Pandemonium (computer game)
Pandemonium! | |||
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Studio | Toys for Bob | ||
Publisher |
Crystal Dynamics BMG Interactive Entertainment Eidos |
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Erstveröffent- lichung |
October 31, 1996 (PS) April 25, 1997 (Saturn) June 30, 1997 (Windows) October 2003 (N-Gage) 2009 (PS3, PSP, iOS) 2012 (PSVita) |
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platform | PlayStation , N-Gage , Windows , Sega Saturn , PS3 , PSP , PS Vita , iOS | ||
genre | Jump 'n' run | ||
Game mode | Single player | ||
control | Gamepad | ||
medium | 1 CD-ROM | ||
language | English German | ||
Age rating |
Pandemonium ( English : "chaos" or "tumult", from ancient Greek : παν pan "all" or "whole" and δαίμων daimon "divine being", see Pandemonium ) is a video game from Toys for Bob . It was released for Sony's PlayStation in 1996 . The game received very good awards from the trade press and was so commercially successful that its successor, Pandemonium 2, appeared a year later. Both parts have also been ported to other systems.
The games
Both games are jump 'n' run . The special features are as follows:
- Graphics: Although it looks like a 3D display, the control only allows 2D paths. Part 1 relies on a fairytale setting, part 2 on psychedelic worlds.
- Choice of character: at the beginning you choose between Nikki and the court jester Fargus. Both have different characteristics. For example, Nikki can B. perform a double somersault and thus jump higher, while Fargus use his speaking stick as a projectile.
- Level selection: In order to select the next activated or previous level, you run with the character over a kind of map.
- Bonus level: Upon reaching a certain number of points, the player may play a bonus level after completing a level.
- The PC version supports 3dfx graphics cards. The game can also be installed and played without a 3dfx graphics card, but with a significantly poorer graphics quality.
chronology
- Pandemonium!
- October 31, 1996: Playstation
- April 25, 1997: Sega Saturn
- June 30, 1997: Windows
- October 6, 2003: Nokia N-Gage
- July 3, 2009: iOS
- Pandemonium 2
- September 30, 1997: PlayStation
- 1997: Windows