- El Viento
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title= El Viento
caption=Japanese Cover of El Viento
developer=Wolf Team
publisher=Wolf Team (Japan), Renovation (US)
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designer= Characters designed byKazutoshi Yamane
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released= 1991
genre= Platformer
modes= Single player
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platforms=Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
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input= nihongo|"El Viento"|エル・ヴィエント|Eru Viento|derived from Spanish meaning "The Wind is a 2D platformer video game released byWolf Team and published by Renovation for theSega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis game console in 1991. It is the second in atrilogy of games, which include Earnest Evans, andAnetto Futatabi . [http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/earnestevans/earnestevans.htm]tory
Set in the same fictional universe as "Earnest Evans". New York City,1928. A mad religious leader known as Henry, seeks to awaken the ancient and
malevolent godHastur . A sorceress named Restiana, offers herself to Henry as a sacrifice, for a cause which will bring the inevitable down fall of mankind. Apparently, there are some people that have descended from Hastur's ancient bloodline, one of which is the youngPeruvian sorceress , Annet Myer. With some assistance from Earnest Evans, Annet attempts to stop the cult from resurrecting Hastur using the very spells that herbloodline allows her to use. [http://www.bogleech.com/sega-viento.html]Characters
*Annet Myer According to the backstory, she was saved by Earnest as a child in
Peru and has since earned his trust and companionship. She is a descendant of Hastur's bloodline andtelepathic ally harnesses her magical powers. Despite her powers and vast knowledge of her ancestry, she resents herbloodline and will do anything to keep the world the way it is.*Earnest EvansA close friend of Annet who acts somewhat of a
father figure . He appears briefly to aid Annet in her search for the right people responsible for summoning Hastur.*Vincente DeMarcoA
mafia boss inNew York who has been bought-out by Henry for his services and hardware. In the original Japanese version, this character is noted gangster "Al Capone ".*Restiana A fearless and beautiful young sorceress who is also of Peruvian descent. A prominent figure in the Hastur cult beyond her magical powers, Restiana is an unknown sacrifice to Hastur, in exchange for power. [http://tenchionline.com/ragey/protected/elvientol3cutscene.png]
*HenryA mad religious leader who seeks to awaken the ancient and malevolent god Hastur. He built a new Empire State Building, which is actually a Hastur shrine in disguise. It is here that he plans to resurrect Hastur, and destroy the earth.
Gameplay
Annet fights her battles with an endless supply of
boomerangs and five variousspells , which includefireball s,water current s,explosion s, arrows, and thewind cutter, which spreads over the screen, slicing every villain in its path. [http://www.answers.com/topic/el-viento]Trivia
As with many Wolf Team games, the music was composed by
Motoi Sakuraba .References
Links
* [http://tenchionline.com/ragey/protected/Elvientomain.html Shrine on the game]
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* [http://www.bogleech.com/sega-viento.html El Viento at Bogleech.com]
* [http://www.sega-16.com/Review-%20El%20Viento.php Sega-16.com Review of El Viento]
*http://www.gamespot.com/genesis/action/elviento/index.html?q=el%20viento
*http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/genesis/data/586159.html
* [http://www.gamewinners.com/GEN/ElViento.htm El Viento at www.gamewinners.com]
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