Developer - Sega   Catalogue No. - G-4016

Type - Horizontal Shoot'em up

The Capcom Arcade smash comes to the Mega Drive thanks to Sega (back in the early days Capcom wasn't a Mega Drive developer) and what a smashing jop they did.  While some of the backgrounds look a little bare compared to the PC Engine version it sure makes up for it in speed and smoothness.  This Mega Drive version really does play extremely well just like Sega's other Capcom conversions such as Dai Makaimura / Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Strider and Chiki Chiki Boys.

If you've never played Forgotten Worlds you may find the controls a little odd at first.  Your character can fire in 360 degrees which is achieved by spinning round left of right ways.  It does take a few tries to master the direction in which you want to shoot but once that's done you'll have yourself a great time.

As with many shooters of the time you must collect money in order to buy power ups.  This money goes under the name of Zenny.  Quite an odd name but hey, it's only a game.  Throughout the level a shop will appear pretty much like the ones in Fantasy Zone.  In here you can use your hard earned Zenny to buy power ups, extra energy and lives.

If you get the chance to buy Forgotten Worlds don't pass it up.  While it's not the most practical shooter out there it really is a good solid blast with quite a challenge.