<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
SCE	O
Studio	O
Cambridge	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
medieval	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Gallowmere	O
and	O
centres	O
around	O
the	O
charlatan	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
makes	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
antagonist	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
kingdom	O
whilst	O
simultaneously	O
redeeming	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
1995	O
at	O
Millennium	O
Interactive	O
in	O
Cambridge	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Dan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
shooter	O
for	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
purchase	O
of	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
evolved	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
including	O
its	O
blend	O
of	O
Halloween	B-Application
themed	O
visuals	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
cumbersome	O
camera	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
remade	O
twice	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
;	O
as	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
and	O
simply	O
as	O
MediEvil	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
can	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
close	O
range	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
swords	O
and	O
clubs	O
to	O
long	O
range	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
crossbows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Dan	O
can	O
visit	O
gargoyle	B-Application
heads	O
of	O
two	O
varieties	O
:	O
green	O
ones	O
offer	O
Dan	O
information	O
while	O
blue	O
ones	O
allow	O
Dan	O
to	O
buy	O
services	O
or	O
ammunition	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
treasures	O
he	O
finds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
1286	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
sorcerer	O
named	O
Zarok	B-Application
plotted	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Gallowmere	O
with	O
his	O
undead	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
told	O
in	O
legend	O
that	O
the	O
champion	O
,	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
,	O
led	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Gallowmere	O
's	O
army	O
to	O
victory	O
and	O
managed	O
to	O
kill	O
Zarok	B-Application
before	O
he	O
succumbed	O
to	O
his	O
mortal	O
wounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zarok	B-Application
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
went	O
into	O
hiding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
100	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Zarok	B-Application
reappears	O
,	O
casting	O
a	O
spell	O
over	O
Gallowmere	O
to	O
plunge	O
it	O
into	O
eternal	O
night	O
,	O
awaken	O
his	O
undead	O
army	O
and	O
steal	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
ascend	O
to	O
the	O
fabled	O
Hall	O
of	O
Heroes	O
for	O
his	O
ignoble	O
death	O
,	O
Dan	O
uses	O
this	O
opportunity	O
to	O
defeat	O
Zarok	B-Application
,	O
save	O
Gallowmere	O
and	O
earn	O
his	O
place	O
as	O
a	O
true	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Dan	O
travels	O
across	O
Gallowmere	O
,	O
fighting	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
hordes	O
and	O
confronting	O
all	O
manner	O
of	O
beasts	O
,	O
he	O
soon	O
arrives	O
at	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
lair	O
,	O
fighting	O
off	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
skeletal	O
personal	O
guard	O
using	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
his	O
old	O
allies	O
retrieved	O
by	O
collecting	O
the	O
Chalices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
also	O
managing	O
to	O
defeat	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
champion	O
,	O
Lord	O
Kardok	O
,	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
died	O
from	O
being	O
struck	O
in	O
the	O
eye	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
of	O
Gallowmere	O
by	O
Dan	O
's	O
crossbowman	O
and	O
second	O
in	O
command	O
,	O
Canny	O
Tim	O
)	O
Zarok	B-Application
turns	O
into	O
a	O
powerful	O
monster	O
,	O
but	O
Dan	O
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Zarok	B-Application
uses	O
his	O
last	O
breath	O
to	O
cause	O
his	O
lair	O
to	O
collapse	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
Dan	O
with	O
him	O
(	O
inadvertently	O
crushing	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
)	O
,	O
Dan	O
escapes	O
and	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
magical	O
influence	O
over	O
the	O
land	O
is	O
thwarted	O
,	O
thus	O
restoring	O
the	O
souls	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
living	O
and	O
putting	O
the	O
dead	O
back	O
to	O
rest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
began	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
at	O
independent	O
developer	O
Millennium	O
Interactive	O
in	O
Cambridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Sorrell	O
,	O
previously	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
James	B-Application
Pond	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
MediEvil	B-Application
and	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorrell	O
joined	O
Millennium	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
after	O
completing	O
James	B-Application
Pond	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Wilson	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
designer	O
and	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
met	O
up	O
with	O
Sorrell	O
and	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
MediEvil	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
to	O
attract	O
a	O
major	O
publishing	O
deal	O
,	O
Millennium	O
Interactive	O
initially	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
before	O
giving	O
Sony	O
of	O
Europe	O
a	O
working	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
by	O
the	O
progress	O
,	O
Sony	O
signed	O
MediEvil	B-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
exclusive	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
and	O
commissioned	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
as	O
Sony	O
's	O
second	O
studio	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
after	O
Psygnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
possess	O
a	O
unique	O
lead	O
character	O
,	O
thus	O
Sorrell	O
worked	O
with	O
script	O
doctor	O
Martin	O
Pond	O
whilst	O
creating	O
an	O
expansive	O
backstory	O
for	O
the	O
lead	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorrell	O
admitted	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
interview	O
that	O
MediEvil	B-Application
presented	O
"	O
a	O
mountain	O
of	O
challenges	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
other	O
developers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
were	O
new	O
to	O
3D	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
Cambridge	O
team	O
played	O
beta	O
versions	O
of	O
successful	O
platformers	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
which	O
helped	O
them	O
understand	O
how	O
they	O
might	O
solve	O
some	O
challenges	O
in	O
building	O
a	O
3D	O
action	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
requested	O
that	O
MediEvil	B-Application
should	O
support	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
analogue	O
controller	O
,	O
which	O
Sorrell	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
particularly	O
fortuitous	O
event	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
capture	O
much	O
more	O
fluidity	O
and	O
intuitiveness	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
finally	O
settled	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
that	O
MediEvil	B-Application
would	O
support	O
both	O
analogue	O
and	O
digital	O
camera-related	O
controls	O
for	O
balance	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Darrow	O
voiced	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Zarok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2005	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
re-imagining	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
used	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
score	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
original	O
elements	O
composed	O
by	O
Bob	O
&	O
Barn	O
that	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
and	O
choir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	O
Yomigaetta	O
Gallowmere	O
no	O
Yūsha	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
June	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
with	O
C-12	B-Device
:	I-Device
Final	I-Device
Resistance	I-Device
in	O
a	O
two-disc	O
pack	O
on	O
9	O
May	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
MediEvil	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
PlayStation-certified	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
percent	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
was	O
mostly	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
Halloween-influenced	O
atmosphere	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Chris	O
Roper	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
humour	O
and	O
unique	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
skeptical	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
sloppy	O
"	O
controls	O
and	O
disjointed	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
did	O
not	O
age	O
well	O
over	O
time	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Application
remake	I-Application
which	O
offered	O
superior	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
similarly	O
praised	O
the	O
humour	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
straightforward	O
and	O
"	O
easy	O
to	O
master	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
slightly	O
inferior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Edges	O
reviewer	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
well	O
crafted	O
in	O
some	O
respects	O
,	O
underdeveloped	O
in	O
others	O
"	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
ingenious	O
"	O
feel	O
was	O
praised	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
levels	O
were	O
felt	O
to	O
be	O
simple	O
cases	O
of	O
maze	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conclusion	O
was	O
that	O
MediEvil	B-Application
merely	O
repeated	O
what	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joysticks	O
reviewer	O
thought	O
that	O
MediEvil	B-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
whim	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
visuals	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
's	O
The	O
Nightmare	O
Before	O
Christmas	O
,	O
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
credited	O
MediEvil	B-Application
for	O
its	O
original	O
look	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
unique	O
puzzles	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
camera	O
work	O
,	O
summarising	O
that	O
a	O
"	O
tighter	O
camera	O
control	O
"	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
necessity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
rather	O
expensive	O
"	O
by	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
of	O
Know	O
Your	O
Mobile	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
humour	O
and	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
3D	O
action	O
games	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Platinum	O
"	O
title	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
sold	O
at	O
least	O
400,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
reimagining	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
eponymous	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
remake	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
1998	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
by	O
completing	O
special	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
