Wrath of the Demon
Wrath of the Demon is a 1991 hack and slash video game developed by Quebec-based developer Abstrax, and published by ReadySoft. Versions for Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore CDTV, and MS-DOS were released in early 1991. A Commodore 64 version was released later.
Wrath of the Demon
- Date
- 1990
- Genre
- action game
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Wrath of the Demon is a 1991 hack and slash video game developed by Quebec-based developer Abstrax, and published by ReadySoft. Versions for Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore CDTV, and MS-DOS were released in early 1991. A Commodore 64 version was released later.
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A Sega Genesis port was in development, but cancelled.
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• Title — Wrath of the Demon • Platforms — Atari ST, Amiga, CDTV, MS-DOS, Commodore 64 • Released — 1991 • Developer — Abstrax • Programmer — David Foster, Pierre Proulx, Martin Ross (Amiga) & Nicolas Chapados (PC) • Artist — Claude Pelletier & Stephane Ross • Composer — David Whittaker • Publisher — ReadySoft • Genre — Hack and slash • Modes — Single-player
Plot
Plot
The player controls a hero on a quest to defeat a demon.
Development
Development
The nine musical tracks are by David Whittaker. The programmers for the Amiga version were David Foster, Pierre Proulx and Martin Ross. The programmer for the PC version was Nicolas Chapados. The game was designed and illustrated by Claude Pelletier and Stephane Ross. Also Michel Cadorette provided support during the production of the Amiga version in different areas.
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1990
Wrath of the Demon published.
1990
Wrath of the Demon is recorded as published in 1990.
2018
Wrath of the Demon Girl (2018) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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Reception
ACE gave the Amiga version of Wrath of the Demon an overall score of 884 out of 1000, calling it better than Shadow of the Beast II, stating that Wrath of the Demon is "technically... the most accomplished and polished game yet written for the Amiga". ACE praised Wrath of the Demon's 'smooth' scrolling during horseback sequences. British gaming magazine The One gave the Amiga version of Wrath of the Demon an overall score of 79%, and expressed that while it suffers from "repetitive" gameplay, Demon has "excellent presentation". Further praising its "superlative" graphics, The One praised Wrath of the Demon's parallax scrolling, "classy" animation, and "atmospheric" sound. The One compared Demon's emphasis on graphics and action gameplay to Shadow of the Beast, and expressed that while its gameplay is linear and 'unoriginal', it's 'substantial' and appealing.
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- “Wrath of the Demon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1983334: Wrath of the Demon
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- 1.Cita Manuale p. 2 .
- 2.RivistaVG/Cita zzap 78 .
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- 4.15. Sequenza finale di Wrath of the Demon.
- 5.Cita Manuale p. 10 .
- 6.RivistaVG/Cita tgm 30 , RivistaVG/Cita vcw 1 .
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