About the Game:br Asterix and the Great Rescue is a video game released by Sega for the GenesisMega Drive in 1993 and for the Game Gear and Master System in 1994.br br Asterix and the Great Rescue is a side-scrolling platform game. The startup screen offers a choice of difficulty level, as well as the ability to turn off the music andor sound effects. The Master System and Game Gear versions allow changing characters during a level, whereas the Mega DriveGenesis version removes this feature in favor of allowing choosing characters at the start of a level.