Gynoug (Virtual Console / MD)

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! Read More »

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.

Released in Japan (20 May 2008)

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User Comments

1. Charco 25 Apr 2008, 13:39 BST

Backgrounds look a bit bland, still though, lots going on on screen and some Mode 7ish effects to boot.

2. djshep1973 25 Apr 2008, 15:03 BST

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.

3. DDR Paladin356 25 Apr 2008, 16:34 BST

This game is awesome...and FREAKIN' Hard! Hopefully it'll come to America.

4. Yatesy 25 Apr 2008, 18:18 BST

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.

5. Shadow225 26 Apr 2008, 21:39 BST

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.

6. Outrunner 01 May 2008, 16:47 BST

A Konami MD game! There's hope for Rocket Knight on VC then? I'm so happy!

7. Mickeymac 09 Jul 2008, 02:58 BST

Looks pretty awesome, and heck, they even explain how the guy flies. What's not to love(besides the difficulty)?

8. GotToGoBackInTime 15 Aug 2008, 17:33 BST

I remember this game being out for the Genesis but I never had it or played it. It sounds pretty good. But I don't really like game's that are to hard, so I probably will stay away from this one.

9. Ricardo91 31 Aug 2008, 06:35 BST

This game didn't look too hard at first, until the guy got swarmed by 20 enemies at once.
interesting story and style, but I'm gonna pass this up, since I don't like to play games that beat ME.

By the way, the guy that created these games HAD to be on some kind of drug.

10. Sp3nc3r 07 Dec 2008, 00:47 GMT

Kind of looks like a castlevania type shooter. Kind of creepy, and insanely hard, but an overall awesome experience.

11. Sp3nc3r 07 Dec 2008, 01:28 GMT

Does anybody know some creepy shooters that have anything to do with aliens or war or just plain creepiness?

12. Mickeymac 19 Dec 2008, 06:09 GMT

@Sp3nc3r

Well, There's Psychosis, Bio Hazard Battle, R-Type, and Cho Aniki on the VC. Give me a mo to look up anyones that are still to come. Oh, and Abadox! Or perhaps you may be interested in Zombie Nation!

13. tatemon555 27 Dec 2008, 00:56 GMT

OMG. Me want. Now. Or else.
It looks so awesome, that even if it were 1500 Wii points, I'd still stick to the above.

14. Roo 17 Feb 2009, 20:13 GMT

I bought this for £2 the other day - it's a really good game. A commendable effort by the standards of the time. Wish I could add more, but it's only a shooting game y'know?