Rolo to the Rescue

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Rolo to the Rescue
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code

Rolo to the Rescue, called Zou! Zou! Zou! Rescue Daisakusen (ゾウ！ゾウ！ゾウ！ レスキュー大作戦) in Japan, is a 1992 platformer developed by Electronic Arts and Vectordean and released by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive.

You play as Rolo, an elephant who must rescue his animal friends who have been locked up in cages scattered throughout various landscapes by poachers. You start out by choosing levels on a map screen. At the beginning of each level, you are told how many animals to rescue. Holding A runs. B jumps. Jump on poachers to kill them. Get hit by a poacher once to lose a life. Some poachers carry the keys to open cages; once you get the key, simply touch a cage to open it. The animal inside will follow you. Once all the animals are freed, find the exit sign to move on to the next level. By pressing  START , you can access a menu where you can choose between Rolo and the animals he has collected, each having their own ability:

  • Rabbit: jump higher
  • Beaver: survive water
  • Mole: stack on top of Rolo's back to make him heavier
  • Squirrel: climb walls

Some levels also contain vacuum cleaners; if Rolo collects these, he can hold C to suck items into his trunk; once something is in his trunk, let go of C, then press C to fire that item at an enemy.

Production Credits

From the title screen roll:

  • Programming: Alan McCarthy
  • Artwork: Leavon Archer
  • Additional Artwork: Sean Nicholls
  • Course Design: Steve Bak
  • Producer: Roland Kippenhan III
  • Executive Producer: Christopher Erhardt
  • Music/Sound FX: Phil Bak
  • Other Bits: Chris Sorrell

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84 №16
82 №35, p188
92 №1, p65
80 №4, p78/79/80
80 №28, p76/77
88 №39, p42/43/44/45
72 №17, p53
89 №3, p34/35
92 №7, p22/23
Sega Mega Drive
 84
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[1]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[2]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[3]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
95
[5]
Digitiser (UK)
100
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)
50
[7]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
83
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[9]
Freak (IL)
94
[10]
Game Mania (UK)
83
[11]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
84
[12]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[13]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[14]
Joystick (FR) PAL
82
[15]
Mega (UK) PAL
89
[16]
Mega Action (UK)
92
[17]
Mega Byte (UK) PAL
85
[18]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[20]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
89
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
80
[22]
Player One (FR)
80
[23]
Play Time (DE)
81
[24]
Power Up! (UK)
87
[25]
Score (CZ)
70
[26]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
88
[27]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[28]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
89
[29]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[30]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
93
[31]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[32]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
73
[33]
Supersonic (FR)
92
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[35]
Video Games (DE)
79
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
 80
Based on
36 reviews

Rolo to the Rescue

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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, EU (EA Classics)
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Mega Drive, JP
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  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196
  2. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1993" (DE; 1993-03-08), page 130
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 23
  4. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 134
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 36
  6. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-13)
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 183
  8. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 86
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-05-07,14" (JP; 1993-04-23), page 38
  10. ↑ Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  11. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  12. ↑ GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 66
  13. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
  14. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  15. ↑ Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 188
  16. ↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 48
  17. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  18. ↑ Mega Byte, "March 20, 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 1
  19. ↑ Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
  20. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 72
  21. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 46
  22. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 78
  23. ↑ Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 76
  24. ↑ Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 110
  25. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, February 06, 1993" (UK; 1993-02-06), page 1
  26. ↑ Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 45
  27. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 42
  28. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 53
  29. ↑ Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 34
  30. ↑ Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 16
  31. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 98
  32. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  33. ↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 14
  34. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 18
  35. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 149
  36. ↑ Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 80
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