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|publisher = Sony Interactive Entertainment
|publisher = Sony Interactive Entertainment
|platforms = {{w|PlayStation 4}}, {{w|PlayStation Now}}
|platforms = {{w|PlayStation 4}}, {{w|PlayStation Now}}
|release = {{Release date|October 25, 2019|'''PlayStation 4:'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|October 25, 2019}}<br>'''PlayStation Now:'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|October 6, 2020}}<ref name="psnow">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/06/days-gone-medievil-friday-the-13th-headline-ps-nows-october-lineup/|published=October 6, 2020|title=Days Gone, MediEvil, Friday the 13th headline PS Now’s October lineup|author=Adam Michel|site=PlayStation.Blog}}</ref>}}
|release = {{Release date|October 25, 2019|'''PlayStation 4:'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|October 25, 2019}}<br>'''PlayStation Now:'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|October 6, 2020}}<ref name="psnow">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/06/days-gone-medievil-friday-the-13th-headline-ps-nows-october-lineup/|published=October 6, 2020|title=Days Gone, MediEvil, Friday the 13th headline PS Now’s October lineup|author=Michel, Adam|site=PlayStation.Blog}}</ref>}}
|genre = Action-adventure
|genre = Action-adventure
|modes = Single-player
|modes = Single-player
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''MediEvil'' received mixed reviews from critics, who generally praised the game's presentation, but criticized some aspects of its gameplay.
''MediEvil'' received mixed reviews from critics, who generally praised the game's presentation, but criticized some aspects of its gameplay.
==Differences from ''MediEvil'' (1998)==
==Differences from ''MediEvil'' (1998)==
While the game remains largely identical in content to the original ''MediEvil'', several new features have been introduced. This includes the ability to toggle between a primary and secondary weapon, first introduced as a feature in ''[[MediEvil 2]]'',<ref name="tips">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/11/guide_medievil_ps4_-_tips_and_tricks_for_beginners|title=Guide: MediEvil PS4 - Tips and Tricks for Beginners|site=Push Square|author=Stephen Tailby|published=November 12, 2019}}</ref> the "Dan Cam", an optional camera viewpoint which uses an over-the-shoulder perspective,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBrWVHq9q68|title=MediEvil - Changing One’s Perspective {{!}} PS4|published=October 10, 2019|site=YouTube}}</ref> and a compendium of information about the game's characters and enemies, known as the Book of Gallowmere.<ref name="tips" /> Optional "Lost Souls" objectives have also been incorporated into the game, which require Sir Dan to complete a mission received from a ghost found in each level;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/medievil|title=MediEvil Review (PS4)|author=Stephen Tailby|published=October 23, 2019|site=Push Square}}</ref> if all Lost Souls objectives are completed, the player unlocks the option to play the original ''MediEvil'' on the menu screen, under the name of "Old Game".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/11/guide_medievil_ps4_-_how_to_unlock_the_original_ps1_game_in_the_remake|title=Guide: MediEvil PS4 - How to Unlock the Original PS1 Game in the Remake|author=Stephen Tailby|published=October 31, 2019|site=Push Square}}</ref>
While the game remains largely identical in content to the original ''MediEvil'', several new features have been introduced. This includes the ability to toggle between a primary and secondary weapon, first introduced as a feature in ''[[MediEvil 2]]'',<ref name="tips">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/11/guide_medievil_ps4_-_tips_and_tricks_for_beginners|title=Guide: MediEvil PS4 - Tips and Tricks for Beginners|site=Push Square|author=Tailby, Stephen|published=November 12, 2019}}</ref> the "Dan Cam", an optional camera viewpoint which uses an over-the-shoulder perspective,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBrWVHq9q68|title=MediEvil - Changing One’s Perspective {{!}} PS4|published=October 10, 2019|site=YouTube}}</ref> and a compendium of information about the game's characters and enemies, known as the Book of Gallowmere.<ref name="tips" /> Optional "Lost Souls" objectives have also been incorporated into the game, which require Sir Dan to complete a mission received from a ghost found in each level;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/medievil|title=MediEvil Review (PS4)|author=Tailby, Stephen|published=October 23, 2019|site=Push Square}}</ref> if all Lost Souls objectives are completed, the player unlocks the option to play the original ''MediEvil'' on the menu screen, under the name of "Old Game".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/11/guide_medievil_ps4_-_how_to_unlock_the_original_ps1_game_in_the_remake|title=Guide: MediEvil PS4 - How to Unlock the Original PS1 Game in the Remake|author=Tailby, Stephen|published=October 31, 2019|site=Push Square}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==