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{{Infobox series
{{Infobox series
|title            = MediEvil
|title            = MediEvil
|genres            = [[Wikipedia:Action-adventure|Action-adventure]] [[Wikipedia:video game|video game]]
|genres            = [[Wikipedia:Hack and slash|Hack and slash]] [[Wikipedia:action-adventure|action-adventure]]
|developers        = [[SCE Cambridge Studio]]<br>[[Other Ocean Interactive]]
|developers        = [[SCE Cambridge Studio]]<br>[[Other Ocean Interactive]]
|publishers        = [[Wikipedia:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
|publishers        = [[Wikipedia:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
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|latestReleaseDate = October 25, 2019
|latestReleaseDate = October 25, 2019
}}
}}
''[[MediEvil]]'' is a series of [[Wikipedia:hack and slash|hack and slash]] [[Wikipedia:action-adventure|action-adventure]] [[Wikipedia:video games|video games]] exclusive to [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] consoles. The first three games of the series were developed by the now-defunct [[SCE Cambridge Studio]] (formerly [[Millennium Interactive]]), while the [[MediEvil (2019)|latest entry]] was developed by [[Other Ocean Interactive]]. ''MediEvil'' is the [[Wikipedia:intellectual property|intellectual property]] of the series publisher, [[Wikipedia:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Interactive Entertainment]]. The [[MediEvil (1998)|eponymous first game]], produced by [[Chris Sorrell]] and designed by [[Jason Wilson]], released on October 9, 1998.
''[[MediEvil]]'' is a series of [[Wikipedia:hack and slash|hack and slash]] [[Wikipedia:action-adventure|action-adventure]] [[Wikipedia:video games|video games]] exclusive to [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] consoles. The first three games of the series, ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'', ''[[MediEvil 2]]'' and ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'', were developed by the now-defunct [[SCE Cambridge Studio]] (formerly [[Millennium Interactive]]). The latest entry, the [[MediEvil (2019)|2019 ''MediEvil'' remake]], was developed by [[Other Ocean Interactive]]. ''MediEvil'' is the [[Wikipedia:intellectual property|intellectual property]] of the series publisher, [[Wikipedia:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Interactive Entertainment]]. The eponymous first game, produced by [[Chris Sorrell]] and designed by [[Jason Wilson]], released on October 9, 1998.


''MediEvil'' is centred around the adventures of the undead knight [[Sir Daniel Fortesque]] from the fictional kingdom of [[Gallowmere]]. The games are visually and thematically inspired by [[Wikipedia:German Expressionism|German Expressionism]], [[Wikipedia:Gothic horror|Gothic horror]], [[Wikipedia:English folklore|English folklore]], as well as late 20th century [[Wikipedia:horror films|horror films]] such as ''[[Wikipedia:The Evil Dead|The Evil Dead]]'' — the name itself, ''MediEvil'', is a portmanteau of the words "medieval" and "evil", which was the original title of the [[Wikipedia:Army of Darkness|third ''Evil Dead'' film]].
''MediEvil'' is centred around the adventures of the undead knight [[Sir Daniel Fortesque]] from the fictional kingdom of [[Gallowmere]]. The games are visually and thematically inspired by [[Wikipedia:German Expressionism|German Expressionism]], [[Wikipedia:Gothic horror|Gothic horror]], [[Wikipedia:English folklore|English folklore]], as well as late 20th century [[Wikipedia:horror films|horror films]] such as ''[[Wikipedia:The Evil Dead|The Evil Dead]]'' — the name ''MediEvil'', a portmanteau of the words "medieval" and "evil", was the original title of the [[Wikipedia:Army of Darkness|third ''Evil Dead'' film]].
==Games==
==Games==
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!  | Title
!  | Title
!  | Platform
!  | Platform
!  | Developer
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1998
| style="text-align:center;" | 1998
| ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]''
| ''MediEvil''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | PlayStation
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | PlayStation
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | SCE Cambridge Studio
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2000
| style="text-align:center;" | 2000
| ''[[MediEvil 2]]''
| ''MediEvil 2''
|-
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" | 2005
|  style="text-align:center;" | 2005
| ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''
| ''MediEvil: Resurrection''
| style="text-align:center;" | PlayStation Portable
| style="text-align:center;" | PlayStation Portable
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;" | 2019
|style="text-align:center;" | 2019
| ''[[MediEvil (2019)|MediEvil]]''
| ''MediEvil''
| style="text-align:center;" | PlayStation 4
| style="text-align:center;" | PlayStation 4
| style="text-align:center;" | Other Ocean Interactive
|}
|}
===Main installments===
===Main installments===