<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
gothic	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
MediEvil	B-Application
.	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>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
voice	O
talents	O
,	O
including	O
Tom	O
Baker	O
as	O
the	O
narrator	O
and	O
the	O
Grim	B-Device
Reaper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2003	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
intention	O
of	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
commissioned	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
,	O
the	O
Cambridge	O
studio	O
was	O
given	O
only	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
thus	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
as	O
he	O
travels	O
through	O
Gallowmere	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
Zarok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
features	O
many	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
structure	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Anubis	O
Stone	O
"	O
sub-plot	O
which	O
has	O
never	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
original	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
King	O
of	O
Gallowmere	O
's	O
champion	O
,	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
,	O
led	O
his	O
army	O
to	O
victory	O
and	O
managed	O
to	O
kill	O
Zarok	B-Application
before	O
succumbing	O
to	O
his	O
mortal	O
wounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zarok	B-Application
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
was	O
forced	O
into	O
hiding	O
and	O
was	O
presumed	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
100	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
1386	O
,	O
Zarok	B-Application
reappears	O
,	O
casting	O
a	O
spell	O
over	O
Gallowmere	O
to	O
awake	O
his	O
undead	O
army	O
and	O
steal	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
waking	O
up	O
,	O
Dan	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
Al-Zalam	O
,	O
a	O
genie	O
whose	O
powers	O
were	O
robbed	O
by	O
Zarok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
ascend	O
to	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
Heroes	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
failures	O
in	O
life	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>
Meeting	O
Death	O
himself	O
,	O
he	O
advises	O
Dan	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
four	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
Anubis	O
Stone	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
necromancy	O
artifact	O
used	O
by	O
Zarok	B-Application
in	O
his	O
initial	O
invasion	O
,	O
split	O
into	O
four	O
pieces	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
piece	O
,	O
Dan	O
rescues	O
the	O
village	O
mayor	O
from	O
an	O
asylum	O
's	O
worth	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
particularly	O
maddened	O
"	O
Mr.	O
Axey	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
mayor	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
piece	O
was	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
forest	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
hold	O
of	O
the	O
shadow	O
demons	O
;	O
Dan	O
retrieves	O
the	O
Demon	O
Claw	O
artifact	O
before	O
Zarok	B-Application
can	O
find	O
it	O
and	O
unleash	O
the	O
shadow	O
demons	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
marshlands	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
against	O
Zarok	B-Application
,	O
Dan	O
aids	O
Death	O
in	O
repairing	O
his	O
robotic	O
assistant	O
and	O
frees	O
his	O
boat	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
recovers	O
the	O
final	O
piece	O
from	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
ghost	O
of	O
the	O
king	O
tasks	O
him	O
with	O
unleashing	O
hidden	O
floodgates	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
dormant	O
volcano	O
beneath	O
to	O
destroy	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
onto	O
the	O
Ghost	O
Ship	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
defeats	O
the	O
skeletal	O
Ghost	O
Pirate	O
Captain	O
before	O
taking	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
lair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
after	O
fighting	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
hordes	O
and	O
confronting	O
all	O
manners	O
of	O
beasts	O
,	O
Dan	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
Fazgul	O
warriors	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
alongside	O
the	O
Anubis	O
Stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
also	O
managing	O
to	O
defeat	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
champion	O
and	O
Dan	O
's	O
killer	O
,	O
Lord	O
Kardok	O
,	O
Zarok	B-Application
turns	O
into	O
a	O
powerful	O
,	O
monstrous	O
serpent	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
magic	O
to	O
destroy	O
his	O
lair	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
kill	O
Dan	O
(	O
getting	O
himself	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
)	O
,	O
Dan	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
Al-Zalam	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
escape	O
,	O
leaving	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
magical	O
influence	O
over	O
the	O
land	O
thwarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2003	O
at	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
senior	O
management	O
team	O
of	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
wanted	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
ordered	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
short	O
notice	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
given	O
only	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
thus	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
would	O
be	O
suitable	O
as	O
developing	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
would	O
take	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
series	O
,	O
only	O
three	O
original	O
team	O
members	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Sorrell	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
stressed	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
interview	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
preferred	O
to	O
direct	O
Resurrection	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
instructed	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
video-game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phillips	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Paul	O
Arnold	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Barnabas	O
,	O
the	O
musical	O
duo	O
more	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Bob	O
&	O
Barn	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
to	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Piers	O
Jackson	O
,	O
the	O
thrust	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
was	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
title	O
that	O
could	O
showcase	O
the	O
full	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
its	O
built-in	O
Wi-Fi	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
follows	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
's	O
previous	O
orchestral	O
game	O
Primal	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
recorded	O
in	O
Prague	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
performers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cues	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
were	O
later	O
recycled	O
in	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
elements	O
being	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
and	O
voice	O
talent	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
praised	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
especially	O
Tom	O
Baker	O
's	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
narrator	O
and	O
Grim	B-Device
Reaper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Scantleberry	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
overall	O
dialogue	O
was	O
heavy	O
on	O
the	O
stereotypical	O
accent	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
assured	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
"	O
electric	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
's	O
The	O
Nightmare	O
Before	O
Christmas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Sorrell	O
and	O
Jason	O
Wilson	O
,	O
co-creators	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
had	O
also	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
any	O
involvement	O
with	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
and	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
a	O
retrospective	O
interview	O
with	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Wilson	O
felt	O
disheartened	O
with	O
having	O
to	O
watch	O
something	O
he	O
"	O
cherished	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
altered	O
with	O
decisions	O
he	O
thought	O
were	O
"	O
questionable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
