Whirlo
Whirlo is a side-scrolling action-platform released by Namco on July 23, 1992 in Japan for the Super Famicom video game system, and in Europe and Australia later during the same year. The game was re-released on August 1, 1998 in Nintendo Power flash RAM cartridge format. The game is a prequel to Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu and features Whirlo (known as Krino Xandra in Japan), a secondary character from the first game, in a starring role.
Whirlo
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- role-playing video game · action game
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Whirlo is a side-scrolling action-platform released by Namco on July 23, 1992 in Japan for the Super Famicom video game system, and in Europe and Australia later during the same year. The game was re-released on August 1, 1998 in Nintendo Power flash RAM cartridge format. The game is a prequel to Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu and features Whirlo (known as Krino Xandra in Japan), a secondary character from the first game, in a starring role.
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While the character designs by Hiroshi Fuji give the game the appearance of a picture book, the degree of difficulty is high, and there are many "bad ending" scenarios.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Whirlo • Developer — Nova Co., Ltd. • Publisher — Namco • Composer — Hiroshi Ebihara Norihiko Togashi Tarō Nakanobu • Series — Valkyrie • Platforms — Super Nintendo Entertainment System • Released — July 23, 1992 • Genre — Action-platform • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Gameplay screenshot Whirlo is a side-scrolling action-platform game.
Plot
Plot
The game is set in a time when the actions of the Valkyrie have become legendary. The story tells of events leading up to the initial meeting between the Valkyrie and Krino Xandra. At the beginning of the game, Xandra is living a peaceful and happy life deep in the countryside with his wife and son in the Land of Marvel. One day, a huge explosion is heard throughout the land and a deadly dust falls from the sky, causing many people across the Land of Marvel to begin dying from a withering disease. One of those to be afflicted with the disease is Xandra's son, causing Xandra and his wife to be at a loss as to what to do. After overhearing talk of a marvelous curing medicine, Xandra sets out on a journey to find this medicine and save his son.
Reception
Whirlo was met with mixed reception from critics since its release, but fan reception was positive: in a poll taken by Family Computer Magazine, it received a score of 21.8 out of 30.
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- 2.Kalata, Kurt. Whirlo. Hardcore Gaming 101. July 20, 2010.
- 3.ASCII Corporation. NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: サンドラの大冒険 〜ワルキューレとの出逢い〜. Famitsu. 1992.
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- 5.García, Marcos. Lo Más Nuevo - Super Nintendo: El Gran Héroe Verde - Whirlo. Hobby Consolas. Hobby Press. 19. 106–107. April 1993.
- 6.Yellow Media. Les Daubes Du Mois: Super Famicom - Whirlo. Joypad. 13. 159. October 1992.
- 7.Demoly, Jean-Marc. Console News: Super Famicom - Whirlo. Joystick. Sipress. 31. 153. October 1992.
- 8.Lopes, Gonçalo. Whirlo Review (SNES). Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. 12 July 2016.
- 9.García, Marcos. Consolas - En Pantalla: Whirlo - ¡Se han fundido los plomos en Sandro!. Superjuegos. Grupo Zeta. 15. 34–38. July 1993.
- 10.Brookes, Jason. Import Review: Xandra's Big Adventure - Encounter with the Valkyrie. Super Play. Future Publishing. 1. 50–51. November 1992.
- 11.Knauf, Andreas. Test: Es Grünt So Grün - Sandra. Video Games. Future-Verlag. 12. 114. November 1992.
- 12.SoftBank Creative. ザ・テストプレイ VI: サンドラの大冒険 〜ワルキューレとの出逢い〜. 3. 14. 19. July 24, 1992.
- 13.Tokuma Shoten. 90年11月から'93年6月21日発売までの323本を収録!! Super Famicom All Catalog '93 8月情報号特別付録 - サンドラの大冒険 ワルキューレとの出逢い. Famimaga. 16. 13. August 1, 1993.
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