2009 · N-Fusion Interactive · Adventure · Board game

Medieval Games

Nintendo exclusive

Battle dragons! Storm castles! Swordfight! Relive the days of olde in this fun collection of 30 medieval-inspired mini games and tournament championships set in a charming storybook world. Featuring easy pick up and play action, light hearted humor and support for up to four players, Medieval Games is sure to be a family favorite.

Released: 20 October 2009
Platforms: Wii
Genres: Adventure Board game Puzzle
Developers: N-Fusion Interactive
Publishers: Vir2L Studios
Themes: Action Party
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E10+PEGI 7 USK 6 ACB PG

About

Medieval Games is a party video game developed by American studio n-Fusion Interactive and published by Vir2L Studios for Nintendo's Wii console. It was developed by N-Fusion and was unveiled in December 2008. It was released on October 20, 2009 in North America and on November 27 in Europe.

Keywords

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Media

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Gameplay

Medieval Games is a party video game set in a storybook medieval world. The game is similar to the Mario Party series by Nintendo. The game has a story mode with a story based on the Middle Ages, in which you play as a court jester named Scrunth, with each chapter raising Scrunth in the social hierarchy, with the last chapter he is named King of the Fools. The game features 30 Medieval mini-games including sword fighting, jousting, archery and catapulting.

The game supports up to 4-player local multiplayer. The game aims to take full advantage of the Wii's motion capabilities. Most of the actions on the game-boards and mini-games requires motion-controls.

Reception

IGN played four minigames at E3 2009 and wrote in a preview: "Without anything else to base an opinion on, I can only hope the other promised 27 games don't share the same basic, often-lacking controls and thirty-second playtimes. But my hopes aren't high." In a Gamescom 2009 preview IGN played some of the minigames and called them "mildly amusing". Common Sense Media said that the control-scheme could only be enjoyed by an ogre, and was generally negative towards the game.

News Shopper wrote: "In short this is tongue-in-cheek fun and ideal fodder for the Wii. It may not look a million groats but who cares when it is this much fun."