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Dedalus

Set on the island of Crete, as Mr. Snooze, face the minotaur, escape the maze and save sweet Akhenaten in Dedalus, created by the italian author Ivan Venturi.

31 December 1997

Dedalus is an adventure developed by Colors Arti Multimediali, released 31 December 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Dedalus is

Dedalus is an adventure game developed by Colors Arti Multimediali and released in 1997. It was published by Jackson Libri. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dedalus is an adventure game set on the island of Crete in the days of Minos. Our hero Leopold, an intellectual lover of reading, is in his house immersed in reading when he's suddenly catapulted into a whirlwind that transports him back in time, to be precise on the island of Crete outside the royal palace of Minos. Our hero does not have time to settle in when something immediately arouses his attention - a flood of tears that drives him to advance towards a girl, a princess of royal blood and daughter of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. She was taken prisoner by King Minos and will be fed to the terrible monster, but while she is imprisoned in her room intent on talking with our hero, the…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dedalus launched on 31 December 1997, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

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When did Dedalus come out?
Dedalus was released on 31 December 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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