The Return of Medusa
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Developer(s) | X-Ample |
Publisher(s) | Starbyte Software |
Programmer(s) | Till Bubeck |
Artist(s) | Torsten Zimmermann |
Composer(s) | Jochen Hippel |
Series | Rings of Medusa |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS |
Release | 1991 |
Genre(s) | Role-playing, strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Return of Medusa,[1] also known as The Return of Medusa: Rings of Medusa II,[2] is a 1991 role-playing video game and strategy video game hybrid developed by X-Ample and published by Starbyte Software for Amiga, Atari ST and PC DOS as a sequel to the 1989 game Rings of Medusa. A planned Commodore 64 version was cancelled.[3]
Gameplay[]
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The game is a different from the original as its main component is now a typical first-person perspective dungeon crawl.
Plot[]
It has been many years since the young Cirion, Crown Prince of Morenor, won what he thought to be the final battle against the wicked queen Medusa and conquered her hellish army. But the very night before the Cirion's coronation, he is confronted by the returning Medusa, who kidnaps his girlfriend and boastfully declares her intent to travel to the far future, where he would be long dead and there would be no-one to stop her from gaining absolute control over his land. In the last moment, Cirion follows Medusa through the portal, emerging 300 years into the future in a modern era.
Cirion is now again alone in the fight against the overwhelming forces of evil. Hie must find thirteen keys to Medusa's lair hidden in the mazes of underground bunkers, and destroy the dark crystal Dohor that is the source of the witch's power to defeat her forever and rescue his beloved.
Reception[]
The game received generally positive reviews, including the scores of 85% from Amiga Format,[4] 69% from Amiga Action,[5] 90% from Joystick,[6] 82% from Amiga Joker,[7] 70% from Power Play,[8] and 42/50 from ASM.[9]
References[]
- ^ "The Return of Medusa". GameSpot. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ "Return of Medusa: Rings of Medusa II". GameSpot. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ "Rings Of Medusa 2 – 1991 Starbyte - Games That Weren't - GTW64 - home of unreleased Commodore 64 games". GTW64. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ Amiga Format 33 (April 1992).
- ^ Amiga Action 31 (April 1992).
- ^ "Photographic Image of Return of Medusa review" (JPG). Download.abandonware.org (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ "DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". Kultboy.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ "DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". Kultboy.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ "DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". Kultboy.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
External links[]
- The Return of Medusa at MobyGames
- Rings of Medusa II: The Return of Medusa at Lemon Amiga
- The Return of Medusa: Rings of Medusa II Amiga at HOL Amiga database
- 1991 video games
- Amiga games
- Atari ST games
- Cancelled Commodore 64 games
- DOS games
- Dungeon crawler video games
- Role-playing video games
- Science fantasy video games
- Single-player video games
- Video games about time travel
- Video games developed in Germany
- Video games scored by Jochen Hippel
- Video game sequels
- Video games about witchcraft