Gynoug

{{Short description|1991 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Gynoug

| collapsible = yes

| state = expanded

| image = Gynoug.jpg

| alt = Gynoug

| caption = European Mega Drive box art

| developer = NCS Corporation

| publisher = {{Video game release|JP|Masaya|NA|DreamWorks|EU|Sega}}

| composer = Noriyuki Iwadare

| platforms = {{ubl|Sega Genesis|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|Xbox One}}

| released = Sega Genesis{{Video game release|JP|January 25, 1991{{cite web |title=Software List (Software Licensee Release) |url=https://www.sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html |website=Sega Hard Encyclopedia |publisher=Sega Corporation |access-date=May 15, 2023 |language=ja}}|NA|June 1991{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-23-june-1991/page/n44/mode/1up|title=16-bit Gamer's Guide|magazine=GamePro|issue=23|publisher=IDG|date=June 1991|page=40}}|EU|March 1992{{cite magazine|title=Watch out for these terrific new games in March!|url=https://archive.org/details/mega-tech-uk-04/page/n17/mode/2up|access-date=November 23, 2024|magazine=MegaTech|date=March 1992|page=19}}}}Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One{{Video game release|WW|November 12, 2021}}

| genre = Scrolling shooter

| modes = Single-player

}}

{{nihongo|Gynoug|ジノーグ|Jinōgu}}, known in North America as Wings of Wor, is a 1991 scrolling shooter video game developed by NCS Corporation and published by Masaya for the Sega Genesis. The game was released in North America and Europe in 1991 and in Japan on January 25, 1991, and re-released on the Wii Virtual Console exclusively in Japan on May 20, 2008, and was re-released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 12, 2021.{{cite web |title=Classic shoot 'em up Gynoug coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on November 12 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/classic-shoot-em-up-gynoug-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-on-november-12 |website=Gematsu |date=3 November 2021 |access-date=November 3, 2021}}

Plot

The land of Iccus is being invaded by legions of demons and monsters, led by a being known only as the Destroyer. The heavens send the angel Wor to defend Iccus and put an end to the Destroyer's dark plans.

Development

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Reception

{{Video game reviews

| rev1 = MegaTech

| rev1Score = 92%MegaTech rating, EMAP, issue 6, page 78, June 1992

| rev2 = Mega

| rev2Score = 52%Mega rating, issue 9, page 23, Future Publishing, June 1993

| rev3 = Mean Machines

| rev3Score = 88%{{Cite web|url=http://www.outofprintarchive.com/articles/reviews/MegaDrive/Gynoug-MeanMachines6-3.html|title=Out-of-Print Archive • Mega Drive/Genesis reviews • Gynoug}}

| award1Pub = MegaTech

| award1 = Hyper Game

}}

Mean Machines magazine reviewed the title, giving it 88%.{{cite web|url=http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/review/100/gynoug.php|author=Julian Rignall, Matt Regan|title=Mean Machines review – Gynoug|publisher=Mean Machines|year=1991|accessdate=2008-03-22}}

MegaTech 5 magazine praised the power-ups and the graphics used for the bosses.

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