MediEvil

1998 video game for the Sony PlayStation
VideoGame video_game Q942390
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Summary

MediEvil is a video game[1].

Key Facts

  • Director: Chris Sorrell[2]
  • Composer: Andrew Barnabas[3], Paul Arnold[4]
  • Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment[5]
  • Genre: action-adventure game[6], hack and slash[7]
  • Producer: Chris Sorrell[8]
  • Developer: Guerrilla Cambridge[9]
  • Part of the series: MediEvil[10]
  • Programmed in: C[11], assembly language[12]
  • Platform: PlayStation (console)[13], PlayStation 4[14]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[15]
  • Language of work or name: English[16], French[17], Italian[18], German[19], Spanish[20], Japanese[21]
  • Distribution format: CD-ROM[22], digital download[23]
  • Input device: DualShock[24]

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Publication

Publication dates include October 9, 1998[25], October 21, 1998[26], and June 17, 1999[27].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas[28], an animated film[29], directed by Henry Selick[30] and German Expressionism[31], a movement in cinema[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 13309
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  2. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → gallowmere:MediEvil_1, playstation:MediEvil_(1998)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: playstation:MediEvil_(1998), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299342047|MediEvil (1998) (#299342047)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8"
  3. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/MediEvil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/MediEvil, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 17w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Andrew Barnabas, Paul Arnold
    Set in period → Middle Ages
    Characters → Sir Daniel Fortesque, Zarok
    Publication date → —
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: medievil, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
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