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MediEvil is a platform game released in October 1998 for Sony PlayStation in Europe and North America, and in June 1999 in Japan. The game has a sequel called MediEvil II.

Plot

The game puts the player in control of Sir Daniel Fortesque: the brave knight who was the first to die during the battle against the evil wizard Zarok; he got hit in the eye by an arrow in the first charge.

Now Zarok has returned, but the waves of necromantic energy he has unleashed upon the countryside have unwittingly revitalized the skeletal corpse of Sir Fortesque, still missing the eye where he was hit. Unable to go to the Hall of Heroes in death due to his failures in life, Sir Fortesque sets out from his crypt to exact his revenge upon Zarok.

Gameplay

During the game, the player may go through several places, from graveyards full of zombies to a flying ghost ship full of undead pirates. Throughout the levels Sir Dan is presented with an opportunity to collect that particular level's chalice, by filling it up with the souls of his enemies. This mystical item enables him to visit the fabled Hall of Heroes after the conclusion of the level. Here he can converse with past heroes and receive useful items or weapons to help him in his quest.

Characters

The heroes who help Dan are:

Stanyer Iron Hewer (gives Dan the War Hammer): In addition to being the strongest man who ever lived Stanyer Iron Hewer was unsurpassed in his skill as a blacksmith. He was equally happy pounding on his anvil at home as he was pounding on someone’s head in battle. It was said that his only fear was the end of the village smithy as the focus of manufacture in favor of more centralized units - as if!

Bloodmonath Skull Cleaver (gives Dan the Battle Axe): Born a humble peasant to one of the nomadic tribes from the East lands, Bloodmonath Skull Cleaver gathered an army of horsemen and swept over half the civilized world. When he finally died (attempting a single handed attack on a garrison in the North while armed only with the spike on his helmet) he was the strongest peasant of his day.

Karl Sturnguard (gives Dan the Golden Shield): Karl Sturnguard spent most of his formative years under siege at his family castle. With his impregnable magic shield Sturnguard’s motto was ‘the best form of attack is defense’. Sadly his shield couldn’t protect him against poor eating habits and he died during a post battle feast while swallowing a large sausage he had failed to chew.

Woden the Mighty (gives Dan the Broadsword): Truly the hero’s hero, Woden the Mighty, was fearless, single-minded, and uncompromising. Unbeaten in combat, he inspired raw fear in friends and enemies alike, not to mention in close family members and pets.

Imanzi Shongama (gives Dan the Spear) Trained from birth in all forms of combat, Imanzi Shongama was the warrior queen of a tribe of Amazons. The bold and the beautiful Shongama banished all males from her territory except the handful she kept on to mow the lawns of her people.

Megwynne Stormbinder (gives Dan the Lightning): A full time mother and homemaker, Magwynne Stormbinder had to defend her settlement form barbarian raiders while the menfolk were away on a hunting trip. She fought off repeated attacks armed only with a pitchfork and a rolling pin and with one arm holding her baby. Legend has it that the Gods, impressed by her indomitable courage, intervened and added thunder bolts to her arsenal. She won the battle with a couple of bolts to spare on her husband when he finally returned.

Dirk Steadfast (gives Dan the Magic Sword): Dirk Steadfast was a fearsome opponent thanks to his magic sword and a firmly held belief that ‘only women defend themselves - real men are always on the attack’. He was a friend and contemporary of Karl Sturnguard and was with him even to the end: it was whilst Steadfast was explaining his views on Sturnguard’s shield during a feast that the latter had his tragic and inexplicable accident.

RavenHooves the Archer (gives Dan the Longbow, Flaming Longbow, and the Magic Longbow): Descended from the finest centaur blood stock RavenHooves the Archer was the last prince of his people. A proud and haughty aristocrat he was an accomplished hunter, sportsman, duelist, playboy, raconteur, and three times Derby winner.

Canny Tim (gives Dan the Crossbow): A marksman of a Crossbowman part of the cavelry led by Sir Dan, and killed Zarok's champion Lord Kardock (during the battle before he was resummoned to fight Dan in the game) by shooting him in the eye at three hundred yards away. He was killed during the battle himself. Before the battle, in MediEvil Resurrection, he mentions that he had told stories of heroism and ghosts with his comrads that would keep them up all night scared (though Dan says it may have just been him...which would state that he may have been the most cowardly of all the heroes next to Dan).

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