Word Rescue (DOS)

Word Rescue

Platform: DOS Year: 1992 Developer: Redwood Games

Word Rescue is an early reader education game using a platform action mechanic. In the game, the illiterate Gruzzles are trying to steal words from books to prevent everyone else from learning to read. You must match words to pictures in order to get the words back, while avoiding the Gruzzles or covering them with slime.

The game uses bright colorful graphics and a nice jazzy soundtrack. The puzzle element of the game is simple for young children, and while it has a difficulty meter, only the action element gets harder, not the complexity of the words.

Screenshots

The title screen. Entering my name; the game remembers who you are. The main menu. This is a gripping story! Dumping slime on a Gruzzle in level 1. You can play male or female characters.

Music

Word Rescue uses a simple jazzy soundtrack consisting of only three songs that cycle through as you go further in the game. The game credits the music to Voyetra Technologies, possibly due to the music format used in the game. The music was however composed by Bobby Prince.

Recording

VGMPF Album Art

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	I Can Spell "Reggae" - Can You?	Bobby Prince	Bobby Prince	3:15		Download
02	Word Rescue Theme 2	Bobby Prince	Bobby Prince	3:23		Download
03	Word Rescue Theme 3	Bobby Prince	Bobby Prince	2:18		Download

Credits

• Ripper: TheAlmightyGuru
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Composer: Bobby Prince
  • CMF Designer: Voyetra Technologies

(Source 1 - The game credits its music to Voyetra Technologies because of the CMF format.)
(Source 2 - Bobby Prince lists himself as the composer for the music.)

Game Rip

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The music files are simply CMF songs with a different extension and located in the main install folder. The same three songs are reused in each of the three episodes. The music was probably converted from SNG to CMF.

Audio Devices

Music
Sound

(No Source - Game auto-detects an OPL2 compatible device.)

Releases

USA Title: Word Rescue Platform: DOS Released: 1992-03-?? Publisher: Apogee Software, Ltd.     World Title: Word Rescue Platform: DOS Released: 1998-01-05 Publisher: Digital River, Inc.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/dos/word-rescue - Moby Games.
• gamefaqs.com/pc/958068-word-rescue-episode-1-visit-gruzzleville-and-the - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Rescue - Wikipedia.