Forgotten Worlds is a side-scrolling shooter, one of the first games to incorporate 360 degree aiming and shooting, a revolutionary feature at the time. And no need to go to the arcade to play - this Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version brings the game right into your home!

It is the 29th century. Years ago, without warning, warships broke through the sky, carrying fiendish aliens. They rained down fire, bombs, missiles and napalm, making the planet barren and inhospitable. Humanity was enslaved and Earth became known as the Forgotten World. In a hidden place, a group of brave humans raised two children in secret as warriors, training them for battle. The two warriors emerged as armed machines of incredible power - the Nameless Ones. Read More »

Take your place as the powerful Nameless Ones and fight the hateful invaders! Collect Zenny to upgrade your weapons and satellite, and free the planet that was once called "Earth".

Review

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 by Darren Calvert

Forgotten Worlds is a side-scrolling shooter, one of the first games to incorporate 360 degree aiming and shooting, a revolutionary feature at the time.

Forgotten Worlds was an interesting shoot-em-up arcade game back in the days. Not only was it developed by Capcom, it featured 2 player simultaneous play and a innovative control system were you rotated a second joystick on a 360 degree axis to determine..

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User Comments

1. Tony 27 Feb 2008, 18:13 GMT

I played this before on Capcom classics vol. 1. I am not a big fan as the controls to swing your character 360 degrees can be tough to get used too. I enjoyed Trouble Shooter for the Sega Genesis much better. It has a similar control feature, but it works much better. Maybe Vic Tokai who developed the game will put it on the VC.

2. deggs 28 Feb 2008, 16:19 GMT

one of my fav genesis games as a kid. i never got the capcom arcade collection volume 1 for ps2 for some reason so i'll definitely pick this one up...

strangely enough, capcom used the same type of controls in eco fighters and that game is also an amazing shooter (if not the best shooter that i have ever played)...

3. DEMON212 02 Mar 2008, 03:32 GMT

I'll finish you today for sure!

Loved the AMIGA version

4. Django 27 Apr 2008, 00:22 BST

I've spent A LOT of coins on this arcade when I was a kid. Looking forward to this release in EU.

5. Ragnor 05 May 2008, 10:41 BST

I spent many many hours playing 2 player coop on the Megadrive as a kid.

One player mode was impossible ;[

I also remember that someone I knew kept talking about how hot the shop girl was.

6. Mickeymac 09 Jul 2008, 02:48 BST

I find it funny how they never explain how they can just defy gravity like that. Apparently several games did the same thing as this, only better, so I won't be getting this when it's released.

7. thepotatoman 19 Aug 2008, 02:31 BST

This is probably the worst game i have ever played through to completion.

8. Bass X0 29 Aug 2008, 11:59 BST

i had this game. didn't like it much though.

9. Betagam7 30 Aug 2008, 14:30 BST

how exactly do you control the direction you fire in while moving your character with a mega drive pad? Controls are usually what ruin MD shooters for me as there arnt enough buttons

10. Dazza 30 Aug 2008, 19:20 BST

You have to use two buttons to rotate either clockwise or anti-clockwise. It does spoil things a bit sadly in this Mega Drive port.

11. Link79 17 Nov 2008, 13:19 GMT

I'm sorry but this looks and sounds like crap. Guess I'll pass on this one.

12. slangman 17 Nov 2008, 14:05 GMT

Sounds ok and unique to me although it does look a bit rough. Not really after another shooter at the moment though since I have tons of them on my VC to complete and they are probably more enjoyable then this one.

Just realised i wounder how this game plays with the gamecube and classic controllers analog stick?

13. Maniac 17 Nov 2008, 16:07 GMT

I'll second the motion that this looks terrible. I'm sure some people will enjoy it but the control scheme has got to be the worst part of this conversion. I'd rather try the arcade.

14. deggs 17 Nov 2008, 20:03 GMT

you get used to it. believe me

15. mwaawm 17 Nov 2008, 20:25 GMT

This was ok as a shooter and at least innovated with the multidirectional firing its just a problem to get used to the fiddly controls, was one of the 1st games I got on my ST so probably a fair bit of rose tinted specs employed. Another game that employed similar multidirectional firing was Midnight Resistance now thats one that Id love to see on the VC

16. The Fox 17 Nov 2008, 23:25 GMT

This game was much better in the arcade. I know that sounds obvious comparing a 16-bit game with an arcade game, but this time its the not the graphics that hurt it. Still an O.K title on the Genesis, though.

17. AlphaNerd01 18 Nov 2008, 00:51 GMT

Meh. It's available on Capcom Classics v1/PSP, not to mention I have the Genesis cart. The 3/5 stars and prefaced review is pretty fair. I'm a huge Genesis fan, but this game is pretty average.

18. kevenz 18 Nov 2008, 05:01 GMT

people complaining are people with nintendo avatars..... heheh

I have the turbo cd version and it's better than on genesis imo.

19. Manicfatty 18 Nov 2008, 17:21 GMT

Yes, it's available on various Capcom compilations, including the PS2. That is the one I would recommend, as the movement and firing are handled with the analog sticks. While this isn't perfect, it does feel 110% better than the poor button solution. And it's the arcade version.

It's a shame their wasn't a stick mapping solution for the classic controller. I also wish that we would start seeing some original arcade games instead of their poor console cousins. I'm just sayin', why not? I'd pay the extra loot for some arcade games that never made it to our shores!

20. Mickeymac 18 Nov 2008, 20:41 GMT

Well, it's been released now, and I'm still not getting it.

21. Shiryu 19 Nov 2008, 00:28 GMT

Yahy, you used my video for this one. I really love all of Capcom's CPS1 games and this one is truly special, I first played it on ZX Spectrum! Really good conversion IMO.

22. Stevii's Father 19 Nov 2008, 04:11 GMT

This game looks awesome, and strangely similar to Natsume's S.C.A.T. Of course, the graphics are much better, but is there any reason why they both utilize the same game mechanic? Which came first? (I can tell you honestly that Forgotten Worlds looks a whole lot better, while S.C.A.T. looked...well, like scat.)