Asterix and the Great Rescue

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Asterix and the Great Rescue
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Developer Core Design
Publisher Sega
Producer Ken Lockley
Designers Jerr O'Carroll
Richard Morton
Programmer Stefan Walker
Artist Jerr O'Carroll
Composer Nathan McCree
Platforms Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear, Master System
ReleaseMega Drive/Genesis
Game Gear
Master System
Genre Platform
Mode Single-player

Asterix and the Great Rescue is a video game released by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive in 1993 and for the Game Gear and Master System in 1994.

Contents

Gameplay

Asterix and the Great Rescue is a side-scrolling platform game. The startup screen offers a choice of difficulty level, as well as the ability to turn off the music and/or sound effects. The Master System and Game Gear versions allow changing characters during a level, whereas the Mega Drive/Genesis version removes this feature in favor of allowing choosing characters at the start of a level.

Plot

This game is based on the long-running, French comic book series Asterix the Gaul . The characters Asterix and Obelix must rescue Getafix (Panoramix) and Dogmatix (Idéfix) from the Romans, who are in the process of taking over Gaul.

Development

Music (Sega Mega Drive)

Music for the game was provided by Nathan McCree, being the first video game music that he composed. [5] [6] Prior to that, he coded a music sequencer for the Sega Mega Drive and wrote music on the console to demonstrate how it worked. The Core Designer's manager expressed that he liked it, asking Nathan to write the music for Asterix and the Great Rescue. [5] [6] He would later compose music for Asterix and the Power of the Gods, and he would not do any coding in any game ever since. [5] As well, compose music for the Tomb Raider series. [6]

Reception

Reviewing the Genesis version, GamePro criticized the steep difficulty slope and poor controls, but they ultimately recommended the game to players who like tough puzzles. [12]

The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Game Gear version a 5 out of 10, saying that the graphics are well done, but the sounds are "a nuisance", and that the controls make the game excessively frustrating. [9] GamePro similarly wrote that the Game Gear version's graphics and animation are good but that controlling the character is extremely difficult. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Game Review: Asterix and the Great Rescue". Mega . Future plc. November 1993. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ahead of the Game: Asterix and the Great Rescue". Game Players . May 1994. p. 26. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ "ProDates". Sega Pro . Paragon Publishing. September 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Master System Review: Asterix and the Great Rescue". Mean Machines Sega . No. 23. September 1994. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Interview with: Nathan McCree". Platform Online. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014. My first job was to code a music sequencer for the Sega Mega Drive – I wrote some music on it to demonstrate how it worked and the boss liked the music so much he asked me to write the music for one of their games – it was an Asterix game. So I had a job change overnight and never did another bit of coding. I have been writing music and making sounds for games ever since. 20 years now.
  6. 1 2 3 "[Exclusive] Interview with Nathan McCree". Tomb of Ash. 2016-04-18. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  7. ↑ Niiico (September 1994). "Asterix and the Great Rescue". Consoles + . No. 35. p. 140. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Supershorts". Computer and Video Games . No. 154. September 1994. p. 89. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. 1 2 Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Samuel, Al; Sushi-X (July 1994). "Review Crew: Asterix the Gaul". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 60. p. 40. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Asterix the Gaul". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 58. May 1994. p. 34. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  11. 1 2 Squideo, Captain (July 1994). "ProReview: Asterix and the Great Rescue". GamePro . No. 60. p. 132. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  12. 1 2 Gamer, The Unknown (May 1994). "ProReview: Asterix and the Great Rescue". GamePro . No. 58. p. 48. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Campbell, Stuart (October 1993). "Asterix and the Great Rescue". Sega Zone . No. 12. pp. 34–36. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  14. ↑ Vandore, Simon (February 1994). "Asterix and the Great Rescue". Hyper . No. 3. p. 68. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  15. 1 2 Trazom (October 1994). "Asterix and the Great Rescue". Joypad (in French). No. 36. pp. 88–89. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  16. ↑ Olivier (October 1993). "Asterix and the Great Rescue". Joypad (in French). No. 24. pp. 104–105. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Asterix". MAN!AC . November 1993. p. 43. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  18. ↑ Gotz; Ulf (November 1993). "Asterix: The Great Rescue". Mega Fun (in German). pp. 69–70. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  19. ↑ Mahalia (September 1994). "Asterix and the Great Rescue". Player One (in French). No. 45. pp. 94–95. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  20. ↑ Mahalia (November 1994). "Asterix". Player One (in French). No. 47. p. 147. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "Asterix". Video Games (in German). October 1993. p. 105. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  22. ↑ Nakamura, Eric (June 1994). "Asterix and the Great Rescue". VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine . No. 65. p. 70. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  23. ↑ Guise, Tom; Automatic, Radion (August 1994). "Asterix and the Great Rescue". Sega Magazine . No. 8. p. 88. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "Asterix and the Great Rescue". Sega Power . No. 63. February 1995. p. 76. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  25. ↑ Longhurt, Richard (November 1993). "Asterix". Sega Power . No. 48. pp. 48–49. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "Review Master System: Asterix and the Great Rescue". Sega Pro . Paragon Publishing. October 1994. p. 56. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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