Dracula (1986 video game)
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Single-player |
Dracula is a
BBFC. The game received a 15 certificate.[1]
Plot
An English lawyer travels to Carpathia to meet Count Dracula regarding a routine property transaction, but soon learns that his client has sinister ulterior intentions.
Gameplay
The game is a standard text adventure with static graphics in some locations. It is divided into three parts:
- "First Night" - The young solicitor arrives in Count Dracula's country, staying at the Golden Krone Hotel; strange events are observed
- "The Arrival" - After an eventful journey, he arrives at Dracula's castle, and soon learns the real nature of his host's intentions; he realizes that he must escape if he is to survive...
- "The Hunt" - A psychiatrist at an insane asylum in England receives a strange letter from a friend on business overseas, warning of "boxes of earth" and the "undead"; meanwhile a patient at the asylum grows increasingly disturbed...[2]
Reception
The game received a "15" certificate from the
British Board of Film Censors because of the gory images it contains.[3] However, CRL expressed disappointment with this as they had hoped for an "18" certificate.[4]
Legacy
CRL followed Dracula with three further adventures of a similar style,
Wolfman, all of which also received BBFC ratings.[5]
References
- ^ Reed, Kristan (26 October 2007). "Bram Stoker's Dracula Review • Reviews • Retro •". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Game manual
- ^ BBFC rating of Dracula Archived 6 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Censored", Sinclair User, December 1986
- ^ "Dracula unbound: The story behind the first 18 certificated video game". Eurogamer. March 2015.
