MediEvil: Resurrection (2005) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

MediEvil: Resurrection

MediEvil: Resurrection is a 2005 action-adventure game for the PlayStation Portable and is the third installment in the MediEvil video-game series. It is a reimagining of the first installment in the series…

62 1 September 2005

What MediEvil: Resurrection is

MediEvil: Resurrection is an adventure game developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and released in 2005. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 1286, an evil wizard named Zarok sought to take over the Kingdom of Gallowmere. Legends tell of a brave knight named Sir Daniel Fortesque who slayed the evil wizard and brought peace to Gallowmere. In actuality, however, Dan was the first to die in the Battle of Gallowmere, struck down by an arrow in the eye during the first charge. A century later, in 1386, Zarok returns and casts a spell over Gallowmere, robbing the souls of its people and raising the dead. This spell also resurrects Dan, who is accompanied by Al-Zalam, a genie who was robbed of his powers by Zarok and cursed to reside in Dan's skull. Seeing his resurrection as a chance to prove himself a true hero, Dan goes on a quest…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and horror. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

MediEvil: Resurrection holds a critic score of 62 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What it launched against

MediEvil: Resurrection launched on 1 September 2005, within three weeks of Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.

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