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El Viento

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A 1991 platform game about a young woman battling a cult and the mob with a mystic boomerang.

The briefing

About this game

El Viento is a platform game set in 1930s New York, where a dark cult and the mob seek to resurrect the cult's master, the Dark Prince Hastur. Their goal is to control New York and the world.

You play as Annet, a young woman born of Hastur's cursed bloodline who opposes his plans. Armed with a mystic boomerang, she battles the mob and explores sewers, caves, and buildings while collecting bonus items.

  • Developer: Wolf Team
  • Publisher: Renovation Products
  • Release date: September 20, 1991
  • Platform: Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive