Asterix and the Great Rescue
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)	SEGA
Release date(s)	1995
Genre(s)	Platform game
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	VRC GA: Appropriate for All Audiences
Platform(s)	Game Gear, Sega Master System
Media	Cartridge

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Storyline

This game is based on the popular, and long-running, French comic book series Asterix the Gaul. In it you play Asterix and Obelix who must rescue Dogmatix from the Romans, who are in the process of taking over Gaul. Asterix the Gaul is the first volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix (French: Astérix) is a fictional character, created in 1959 as the hero of a series of volumes of French comic books by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Obelix Obelix (originally Obélix) is a character, a sidekick with superhuman strength in the Asterix comic books. ... Dogmatix is a fictional character, a dog who belongs to Obelix in the Asterix comics. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (Latin Gallia, Greek Galatia) was the region of Western Europe occupied by present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ...

Gameplay

It is a side-scrolling platform game, with various levels typical of the genre, including underwater. The startup screen offers a choice of difficulty level, as well as the ability to turn off the music and/or sound effects. Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by the character having to climb up and down, or jump from and to, platforms and ledges, while fighting enemies and collecting objects required to complete the game. ...

Controls

A peculiar aspect of this game is the ability, or, rather, necessity of toggling between the two characters, Asterix and Obelix. This is accomplished by pressing up on the directional pad, and by pressing the 1 button. Sometimes it is necessary to be Obelix, in order to move items or jump high enough. Other times, Asterix is required, so he can crawl under something or run fast. Other than toggling the weapons, the other controls are as expected on any platformer. Asterix (French: Astérix) is a fictional character, created in 1959 as the hero of a series of volumes of French comic books by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Obelix Obelix (originally Obélix) is a character, a sidekick with superhuman strength in the Asterix comic books. ...

Graphics

The sprites and backgrounds are well drawn, and it has the feel of a first-rate Sega platform game. Sega Corporation ) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ...