Ristar

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Description

The evil tyrant Greedy has arisen to control a solar system full of sentient beings. He has corrupted the leaders of each world and thereby enslaved the entire populace. He has also sent his minions in the disguise of planet natives into the worlds to enforce his rule.

A lush forest planet, the last planet in the tyrants agenda manages to send a call of help to the solar systems little ancient hero before being over run. However, Greedy has even managed to remove the great hero. Yet, he did not count on the interference of the hero's sun, Ristar.

The player takes control of Ristar in his attempt to liberate the solar system. Ristar can stretch out his arms to grab enemies and summarily headbutt them. His long limbs can also be used to climb up on various surfaces. Being a star adds more features to the gameplay.

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Alternate Titles

• "Ristar: The Shooting Star" -- Japanese title
• "Ristar Classic" -- iOS and Android release title
• "Dexstar" -- Working Title
• "リスター ザ・シューティングスター" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Group

• SEGA Forever series

User Reviews

Colourful, Bright, and Forgotten.

Wii

So Hai (371)

Critic Reviews

Nintendo Life	Wii	Dec 05, 2006		90
Retrogaming History	Genesis	Apr 07, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Retrogaming.it	Genesis	Apr 07, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Mean Machines	Genesis	1995	84 out of 100	84
neXGam	Game Gear	Dec 27, 2009	8.3 out of 10	83
Play Time	Genesis	Feb, 1995	83 out of 100	83
Game Players	Game Gear	May, 1995	81 out of 100	81
Eurogamer.de	Wii	Jan 26, 2007	4 out of 5	80
Gamers (Germany)	Game Gear	Mar, 1995	12 out of 15	80
Gamers (Germany)	Genesis	Feb, 1995	12 out of 15	80

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Trivia

Animation

The idle animation of Ristar is unique for each planet in the game.

Development

The arm moves of Ristar were originally intended for a Sonic the Hedgehog game.

Regional differences

There was a lot of changes between regions for Ristar. For example the Ice Planet's (Western's Freon or Japan's Elykiki) boss was a robotic cat. In the Western versions, it was an ice monster. Other changes were made like the story of the Legendary Hero was not in the Japanese version, Ristar was born from the wishes of help from the Elder on Flora/Neer not from the son of a giant handed hero.

Also, the PAL Sega Mega Drive/Genesis has a higher resolution than the NTSC system. Most games just add borders to compensate for the higher resolution. But Ristar is one of the few games that actually takes advantage of this resolution and uses the full screen.

Information also contributed by ケヴィン, djbrayster, and MegamanX64

Related Web Sites

• Game Maps (Game Gear) from SMS Power! (Level maps of first worlds.)
• Ristar Cluster (The ultimate Ristar related site. with info on almost all aspects of the game. and Ristar's Cameos and indepth info on the Planets and bosses! "An Nebulae of Ristar Information!")