Ancient Evil
Ancient Evil is a 1998 video game developed and published by Silver Lightning Software. It was one of several games developed by Silver Lightning, the others being Rally Challenge.
Ancient Evil
- Model
- Ancient Evil
- Date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Silver Lightning Software
- Language
- English
- Genre
- role-playing video game
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Key facts
• Title — Ancient Evil • Developer — Silver Lightning Software • Publisher — Silver Lightning Software • Released — 1998 • Genre — Adventure • Platforms — Windows
Gameplay
Gameplay
Ancient Evil is a dungeon challenge in which adventurers enter the Crypt of the Ancients, a vast underground complex overseen by the arch‑mage Alaric, who built it thousands of years ago as a burial site for the demigod Ancients. Participants descend into the Crypt seeking the reward of 50,000 gold coins offered to anyone who survives the ordeal and returns to tell their story, though only Alaric and the hero Jetraal have ever emerged alive. Jetraal, believed dead for three centuries, has now reappeared as a ghost to warn of impending danger tied to Alaric's actions, setting the stage for the player's journey into the Crypt to uncover what threatens the world.
Development
Development
Ancient Evil was developed in twelve months by Perth, Australia-based studio Silver Lightning Software. It was distributed in Australia and South East Asia by Roadshow Entertainment.
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Reception
Absolute Games called Ancient Evil a Diablo clone with nothing new to offer.
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Ancient Evil, revision 1369427784 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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- 1.Ancient Evil. GameZone.
- 2.Ancient Evil. Computer Games Magazine.
- 3.Ancient Evil Interview. Vault Network.
- 4.Ancient Evil. Silver Lightning Software.
- 5.Zierler, Karen. Ancient Evil - Preview. Games Domain. July 1998.
- 6.Ancient Evil. Absolute Games. 1998.
- 7.Ancient Evil. GameStar. 133. June 1999.
- 8.Wildgoose, David. Ancient Evil. PC PowerPlay. 77. July 1998.
- 9.Ancient Evil. 90. June 1999.
- 10.Ancient Evil. PC Joker. 84. May 1999.
- 11.Ancient Evil. PC Player. 119. July 1999.
- 12.Ancient Evil. PC Games. 122. July 1999.
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