When I firt bought my Nintendo Wii I wanted to try out the Virtual Counsol as soon as possible. The only problem was there were no games that I wanted so bad that I would dish out the crazy price for a game. Then Ristar ... Read Full Review
5 of 5 users found the following review helpfulBy Pirate_Higemaru Overall Grade B+ Despite what most people believe, Ristar is far from unknown. Ristar has graduated from "game no one played" to "cult classic". This is thanks to Sega's habit of releasing the sam... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulRistar was a character that was mashed together for several designs for Sonic the Hedgehog.(thank you Wikipedia.) The game is now on the Virtual Console, and now you can play it in all it's Genesis glory. The story t... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe good: excellent 2D side scrolling game-play without being repetitive or frustrating, the wall grabbing gimmick rules, fun bonus stages and plenty of continues, sweet graphics and music. The bad: Tracking down the or... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulRistar Actual score: 9.8 Once upon a time, game developer Yuji Naka was going through character ideas for a new game that would become Sega's Genesis flagship series. One of the sketches was a rabbit with ears that ca... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulWhat can be said about Ristar? Well, it was a game that not as many people were aware of at it's time of release due to the fact that the 16-bit systems were dying, and the next generation of gaming was preparing to make... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful1995. Support for 16-bit systems is diminishing due to the push for the new Playstation and the soon-to-follow Nintendo 64. The Genesis is no exception. With things shifting away from the 16-bit age, Sega begins working ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulAhh..yess....Ristar..nostalgic, nostalgic.... This game should have a sequel, it's amazing! Now remember, it's a classic, and all classical's start out with the bad guys taking over land, leaving only one brave hero ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulRistar was a hero who almost wasn't. Born of the same minds that created Sonic the Hedgehog, this star-shaped adventurer inherited a game design originally meant for Sega's main mascot. Early plans for the first Sonic ga... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThe good: Virtually unchanged from the Genesis version, collecting star coins is fun, graphics and sound surprisingly hold up. The bad: Not worthwhile if you have a Genesis. Game-play: 10/10 Graphics: 8/10 Sound: 8... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulNot many people have played or heard of Ristar because it was one of those games that was on it's stand before Sega stopped making Sega Mega Drive games. Like other platformers somthing evil takes over and there's only... Read Full Review
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