Devil Hunter Yohko is a game I’ve wanted to for long time. It always stuck me as a cool platformer just from what little I had seen of it. Because it was also a bit expensive and hard to find I couldn’t help but get more curious about it. When I came across it recently the price was the best I’d seen over the past few years and I went for it.
Since I enjoy collecting these games as much as playing them it was a nice plus for me to see that the cover, manual and cartridge all have different artwork. It makes a game feel like a little extra effort was put into it. I believe the game is based on a Japanese Anime series so it could be they had a lot of artwork ready to go.
So far I have only played it just briefly and my first impression is that it’s not great but good. The graphics don’t stand out but they do the job. Personally I don’t like the level one music but the tunes do get a lot better in later stages.
In the image below the games condition looks excellent but because of a very fine line of wear on the bottom right of the cover and and crease along the top of the cartridge label I’m going to give this one a rating of Good instead of Very Good.
I would recommend this game to any retro gamer if it wasn’t so expensive.
Devil Hunter Yohko
Devil Hunter Yohko – $50 including shipping.
Retro Megabit 
Best thing about it is the special effect when you hit pause.
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Hey Kalman!
I had to pop the game in right away to see this effect. I don’t ever remember seeing any Genesis game do something like that. I tried to find a video of the pause but I couldn’t.
For anyone who’s curious about what happens when you press pause during this game: little silhouettes of Yohko come spinning on the the screen and merge as a nice little graphic/title in the bottom right corner. It doesn’t really add anything but it feels like another example of some of the little extras that went into this game.
I ended up playing it again I see now that you pretty much have to hold down the fire button to keep your circle aura thing charged and ready to go. It works well and Yohko is easy to control.
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Nice addition! I’ve had this for a while (I know I paid more back in the day, so yeah – you got a nice deal) and yeah, it’s a mighty fine game, but not as spectacular stacked up to better MD action/platformers. I think the SNES/Super Famicom got the best anime-based games on a cartridge thanks to developers doing wild things with the hardware and wider color palette.
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I knew if it was a good title you’d have it 🙂 I really need more time in the day to devote to my retro gaming. My ‘to play’ list is getting too long.
I’ve started a small Nintendo game collection. I’m looking forward to diving into some of those gems too.
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i waaaaant it…. >_< *running to ebay*
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Heh. You’ll get it, I’m sure. If you’re into Super Famicom games, look for Ghost Sweeper Mikami as well, as it’s a similarly cool side-scroller based on an anime. Hyper Iria is also fun on the SFAM…
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damn geelw! why you always gotta recommend those expensive ones ;D haha, well I’ve added them to my watch list ^_^
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Heh. Just doing my job! I was hoping the prices on those games would have dropped a bit over time, as a lot of SFAM stuff has done so. Oh, add Battle Zeque Den to that list:
I’d forgotten how cool it is (and it has an all gal cast to play as!)
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@geelw
Hey this Battle Zeque Den does look excellent! I love the huge detailed characters! Was there a Sega version? Or was it only for Super Famicom and SNES?
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Battle Zeque Den was Japan-only as far as I know, unless there’s a PAL version in the UK/Europe. It never came to the MD (like a LOT of great SFAM games I have in the collection). It’s definitely worth picking up if you see one at a fair price.
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@stopxwhispering
Like a lot of the cool Japanese Mega Drive exclusive titles this ones is pretty expensive 😦
I’ve wanted it for a long time and instead of finding a deal I broke down and spent some money!
Did you find a copy yet? I hope you score one for less than I did.
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I got one!! 😀 For about 45 USD
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OK, that’s pretty good. And you move fast! 🙂
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Yes, I’ve already got the game on my desk! hahaha ^^
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Your name is now LIGHTNING… Good price for that, too!
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This game would be better if it weren’t so impossible. I gave up trying to get through the second board and went for the infinite lives cheat code, and it was still a grueling experience.
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Hey billybob,
I agree with you. I did (and do) find most retro platformer games are very hard. I completed a lot of RGP’s back in the day but I’m having a hard time remembering a lot of platformers that I have beaten. I beat Quartet for the SMS, Altered Beast, Streets of Rage 1, Golden Axe 1-2, Mystical Defender and Batman for the Genesis… and I’m not sure of any others at the moment. 8bit and 16bit platformers are hard 🙂 for sure.
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I find a pirated one of this game in a closed toystore of my small town in Italy,I love Devil Hunter Yoko anime since 1996 so I buy it (10 euro) even was pirated because was my destiny ç_ç
and I play all the game,hard final boss IMHO but a defeat her
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Hi Vargarv!
I still haven’t had a chance to really play Yohko but it does look good and I’m very pleased to hear you liked it enough to complete it! That’s excellent 🙂
How did you know it was pirated? I’d love to see the cart and case if you still have it.
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