Medieval Games (video game)

Medieval Games
Developer(s) N-Fusion Interactive
Publisher(s) Vir2L Studios
Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s)
  • NA: October 20, 2009
  • AUS: November 19, 2009
  • EU: November 27, 2009
Genre(s) Party

Medieval Games is a party video game 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

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. The game features 30 Medieval mini-games including sword fighting, jousting, archery and catalpulting.[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.

Reception

Medieval Games received generally bad reviews after its launch. Some reviewers criticised the game's bad motion controls and lack of depth and personality. Commonsensemedia said that the control-scheme could only be enjoyed by an ogre, and was generally negative towards the game.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Medieval Games Announced For Wii". cinemablend.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vir2L Studios Announces Medieval Games for Wii". vir2l.com. December 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Medieval Games". Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vir2L Studios' Medieval Games Available October 20th". vir2l.com. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Medieval Games Official fact sheet". tothegame.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Medieval Games". Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ Healy, Christopher. "Medieval Games review". commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
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