Underplayed Gems

Risky Woods (1992)

Risky Woods cover
Developer
Zeus Software
Publisher
Electronic Arts, The Hit Squad, Electronic Arts Victor, Dinamic Software, Tec Toy, Piko Interactive
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Amiga
Genres
Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Rating
3.7 of 5, 9 player ratings
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A side-scrolling platformer demanding precise jumps and quick reflexes as you hack through enemies for coins and survival.

action-packedplatformchallengingarcade-stylefast-pacedside-scrolling

About

Unusually for Electronic Arts in the early 90s, this was a platform -shooter game with little or no adventuring or strategy elements. The game scrolls sideways, and has sections where precision jumps are required, either to clear rivers or collect bonuses. You carry a dagger to deal with the enemies, and must avoid contact with them. When killed, they leave coins to be collected - these are spent in the shop sections. Death loses you most of your coins, but they can usually be retrieved if they land on solid ground - making it better to be killed in combat than by drowning.

Screenshots

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