Gynoug

Gynoug (ジノーグ, Jinōgu), known in North America as Wings of Wor, is a 1991 scrolling shooter video game developed by NCS Corporation and published by Masaya for the Sega Genesis. The game was released in North America and Europe in 1991 and in Japan on January 25, 1991, and re-released on the Wii Virtual Console exclusively in Japan on May 20, 2008, and was re-released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 12, 2021.^[4]

Gynoug
European Mega Drive box art
Developer(s)	NCS Corporation
Publisher(s)	JP: Masaya NA: DreamWorks EU: Sega
Composer(s)	Noriyuki Iwadare
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Release	Sega Genesis JP: January 25, 1991[1] NA: June 1991[2] EU: March 1992[3] Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One WW: November 12, 2021
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

The land of Iccus is being invaded by legions of demons and monsters, led by a being known only as the Destroyer. The heavens send the angel Wor to defend Iccus and put an end to the Destroyer's dark plans.

Development

Reception

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
MegaTech	92%[5]
Mega	52%[6]
Mean Machines	88%[7]

Award

Publication	Award
MegaTech	Hyper Game

Mean Machines magazine reviewed the title, giving it 88%.^[8]

MegaTech 5 magazine praised the power-ups and the graphics used for the bosses.