Risky Woods

邪神ドラクソス (Jashin Draxos)Genesis, MS-DOS, Amiga, Other1992

  1. JP1993
  2. NA—
  3. EU1992
  4. RU—

Risky Woods went out under that name in Europe and North America, while the Mega Drive version was sold in Japan as 邪神ドラクソス (Jashin Draxos, "Evil God Draxos"). No current store release is listed for it.

Risky Woods is an action platformer made by Spain's Dinamic Software together with Zeus Software and published internationally by Electronic Arts in 1992. It came out on Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS, with Dro Soft distributing the computer versions in Spain, and on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, which reached Japan as Jashin Draxos.

The hero starts with an unlimited supply of throwing knives and can buy stronger weapons in a shop between levels. Good and evil monks look exactly alike, so players have to remember where the bad ones stand on later attempts, and the whole game allows only two continues. The backgrounds scroll on several planes and show 32 colours on screen at once, set to music by José Antonio Martín Tello.

Risky Woods was Dinamic Software's last game before the company went bankrupt; Dinamic Multimedia was founded a year later.123

Names and releases

RegionTitle on the boxPlatformDatePublisherSrc
EU Risky WoodsDro Soft distributed the computer versions in Spain (released between June and September 1992 per Spanish Wikipedia). Amiga 1992 Electronic Arts 1
WW Risky WoodsGenesis/Mega Drive version outside Japan; the English list of Genesis games gives North America 1992 and PAL 17 December 1992. Genesis 1992 Electronic Arts 1
EU Risky WoodsAtari ST Other 1992 Electronic Arts 1
EU Risky Woods MS-DOS 1992 Electronic Arts 1
JP 邪神ドラクソスJashin DraxosMega Drive; publisher also listed in the Japanese Wikipedia list of Mega Drive games. Genesis Feb 19, 1993 Electronic Arts Victor 3

Also known as: 邪神ドラクソス JP1Jashin Draxos JP1

Box art by region

  • Risky Woods box art, North America release
    NA Risky Woods
  • Risky Woods box art, Europe release
    EU Risky Woods

Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.

Version differences

  • GameplayGenesis/Mega Drive

    The Genesis version adds collectible links that upgrade the hero's armour, and its eye toll gates make the player repeat melodies on the controller.1

  • GraphicsGenesis/Mega Drive

    On the Genesis the hero, Rohan, carries a staff and wears a tunic instead of a tank top and trousers, and the Eye-Key and coins were redrawn.1

Reception

Spanish Wikipedia describes the game as very well received on every platform; the Mega Drive version was liked but sold less than the computer versions. In 2017 HobbyConsolas listed Risky Woods among the greatest Spanish games ever made.2

In lists

Sources

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org
  2. 2es.wikipedia.org
  3. 3en.wikipedia.org
  4. 4ja.wikipedia.org

Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13

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