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
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Jun 24, 2004	9 out of 10	90
SEGA-Portal.de	Genesis	Nov 11, 2009	9 out of 10	90
Mega Fun	Genesis	Feb, 1995	84 out of 100	84
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Jan 23, 2007		80
IGN	Wii	Dec 05, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.de	Wii	Jan 26, 2007	4 out of 5	80
GamePro (US)	Genesis	Feb, 1995	4 out of 5	80
Video Games	Genesis	Feb, 1995	72 out of 100	72
Gamestyle	Wii	Aug 19, 2007	7 out of 10	70

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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

• 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!")