This article is about the 1998 game. For other games in the series, see MediEvil (series). For the remake, see MediEvil (2019 video game).
1998 video game
MediEvil
European cover art
Developer(s)
SCE Studio Cambridge
Publisher(s)
Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)
Chris Sorrell
Producer(s)
Chris Sorrell
Designer(s)
Jason Wilson
Artist(s)
Jason Wilson
Writer(s)
Jason Wilson Martin Pond
Composer(s)
Andrew Barnabas Paul Arnold
Series
MediEvil
Platform(s)
PlayStation
Release
EU: 9 October 1998
NA: 21 October 1998[1]
Genre(s)
Action-adventure, hack and slash
Mode(s)
Single-player
MediEvil is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by SCE Studio Cambridge and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The game is set in the medieval Kingdom of Gallowmere and centres around the charlatan protagonist, Sir Daniel Fortesque, as he makes an attempt to stop antagonist Zarok's invasion of the kingdom whilst simultaneously redeeming himself.
Development began in 1995 at Millennium Interactive in Cambridge under the working title of Dead Man Dan. The visuals are heavily influenced by Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Originally conceived as an arcade-style shooter for platforms such as Windows and the Sega Saturn, Sony's purchase of SCE Cambridge Studio evolved the game into a PlayStation title. The game received mostly positive praise from critics upon release, with praise including its blend of Halloween themed visuals, but was criticised for its controls and cumbersome camera work.
It was released in Europe and North America in 1998, and in Japan in 1999. It was also re-released on the PlayStation Network in 2007. It was followed by a sequel, MediEvil 2, in 2000. The game has also been remade twice in later years; as MediEvil: Resurrection for the PlayStation Portable in 2005 and simply as MediEvil for the PlayStation 4 in 2019.
^"Sony Ships Spooky Halloween Treat". PSX Nation. 21 October 1998. Archived from the original on 25 February 2001. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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