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|title = MediEvil | |title = MediEvil | ||
|image = MediEvil1998-EU-Packshot.png | |image = MediEvil1998-EU-Packshot.png | ||
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{{vgrelease|EU=October 9, 1998}}{{vgrelease|NA=October 21, 1998<sup><ref>{{Cite web|title=Challenge the Powers of Darkness in the Gothic World of MediEvil|newspaper=[https://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/ Business Wire]|published=October 21, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/0/http://psx.ign.com/reviews/3950.html|title=MediEvil|site=IGN|published=October 22, 1998|author=Nelson, Randy & Perry, Douglass}}</ref></sup>}} | {{vgrelease|EU=October 9, 1998}}{{vgrelease|NA=October 21, 1998<sup><ref>{{Cite web|title=Challenge the Powers of Darkness in the Gothic World of MediEvil|newspaper=[https://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/ Business Wire]|published=October 21, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/0/http://psx.ign.com/reviews/3950.html|title=MediEvil|site=IGN|published=October 22, 1998|author=Nelson, Randy & Perry, Douglass}}</ref></sup>}} | ||
{{vgrelease|JP=June 17, 1999|EU=September 1999<ref>[https://archive.org/details/official-australian-playstation-magazine-26-september-1999/ Official Australian PlayStation Magazine No. 26], page 81. Published by ACP Publishing in September 1999.</ref> (Platinum)}} | {{vgrelease|JP=June 17, 1999|EU=September 1999<ref>[https://archive.org/details/official-australian-playstation-magazine-26-september-1999/ Official Australian PlayStation Magazine No. 26], page 81. Published by ACP Publishing in September 1999.</ref> (Platinum)}} | ||
{{vgrelease|EU=May 9, 2003{{ | {{vgrelease|EU=May 9, 2003<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208053545/http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009ME9C|site=Amazon.co.uk (archived version)|title=PSone Twin Pack: C12/Medievil|retrieved=May 16, 2023}}</ref> (Twin Pack)}} | ||
'''PlayStation Network:''' <br/> | '''PlayStation Network:''' <br/> | ||
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{{vgrelease|JP=November 28, 2007<ref>{{cite web|title=''メディーバル 甦ったガロメアの勇者''|site=プレイステーション® オフィシャルサイト|url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp9000npji00027_000000000000000001.html}}</ref>}} | {{vgrelease|JP=November 28, 2007<ref>{{cite web|title=''メディーバル 甦ったガロメアの勇者''|site=プレイステーション® オフィシャルサイト|url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp9000npji00027_000000000000000001.html}}</ref>}} | ||
{{vgrelease|WW|April 16, 2024<ref name="medievilpsplus">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2024/04/10/playstation-plus-game-catalog-for-april-dave-the-diver-tales-of-kenzera-zau-the-crew-2-and-more/|title=PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for April: Dave the Diver, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, The Crew 2 and more|author=Michel, Adam|published=April 10, 2024|retrieved=April 11, 2024}}</ref> (PS+ Premium)}} | |||
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{{vgrelease|WW|March 31, 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/03/68429/|site=Ubergizmo|title=PlayStation Games for Xperia Play Show Up in Android Market|author=Wong, Raymond|published=March 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011-03-31-psone-games-begin-appearing-on-android-market-limited-to-xperia.html|author=Nelson, Randy|site=Engadget|published=March 31, 2011|title=PSOne games begin appearing on Android Market, limited to Xperia Play}}</ref>}}}} | {{vgrelease|WW|March 31, 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/03/68429/|site=Ubergizmo|title=PlayStation Games for Xperia Play Show Up in Android Market|author=Wong, Raymond|published=March 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011-03-31-psone-games-begin-appearing-on-android-market-limited-to-xperia.html|author=Nelson, Randy|site=Engadget|published=March 31, 2011|title=PSOne games begin appearing on Android Market, limited to Xperia Play}}</ref>}}}} | ||
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Development on ''MediEvil'' began in 1995 at Millennium Interactive in Great Shelford. Originally targetting Windows 95 and the Sega Saturn for release, Sony's interest in publishing the game led to it becoming a PlayStation exclusive. Over the course of development, the game evolved from a simple ''[[wikipedia:Ghosts 'n Goblins|Ghosts 'n Goblins]]''-style arcade experience into a Zeldaesque action role-playing game. | Development on ''MediEvil'' began in 1995 at Millennium Interactive in Great Shelford. Originally targetting Windows 95 and the Sega Saturn for release, Sony's interest in publishing the game led to it becoming a PlayStation exclusive. Over the course of development, the game evolved from a simple ''[[wikipedia:Ghosts 'n Goblins|Ghosts 'n Goblins]]''-style arcade experience into a Zeldaesque action role-playing game. | ||
''MediEvil'' was released for the original [[wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] on October 9, 1998 in Europe, October 21, 1998 in North America, and on June 17, 1999 in Japan. The game received mostly positive praise from critics upon release, but was criticised for its controls and cumbersome camera. Due to its success in Europe, the game was re-released there in late 1999 as a Platinum range title as well as in a bundle with ''[[cambridge:C-12:C-12: Final Resistance|C-12: Final Resistance]]'' on May 9, 2003. A sequel, ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', was released in 2000 for the PlayStation, and ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'', a reimagining, was released in 2005 for the PlayStation Portable. The game was made available for download on the PlayStation Network in 2006. In 2011, the game was re-released for PlayStation® Certified Android devices such as the Xperia Play. | ''MediEvil'' was released for the original [[wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] on October 9, 1998 in Europe, October 21, 1998 in North America, and on June 17, 1999 in Japan. The game received mostly positive praise from critics upon release, but was criticised for its controls and cumbersome camera. Due to its success in Europe, the game was re-released there in late 1999 as a Platinum range title as well as in a bundle with ''[[cambridge:C-12:C-12: Final Resistance|C-12: Final Resistance]]'' on May 9, 2003. A sequel, ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', was released in 2000 for the PlayStation, and ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'', a reimagining, was released in 2005 for the PlayStation Portable. Finally, a [[MediEvil (2019)|remake of the game]] for the PS4 was released in 2019. | ||
The game was re-released several times over the years. It was first made available for download on the PlayStation Network in 2006. In 2011, the game was re-released for PlayStation® Certified Android devices such as the Xperia Play. In 2024, the game saw a PS4 and PS5 re-release via the PlayStation Plus Premium service. This version of the game was enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, custom video filters and [[List of trophies in MediEvil (1998)|trophy support]].<ref name="medievilpsplus"/> | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||