Get Medieval

Get Medieval
Get Medieval
Developer	Monolith Productions
Publishers	Monolith Productions; Microïds
Producer	Chris Hewett
Designers	Chris Hewett; Jace Hall
Programmers	Brian L. Goble; John LaCasse; Bryan Bouwman
Artists	Garrett Price; Israel Evans; Aaron Carlson
Composers	Daniel Bernstein; Guy Whitmore
Platform	Windows 95
Release	NA: August 24, 1998; EU: September 1998;
Genres	Dungeon crawl, hack and slash
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Get Medieval is a 1998 hack and slash dungeon crawl video game developed and published by Monolith Productions and Microïds for Microsoft Windows. The player controls one of four characters looking for the exit in a series of dungeons. The game is similar to that of the 1985 Atari Games arcade video game Gauntlet.

Gameplay

It can be played in three modes (Dragon Quest, Random Dungeon, Custom Dungeon) and on four difficulty levels. The game's four player characters: Archer (Eryc), The Barbarian (Zared), The Sorceress (Levina), and The Avenger (Kellina),^[2] differ only in speed and strength. The slowest character (Zared) is the strongest, the fastest (Eryc) the weakest. Players can find Attack and Defense upgrades, losing them once their characters die. In the multiplayer mode, the game can be played via hotseat or network.

It includes world editor called "GMedit" (or "WapWorld") for making custom levels.

Plot

The female warrior Kellina's father was killed by a giant dragon that terrorizes the kingdom and dwells in a dungeon protected by its minions. Kellina and her friends embark on a quest to kill the dragon.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	68%^[3]

Review scores
Publication	Score
CNET Gamecenter	8/10^[4]
Computer Games Strategy Plus	^[5]
Computer Gaming World	^[6]
EP Daily	6/10^[7]
GamePro	^[8]
GameRevolution	B^[9]
GameSpot	7.1/10^[10]
IGN	6.1/10^[11]
Next Generation	^[12]
PC Accelerator	3/10^[13]
PC Gamer (US)	65%^[14]

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[3] IGN's Trent C. Ward complimented the game's presentation, but felt that the humor in the game was overdone.^[11] Jason D'Aprile of GamePro noted the game's similarity to Gauntlet, but praised the game's sound effects and overall look.^[8] GameSpot's Tahsin Shamma wrote, "this game may be Gauntlet, but Gauntlet is still a lot of fun."^[10] GameRevolution called it "a nice update to a classic game [that] understands its limits and accepts its fate with wry humor."^[9] Next Generation wrote, "does the game offer anything new? Not really. But if you want to see how the pre-Pentium crowd lived, Get Medieval offers a pleasurable peek at the arcade arenas of the past, complete with chuckles."^[12]

Reviews

SF Site^[15]

References

^ "New Releases". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 1999-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ Gall, William (September 14, 1998). "Get Medieval Review". 3D Gaming World. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Get Medieval for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Dembo, Arinn (September 22, 1998). "Get Medieval". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Altman, John (August 10, 1998). "Get Medieval". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 23, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Ardai, Charles (November 1998). "(Re-)Running the Gauntlet (Get Medieval Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 172. Ziff Davis. p. 282. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Miller, Sean (March 10, 1999). "Get Medieval". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions. Archived from the original on May 20, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b D'Aprile, Jason (1998). "Get Medieval Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 4, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Dr. Moo (October 1998). "Get Medieval Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Shamma, Tahsin (August 27, 1998). "Get Medieval Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Ward, Trent C. (August 31, 1998). "Get Medieval". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Get Medieval". Next Generation. No. 48. Imagine Media. December 1998. p. 136. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Lee, Ed (October 1998). "Get Medieval". PC Accelerator. No. 2. Imagine Media. p. 102. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Poole, Stephen (October 1998). "Get Medieval". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 10. Imagine Media. p. 215. Archived from the original on December 22, 1999. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "The SF Site Featured Review: Get Medieval". Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-03-22.

External links

Get Medieval at Monolith website (archived)
Get Medieval at MobyGames

[1] "New Releases". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 1999-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

[2] Gall, William (September 14, 1998). "Get Medieval Review". 3D Gaming World. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

[GR-3] "Get Medieval for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[4] Dembo, Arinn (September 22, 1998). "Get Medieval". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[5] Altman, John (August 10, 1998). "Get Medieval". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 23, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[6] Ardai, Charles (November 1998). "(Re-)Running the Gauntlet (Get Medieval Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 172. Ziff Davis. p. 282. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[7] Miller, Sean (March 10, 1999). "Get Medieval". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions. Archived from the original on May 20, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[GamePro-8] D'Aprile, Jason (1998). "Get Medieval Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 4, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[GameRev-9] Dr. Moo (October 1998). "Get Medieval Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[GSpot-10] Shamma, Tahsin (August 27, 1998). "Get Medieval Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[IGN-11] Ward, Trent C. (August 31, 1998). "Get Medieval". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[NGen-12] "Get Medieval". Next Generation. No. 48. Imagine Media. December 1998. p. 136. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[13] Lee, Ed (October 1998). "Get Medieval". PC Accelerator. No. 2. Imagine Media. p. 102. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[14] Poole, Stephen (October 1998). "Get Medieval". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 10. Imagine Media. p. 215. Archived from the original on December 22, 1999. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[15] "The SF Site Featured Review: Get Medieval". Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-03-22.

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