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''MediEvil'' received mostly positive reviews, with an 80.40% aggregate rating on {{w|GameRankings|Game Rankings}}.<ref name="Game Rankings">http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197892-medievil/index.html</ref> The game received a 7.8/10 from {{w|IGN}}.<ref name="IGN">http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/23/medievil</ref> IGN heralded it as "A fun game and one of PlayStation's classics". {{w|GameSpot}} gave it an 8.2/10, proclaiming that the game is a "welcome surprise".<ref name="Gamespot">http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/medievil-review/1900-2548312/</ref> {{w|Game Revolution}} gave the game an A− and stated that "what we have here is one of the cleverest platform games ever made".<ref name="Game Revolution">http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/medievil</ref> | ''MediEvil'' received mostly positive reviews, with an 80.40% aggregate rating on {{w|GameRankings|Game Rankings}}.<ref name="Game Rankings">http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197892-medievil/index.html</ref> The game received a 7.8/10 from {{w|IGN}}.<ref name="IGN">http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/23/medievil</ref> IGN heralded it as "A fun game and one of PlayStation's classics". {{w|GameSpot}} gave it an 8.2/10, proclaiming that the game is a "welcome surprise".<ref name="Gamespot">http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/medievil-review/1900-2548312/</ref> {{w|Game Revolution}} gave the game an A− and stated that "what we have here is one of the cleverest platform games ever made".<ref name="Game Revolution">http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/medievil</ref> | ||
According to [[Jason Wilson]], market research for the game in 1998 revealed that the game scored very highly with female gamers, especially in France.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Wilson|quote=During market research for the game in ‘98, MediEvil was found to score very highly with female gamers, especially in France. Women found Sir Dan an appealing character and different to usual macho game characters.|site=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/GunnComics/status/1049642128496893954}}</ref> | According to [[Jason Wilson]], market research for the game in 1998 revealed that the game scored very highly with female gamers, especially in France.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Wilson|quote=During market research for the game in ‘98, MediEvil was found to score very highly with female gamers, especially in France. Women found Sir Dan an appealing character and different to usual macho game characters.|site=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/GunnComics/status/1049642128496893954|published=October 9, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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*The game sold over 800k units world-wide by November 1, 1999.<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} {{cite web|title=Press Release|site=MediEvil 2 Official Website (archived version)|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030923004124id_/http://www.medievil2.com/uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release1.htm}}</ref> | *The game sold over 800k units world-wide by November 1, 1999.<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} {{cite web|title=Press Release|site=MediEvil 2 Official Website (archived version)|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030923004124id_/http://www.medievil2.com/uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release1.htm}}</ref> | ||