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Azrael's Tear

The player is a Raptor, a highly sophisticated thief armed with cutting edge equipment, who has just received word from a competitor that they may have found the Holy Grail. Offering to split the profits with…

26 August 1996

Azrael's Tear is an adventure developed by Intelligent Games, released 26 August 1996 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Azrael's Tear is

Azrael's Tear is an adventure game developed by Intelligent Games and released in 1996. It was published by Mindscape. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player is a Raptor, a highly sophisticated thief armed with cutting edge equipment, who has just received word from a competitor that they may have found the Holy Grail. Offering to split the profits with your for your help, you make your way to the ancient resting place.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Azrael's Tear launched on 26 August 1996, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Die Hard Trilogy and Formula 1.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Die Hard Trilogy, Formula 1.

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When did Azrael's Tear come out?
Azrael's Tear was released on 26 August 1996 for DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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