Medieval Games
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| Developer(s) | N-Fusion Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Vir2L Studios |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Medieval Games is a party video game developed by American studio n-Fusion Interactive and published by Vir2L Studios for Nintendo's Wii console. It was developed by N-Fusion and was unveiled in December 2008.[1][2] It was released on October 20, 2009 in North America[3][4] and on November 27 in Europe.[5]
Gameplay
[edit]Medieval Games is a party video game set in a storybook medieval world. The game is similar to the Mario Party series by Nintendo. The game has a story mode with a story based on the Middle Ages, in which you play as a court jester named Scrunth, with each chapter raising Scrunth in the social hierarchy, with the last chapter he is named King of the Fools. The game features 30 Medieval mini-games including sword fighting, jousting, archery and catapulting.[6] The game supports up to 4-player local multiplayer. The game aims to take full advantage of the Wii's motion capabilities. Most of the actions on the game-boards and mini-games requires motion-controls. It also has 2 vs 2 and 1 vs 3 minigames where player 1 is always the solo.
Reception
[edit]IGN played four minigames at E3 2009 and wrote in a preview: "Without anything else to base an opinion on, I can only hope the other promised 27 games don't share the same basic, often-lacking controls and thirty-second playtimes. But my hopes aren't high."[7] In a Gamescom 2009 preview IGN played some of the minigames and called them "mildly amusing".[8] Common Sense Media said that the control-scheme could only be enjoyed by an ogre, and was generally negative towards the game.[9] News Shopper wrote: "In short this is tongue-in-cheek fun and ideal fodder for the Wii. It may not look a million groats but who cares when it is this much fun."[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Medieval Games Announced For Wii". cinemablend.com. 2009-01-13. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Vir2L Studios Announces Medieval Games for Wii". vir2l.com. December 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Medieval Games". Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Vir2L Studios' Medieval Games Available October 20th". vir2l.com. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Medieval Games Official fact sheet". tothegame.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Medieval Games". Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ McLaughlin, Rus (8 June 2009). "E3 2009: Hands-On Medieval Games". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Casamassina, Matt (21 August 2009). "GC 2009: Medieval Games Hands-on". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Healy, Christopher (2009-10-27). "Medieval Games review". commonsensemedia.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ Miles, Tim (15 December 2009). "Game review: Medieval Games - Nintendo Wii". News Shopper. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)