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| Bram Stoker's Dracula | |
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 North American SNES boxart |
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| Developer(s) | Psygnosis, Traveller's Tales |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Imagesoft |
| Platform(s) | NES, Super NES, Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Amiga, MS-DOS |
| Release date(s) | NA September 1993 EU September 1993 AUS September 1993 JP September 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Action (SNES, GEN/MD) 2D Platformer ([NES, SMS, GB, GG) Action Adventure (SCD) First Person Shooter (PC) |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | VRC: MA-13 (Sega CD) |
| Media | Cartridge, floppy disk, CD-ROM |
Bram Stoker's Dracula is a video game released for the NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Game Gear, MS-DOS and Amiga games consoles. Based on the 1992 movie of the same name, each version of the game was essentially identical (except for the Sega CD and MS-DOS versions).
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Gameplay
The former using 3D pre-rendered backgrounds and borrowed the film's musical score, along with select video clips while the latter was first-person shooter style. In the game the player takes on the role of Jonathan Harker. Throughout the levels, Abraham Van Helsing will help Jonathan in his quest by providing advanced weapons. With the exception of the MS-DOS version, the game is of the side-scrolling genre. In the game, Jonathan Harker fights Lucy Westenra as a vampiress, Dracula's three brides, Dracula's coach driver, Dracula's fire-breathing dragon, Renfield and even Count Dracula himself and also in some different forms, such as him in his bat form, his young form and his evil wolf form. Levels in the game include the Romanian countryside, a rat-infested old village inn, Dracula's castle, Dracula's Dragon dungeon, various locations in London, Lucy's crypt, a graveyard and Carfax Abbey.
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #202 by Sandy Petersen in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the game 2 out of 5 stars.[1]
References
- ^ Petersen, Sandy (February 1994). "Eye of the Monitor". Dragon (202): 61-65.
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