as a total failure".[13]
Hardcore Gaming 101's Kurt Kalata said that ""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".[21]
References
- ↑ "Software List (Software Licensee Release)". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ "The Road to Renovation Products: El Viento". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 27. October 1991. p. 102. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ↑ Kalata, Kurt. "Hardcore Gaming 101: Earnest Evans Series". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- 1 2 3 Butt, Damian (November 1991). "ProReview: El Viento". Sega Pro. No. 1. Paragon Publishing. pp. 56–57.
- ↑ Whitta, Gary (November 1991). "Console Reviews: El Viento". ACE. No. 50. EMAP. p. 93.
- 1 2 Weiss, Brett Alan (1998). "El-Viento - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- 1 2 "BEメガドッグレース: エル・ヴィエント". Beep! Mega Drive (in Japanese). Vol. 7, no. 10. SoftBank Creative. October 1991. p. 32.
- 1 2 Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Sushi-X (November 1991). "Review Crew: El Viento". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 28. Sendai Publishing. p. 24. Retrieved 2026-08-11 – via Video Game History Foundation.
- ↑ "New Games Cross Review: エル・ヴィエント". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 145. ASCII Corporation. September 27, 1991. p. 39.
- ↑ "Console Connexions: El Viento". Games-X. No. 23. Europress. September–October 1991. p. 35.
- ↑ "Games Index: Megadrive". Mean Machines Sega. No. 1. EMAP. October 1992. pp. 137–143.
- ↑ "Software A-Z: Mega Drive". Console XS. No. 1. Paragon Publishing. June–July 1992. pp. 126–137.
- 1 2 "Locale Heroes". Entertainment Weekly. No. 107. Time Inc. February 28, 1992. (Transcription Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine).
- ↑ Narusawa, Daisuke (October 4, 1991). "TV Game Broad-Way MD: エル・ヴィエント". Hippon Super! (in Japanese). Vol. 6, no. 10. JICC Publishing Bureau. p. 88.
- ↑ Dave; G.O.G.; Mike; Bart (September–October 1991). "Mega Reviews!! El Viento". Mega Play. Vol. 2, no. 5. Sendai Publishing. p. 42.
- 1 2 "Game Index". MegaTech. No. 1. EMAP. Christmas 1991. pp. 76–81.
- ↑ "Weekly Hit Chart! 新作6タイトル成積表一覧". Mega Drive Fan (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 12. Tokuma Shoten. December 1991. p. 91.
- ↑ "メガドラ読者レース". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 11, no. 9. SoftBank Creative. September 1995. pp. 82–85.
- ↑ Munepi (January 1992). "Super Soft Hot Information - Mega Drive: 今月の人気ソフト・ランキング". Micom BASIC Magazine. No. 115. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. pp. 252–253.
- ↑ Winstead, David (February 1992). "Genesis ProReview: El Viento". GamePro. No. 31. IDG. p. 56.
- ↑ Kalata, Kurt (August 7, 2017). "El Viento". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2026-08-11.