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 |developer = [[SCE Cambridge Studio]]
 |publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
-|platforms = [[PlayStation]], {{w|PSN}}, {{w|Android (operating system)|Android}}
+|platforms = [[PlayStation]], {{w|PSN}}, {{w|Android (operating system)|Android}} ({{w|Xperia Play}})
 |release = {{Release date|October 9, 1998{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|german/content.html|Welcome}}|'''PlayStation:''' <br/>
 {{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>}}
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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>}}
 '''Android:''' <br>
-{{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>}}}}
+{{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>}}}}
 |genre = Action-adventure
 |ratings = {{CollapseContent|PEGI: 7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=MediEvil&filter-age%5B%5D=7&page=1&op=Search&form_build_id=form-FpmJNlOx2nAzWSIJxan3AS2JqMRpHofq1nwnZumq6UI&form_id=pegi_search_form|title=MediEvil|site=Pegi Public Site}}</ref>|ELSPA: 11+<br>ESRA: +15<ref>{{Cite web|site=نظام ارزیابی و رده بندی سنی بازی های رایانه ای|title=MediEvil|url=https://esra.ircg.ir/ratingGameResults.aspx?gn=MediEvil}}</ref><br>ESRB: Teen<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=3505&Title=MediEvil|title=MediEvil (PS One)|site=ESRB.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=22593&Title=MediEvil|title=MediEvil (PS3, PS Vita, PSP)|site=ESRB.org}}</ref><br>GRAC: 12<ref>{{Cite web|title=Medievil® (메디이블®)|published=April 27, 2011|url=https://www.grac.or.kr/Statistics/Popup/Pop_StatisticsDetails.aspx?d38348dbb2db3897bfe590f1098413e1cecd98f227eaeaf17ed258610ac557e8|site=게임물관리위원회}}</ref><br>OFLC: G8+<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/medievil-0|site=Australian Classification Board|published=January 9, 1998|title=MEDIEVIL}}</ref><br>USK: 12<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usk.de/?s=MediEvil|published=August 5, 1998|title=MediEvil|site=Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle}}</ref>}}
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 '''''MediEvil''''' is an action-adventure video game and the first installment in the ''MediEvil'' series. It was developed by SCE Studio Cambridge and published by Sony. It was released on October 9, 1998 in Europe, October 21, 1998 in North America and on June 17, 1999 in Japan for the [[PlayStation]]. Due to its success, the game was released in September 1999 as a platinum title in Europe. It was also released in a bundle with ''C-12: Final Resistance'' on May 9, 2003.
-The game was followed by ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', released in 2000, and ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'', a reimagining released in 2005 for the PSP. The game was made available for download for the PSP, PlayStation 3 and the PS Vita via the PlayStation Store in 2007. In 2011, the game was released for PlayStation® Certified Android devices such as the Xperia PLAY. A [[MediEvil (PS4)|remake of the game]] for the PS4 was released in 2019.
+The game was followed by ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', released in 2000, and ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'', a reimagining released in 2005 for the PSP. The game was made available for download for the PSP, PlayStation 3 and the PS Vita via the PlayStation Store in 2007. In 2011, the game was released for PlayStation® Certified Android devices such as the Xperia Play. A [[MediEvil (PS4)|remake of the game]] for the PS4 was released in 2019.
 ==Gameplay==
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 ===Tools===
 ====Graphics====
 *Alias PowerAnimator - Used for creating the FMV models and rendering them on an SGI machine.
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 ===Sales===
 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 studio was awarded a plaque from Sony for selling 250K copies of the game in the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999. The plaque was auctioned off on eBay in the year 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Kanaratron/status/1325408101831479297/|quote=...Finally we have a 1999 gold plaque the studio received for 250K copies...|published=November 8, 2020|site=Twitter|title=Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou}}</ref>
+The Android release of the game available on Xperia Play phones saw very low sales numbers in its first month, selling between 100 to 500 units in total.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-05-12-psone-sales-on-xperia-play-below-1-000|title=PSone game sales on Xperia Play below 1,000 downloads|published=May 12, 2011|author=Jenkins, David|site=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref>
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