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Hamlet

Hamlet is a first-person perspective game, set in the huge 3D maze-like eponymous facility. The auto-map is always visible, showing the player the character's position. Enemies and important objects are also…

19 November 1993

Hamlet is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Panther Software, released 19 November 1993 on PC-9800 Series.

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What Hamlet is

Hamlet is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Panther Software and released in 1993. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hamlet is a first-person perspective game, set in the huge 3D maze-like eponymous facility. The auto-map is always visible, showing the player the character's position. Enemies and important objects are also visible on the radar. Whenever an enemy approaches, the playable robot is unable to move. The shooting is actually done in turn-based style; the player can only shoot once the robot's attack meter has filled up, and the rate of shooting depends on the robot's (or enemy's) agility. However, the game doesn't pause when the shooting occurs, creating the illusion of real-time combat. Though the game looks like a first-person shooter, it is, in its core, an RPG. Player-controlled robot…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Hamlet launched on 19 November 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Sam & Max Hit the Road, SimCity 2000 and Romancing SaGa 2.

Released around the same time: Doom, Sam & Max Hit the Road, SimCity 2000, Romancing SaGa 2.

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When did Hamlet come out?
Hamlet was released on 19 November 1993 for PC-9800 Series.

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